Name: Industrial Power transmission couplings alternatives
Brand: Twin Spring Coupling
SKU: TSC Industrial
Price: 245 usd
Availability: InStock

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Industrial power transmission couplings

Power transmission couplings to replace Universal joints, Jaw couplings and elastomeric couplings

Brands like Lovejoy, SKF, Spicer, Belden, Ruland, TB Woods, Rexnold and more

Industrial machinery run 24/7 365, modern life demands a lot from this machinery and when the equipment is not running its costing money through lost orders, worker down time and customer dissatisfaction.

Lets look at the mechanical power transmission couplings that make up the industrial couplings in the industrial distribution space and compare them

Beam Coupling – a beam coupling is a high speed coupling machined from a single piece of metal, its is an industry standard when it comes to flexible coupling in the industrial marketplace but it also has its own shortcomings, the main one being the angle of what it can be used, 4°. That is the maximum it can be used at before its starts to create vibration and wear itself out, meaning equipment and component damage, downtime for replacement and/or repair. Beam couplings cannot handle much torque.

Bellows Coupling – A servo coupling very similar to the beam coupling, it is made of a number of pieces not a single piece like the Twin Spring Coupling, again like the Beam couplings they can only be used to a few degrees before starting to wear and vibrate. They also cannot take much torque either

Elastomeric Coupling – Another flexible coupling made up of 2 hubs and a flexible center hub. This center hub allows to flex but while it handles very high levels of torque it also can only work at a few degree. These couplings include tire, donut and any other coupling like TB Woods Sure Flex, or Lovejoy S-flex.

Jaw Coupling -The last of the commonly used servo coupling, again low torque and small angle of misalignment but it is used for its vibration dampening center and jaw like in case of failure, this allows the coupling to remain functional but has to be replaced immediately.

Universal Joints – The uni joint is used in the industrial marketplace because of the need for companies needing more than the 4° typically found with servo couplings. Universal joint can run at high torque but are limited by the speed they can be used at and require constant maintenance due to their multi piece design. As the angle of usage goes up the vibration does as well which limits both speed and torque being transmitted. Lovejoy couplings are the most widely used but have the same disadvantages.