Coupling technology
Bellows couplings - BK, MK, BX
The ultimate coupling from 0.01 – 100 000 Nm
Properties of the product range:
- High degree of torsional stiffness
- Exact transmission of angular motion and torque
- Infinite life and maintenance free
- Compensation for axial, lateral and angular shaft misalignment, also causing quiet, smooth operation
Areas of Application:
- Highly dynamic servo drives of:
- Machine tools
- CNC milling / grinding machinery
- Woodworking machinery
- Assembly machinery
- Textile machinery
- Industrial robots
- Printing machinery
- Packaging machinery
- Processing machinery
The ultimate coupling from 0.5 – 25 000 Nm
Properties of the product range:
- Vibration damping
- Electrically insulating (standard)
- Backlash-free
- Press-fit design
- Compensation for lateral, angular and axial misalignment
Areas of application:
- Servo drives
- Machine tools
- Packaging machinery
- Plant automation
- Printing machinery
- Industrial robots
- Measurement and positioning units
- General mechanical engineering
- Linking screw jacks, linear actuators, encoders
Line shafts: 9 - 25 000 Nm
Properties:
- Compensation for misalignments
- Backlash-free and torsionally rigid
- Able to span long distances
- No intermediate support bearing required
- Intermediate tube removable for easy mounting
Application examples:
- Spanning of larger axial distances
- Palletizers
- Screw jack systems
- Multi-axis linear modules
- Printing machinery
- Paper pulp machinery
- Packaging machinery
- Conveyor systems
- Textile machinery
- Crane gantry systems
- Automated assembly systems
- Woodworking machinery
- Food processing machinery
The ultimate torque limiter from 0.1 – 160 000 Nm
- Classic series: Models SK + ES from 0.1 - 2,800 Nm
- Ultralight series: Models SL from 5 - 700 Nm
- High torque series: Models ST from 1,000 - 160,000 Nm
Features:
- Absolutely backlash-free and torsionally rigid
- Compact, simple design
- Disengagement detection achieved through high indexing ring movement
- Low residual friction following disengagement
- Low moment of interia
- Self-adjusting
Disc pack couplings 350 - 24 000 Nm
Areas of application
- API 610 pump packages
- paper machinery
- steel mill equipment
- test stands
- generators
- bulk material handling systems
- centrifuges
- cooling tower drives
- compressors
- printing machinery
- for infinite life in extreme conditions
Features
- maintenance free for infinite life
- frictional clamping of disc packs
- high speeds with extended DBSE
- zero backlash
- high torsional stiffness
- low restoring forces from misalignment
- misalignment compensation
Gear couplings: 1300 - 348 000 Nm
The precise integration of the coupling hub and intermediate flange allow for low backlash and highly rigid torque transmission, while compensating for lateral, axial, and angular shaft misalignment. The crowned geometry of the gearing allows for a long life, even without the presence of misalignment.
Features:
- very compact design
- corrosion resistant
- large misalignment compensation
- reduced wear design
- low maintenance
Areas of application:
- mixers
- rolling mills
- conveyors
- crushers
- shredders
- levelers
- wherever high torque and low cost meet
R+W Precision couplings
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R+W Precision Safety Couplings
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