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R+W couplings have heavy-duty torque ratings
R+W has introduced BK3 couplings with heavy-duty torque ratings and high-strength conical clamping hubs for high-torque servo gearboxes.
News from Engineeringtalk, 5 November 2009
Servomax couplings handle 10,000,000 cycles
The Servomax line of precision couplings from R+W are designed to handle 10,000,000 cycles at their rated torque.
News from Engineeringtalk, 7 October 2009
Torque limiters are lightweight and compact
R+W is offering its ST torque limiters, which it claims offer benefits over shear pin and hydraulic alternatives, and are smaller than other mechanical torque limiters rated for up to 160,000Nm.
News from Engineeringtalk, 14 September 2009
R+W introduces Self-Opening Clamp for couplings
R+W Coupling Technology has introduced the Self-Opening Clamp feature to avoid damaging a coupling during a removal process.
News from Engineeringtalk, 12 August 2009
R+W introduces servo torque limiter
R+W servo-rated torque limiters are accurate to +/-5 per cent release torque and positively disengage the motor or gearbox shaft in one to three milliseconds.
News from Engineeringtalk, 8 July 2009
EZ2 link shaft has integral torque limiter
R+W Coupling Technology has announced that easy integration of line-shafting systems with torque overload control is made possible by its EZ2 series link shaft with integral torque limiter.
News from Engineeringtalk, 20 May 2009
2009 BK catalogue features bellows couplings
The 2009 BK series catalogue from R and W represents the latest collection of standard bellows coupling designs for applications requiring torque ratings from 15Nm to 10,000Nm.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 May 2009
Coupling incorporates stainless-steel bellow
MK1 bellows couplings from R and W Coupling Technology allow for increased bore diameter within a given coupling size through the use of radial set screws with dismounting grooves.
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 March 2009
Handbook explains safety and overload couplings
RandW has released a handbook for the design and application of safety and overload couplings, as a part of a series of technical handbooks for the European manufacturing industry.
News from Engineeringtalk, 26 February 2009
R and W introduce precision coupling
R and W present the Ecoflex precision coupling, which handles the torque and size requirements of a very wide variety of small motors.
News from Engineeringtalk, 28 January 2009
R+W develops single unit line shafts
ZA series line shafts from R+W install as single units and run smoothly without support bearings.
News from Engineeringtalk, 8 January 2009
R+W torque limiters provide inexpensive insurance
Utilising a patented preload internal to its ball-detent mechanism, R+W torque limiters have the ability to completely disconnect the drive and driven components in under 3ms.
News from Engineeringtalk, 12 September 2008
R+W America offers tapered shaft servo couplings
The BK4 bellows coupling from R+W was designed to address the problem of interfacing servo motors with specially tapered conical shafts into mechanical assemblies.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 September 2008
Elastomer insert helps coupling handle shock
Coupling is ideal for machine tool spindles as they often operate at high speeds with very rapid accelerations.
News from Engineeringtalk, 15 July 2008
More options for servo couplings
Couplings compensate for all types of shaft misalignment while damping vibration and maintaining backlash free performance.
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 July 2008
Bellows coupling eases blind fitting
The BK5 series uses a tapered male segment provides a perfect, backlash-free fit when inserted into the female segment mounted on the bellows.
News from Engineeringtalk, 8 July 2008
Coupling compensates for misalignment
The BK8 uses a stainless steel bellows which allow a high level of torsional stiffness to be maintained while compensating for a small misalignment between the mating components.
News from Engineeringtalk, 3 July 2008
Miniature bellows couplings are more precise
Torsionally rigid couplings are designed specifically for stepper motors and servomotors in precision applications.
News from Engineeringtalk, 3 July 2008
Bellows couplings allow easy mounting
BKH servo couplings from R+W offer the high-performance characteristics of metal bellows couplings with the ability to mount laterally and avoid disturbing aligned machine components.
News from Engineeringtalk, 2 July 2008
Miniature coupling is ideal for micropumps
Compact coupling is composed of a flexible beam-cut polyamide element clamped to shafting with stainless-steel hubs and set screws.
News from Engineeringtalk, 23 June 2008
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