Large Bore Couplings Provide Solution for Line Shaft Timber Applications
Climax Large Bore Two-Piece Clamping Couplings provide a stronger and more efficient connection over antiquated approaches in timbering applications especially useful for transmitting higher loads required for line shafts.
Bore Sizes 1-15/16” to 4-7/16”
Metric Sizes: 55 – 75mm
From the initial harvesting of timber to the production of final goods, machinery used in forestry, particularly in sawmill applications, faces some of the most severe conditions and demanding loads imaginable. In this challenging environment, engineers design equipment to withstand rigorous use and harsh elements. Among the various types of couplings utilized in the timber industry, rigid couplings stand out as the true workhorses of the coupling family. Ideal for numerous line shaft applications, rigid couplings play a vital role in ensuring the efficiency and reliability of machinery throughout the timber processing chain.
Climax’s state of the art facility, located in Mentor, Ohio, manufactures couplings with imperial bore sizes up to 4 7/16 inches and metric sizes up to 75mm, with the flexibility to accommodate larger sizes based on specific applications. Climax offers a comprehensive line of rigid couplings, available in set screw, one-piece, and two-piece styles, with or without keyways. Our balanced couplings (more…)
Expanded Metric Offering Provides Necessary Sizes for the Food & Beverage Industries
Climax now provides an extended metric size offering in two-piece and set-screw shaft collars styles with bore sizes up to 150mm. This extended offering from stock allows for quick access to larger sizes when needed.
In food processing and bottling applications, processing equipment is subjected to some of the harshest environments possible. Preventative maintenance is a critical step, ensuring that the production line is operating at optimal performance limiting downtime and loss in productivity. Shaft collars provide a vital function and assist in locking or spacing components on a shaft. These silent warriors are often replaced during maintenance cycles to ensure they maintain their holding power.
(more…)Superior Solution for Shaft Connections in Large Bore Applications
Traditional large cast iron couplings, commonly utilized to connect shafts in various heavy-duty applications such as lumber, steel, rail, recycling, and paper industries, are typically manufactured from iron and are known for their substantial weight.
Conventional large cast iron couplings feature a bulky design, necessitating extra space to accommodate their oversized outer diameter. The sheer size of these antiquated couplings places undue stress on the shaft and increases the risk of damaging both the shaft and its associated components. Likewise, to achieve the necessary torque for these applications, cast iron couplings rely on a keyway, leading to issues such as wallowing, backlash, fretting corrosion, and fatigue failure, all commonly associated with keyways.
Car Wash Tunnel Conveyor Systems Benefit from the use of a Keyless Locking Device
A Keyless Locking Device from Climax provides an alternative to traditional keyed connections in car wash tunnel conveyor applications proving to be cost-effective and maintenance-friendly.
Tunnel Conveyor System in Car Wash
Providing customers a seamless car wash ensures that they leave the facility happy and with a clean car. Although the requirement for equipment maintenance may seem daunting and costly, proper maintenance of a car wash is extremely important in providing a positive experience. Many car wash facilities incorporate the use of an underground tunnel conveying system that moves the vehicle through the washing process. Typically this type of car wash system can reach upwards of a half-million dollars in equipment.
Traditionally, manufacturers use a keyed connection to mount the chain sprocket to shafting. Shaft/hub connections in the car wash conveying systems are subjected to harsh and strenuous loads which can lead to shaft fatigue (more…)
316 Stainless Steel Corrosion Resistant Shaft Collars
Climax 316 stainless steel shaft collars provide a locking solution that eliminates the likelihood of contamination from corrosion in environments where frequent wash-downs are common and downtime is costly.
Climax offers a solution to the corrosive environments persistent in many applications in the Food and Beverage Industry. Shaft collars manufactured from 316SS are extremely corrosion resistant making them ideal for applications in harsh environments. Since stainless steel is easy to sanitize, in inert to corrosion, and is proven durable, it is considered the industry standard for food processing, packaging, breweries, bottling, and canning applications.
Download our Corrosion Resistant Shaft Collars Brochure (PDF) or see our complete offering by product type below:
CR1C-Series One-Piece Clamping Collars
CR2C-Series Two-Piece Clamping Collars
Eliminating Problems Associated with Corrosion Contamination in the Beer & Ale Industry
Climax 316 stainless steel shaft collars provide for a locking solution that eliminates the likelihood of contamination from corrosion in an environment where frequent wash-downs are common and downtime is costly.
At the end of 2017 there were approximately 8,000 breweries in the United States according to America’s Beer Distributors website (nbwa.org). The estimated current market value of the beer industry is $114 billion dollars. As consumers continue to demand this popular beverage, breweries will need to maintain and replace equipment in order to keep up with production. Corrosion in breweries continues to prove challenging to this industry. Choosing the wrong metals can have an impact on flavor, can cause contamination in the product, and consequent downtime.
KLD Mechanical Interference Fit an Optimal Solution for Sawmill Systems & Planar/Feed Tables
Climax Keyless Locking Devices withstand the constant pounding associated with timber processing applications making them an ideal replacement for expensive and time consuming traditional interference fit connections.
Sawmill Systems and Planer/Feed Tables commonly incorporate traditional keyed connections when attaching feed rollers in sawmill equipment. Using a keyed connection adds weight and cost not only to the shaft but to every component on the shaft. Over time, keyways cause fretting corrosion, allowing for backlash, and do not transmit bending moments or axial loads.
Climax Keyless Locking Assemblies can be used in place of a keyed connection removing these disadvantages especially when subjected to extreme environments where constant load reverses are common. Keyless locking devices use multiple screws with opposing tapers creating a 360° contact mechanical interference fit. Where pin retention is used in sawmill equipment, using a C133 or C405 Locking Assembly eliminates the need for (more…)
Hydraulic Motor & Conveyor Systems Benefit With the Use of Keyless Rigid Couplings
Climax Keyless Rigid Couplings provide a superior solution for shaft mounted hydraulic motors and gearboxes over traditional approaches in timber conveying applications.
Traditional methods used to shaft mount hydraulic motors and/or gearboxes in conveyor application such as wood chippers; include the need for brackets and expensive structures to support the motor. Failure to properly align shafts in these applications can lead to premature coupling failure. Additionally, misalignment can lead to hydraulic motor leaks and total bearing failures due to inordinate facial loads on the motor bearings, resulting in maintenance issues and downtime consequently affecting production and profitability. Even when these components are properly aligned these connections are subjected to outside elements that can affect alignment.
Climax Series C600 Keyless Rigid Couplings provide the desired high torque and bending capacity required for conveyor applications thus eliminating bearing and motor failure. Shaft mounting the drive ensures that shafts are in perfect alignment, removing the chance of hydraulic motor leaks (more…)
Keyless Locking Devices Provide Superior Connection Solution for Wood Chippers
Climax Keyless Locking Devices withstand the constant pounding associated with wood processing applications making them an ideal replacement for expensive and time consuming traditional interference fit connections.
Wood Chipper
Interference fit rotor/shaft connections common in wood chippers require expensive machining, fixturing, and the use of heavy hydraulic presses. As these traditional fits require close tolerances there is a great deal of labor involved to facilitate assembly.
Climax heavy duty locking assemblies can achieve the same fit with a much simpler and less expensive machining. Keyless locking assemblies are installed and removed with simple hand tools making them ideal for applications that require field serviceability. The same heavy duty locking assemblies can be used to mount drive sheaves on wood chippers eliminating wallowing, fretting corrosion, and fatigue failure, commonly associated with shaft keyways. The harsh demands of constant pounding in wood processing applications (more…)
KLDs Offer Superior Torsion & Bending Capability for Timber Industry Debarkers
Climax Keyless Locking Devices provide a superior alternative for component connectivity in timber applications where keyed connections commonly result in excessive downtime and loss of production.
Due to the harsh nature of the lumber and wood industry, sheared and rolled keys and broken shafts are common on equipment such as debarkers. Shaft/hub connections in this industry are subjected to a constant pounding which eventually leads to shaft fatigue failures of keyed connections resulting in downtime and loss of production.
In debarker applications, Climax Series C405 Heavy-Duty Locking Assemblies create a 360° contact mechanical interference fit eliminating backlash associated with keyed connections. By eliminating the shaft keyway and associated notch factor, keyless locking devices provide for a shaft that is 30% stronger in both torsion and bending capacity. For sprockets, (more…)
