Shaft Collars Used as Locators in Automated Packaging Systems
Leave a CommentShaft collars are used on a shaft primarily in 3 general categories: Positioners, Spacers, and Limiters. Functioning as locators in automated packaging systems, shaft collars position components in place or work as mechanical stops providing axial holding power for automated packaging systems. Click on the image to read more.
Keyless Locking Devices Used in Wind Energy Applications
Leave a CommentIndexing Motion and Reversing Wear Out Keyed Connections Wallowed out keyways cause backlash and create downtime. If you have a customer who is experiencing problems with keyed connections, Climax Keyless Locking Devices can help. KLDs often found in small wind power machinery, eliminate the need for keyed connections. Damage and downtime are a common result […]
Corrosion Resistant Shaft Collars Provide a Solution to Hostile Environments
Leave a CommentOn average, corrosion costs the United States an unprecedented one trillion dollars a year. Climax Metal Products can help evade that cost by offering a line of shaft collars specifically targeted for this problem. Our Corrosion Resistant shaft collars are ideal for use in hostile environments where frequent wash-downs are common, such as Food Processing, […]
Climax Provide Solutions for Timber Industry
Leave a CommentFrom initial harvesting to final product, machinery used in forestry application is constantly subjected to some of the harshest environments and strenuous loads for which an engineer can design. To compensate, many application designers forgo traditional keys and keyways which are subject to failure and rely upon spline interference fits to mount critical components on […]
Keyless Locking Devices Provide Solutions for Mining Industry
Leave a CommentWhether your operation is surface, conventional or longwall mining, your machinery is constantly subjected to some of the harshest environments and torturous loads for which an engineer can design. To compensate, for many application designers forgo traditional keys and keyways which are subject to failure and rely upon splice and interference fits to mount critical […]
What type of shaft collars does Climax manufacture?
Leave a CommentClimax manufactures set screw collars and clamping collars. We also customize dimensions, add keyways, offer balanced collars, provide specialized plating, and manufacture from a variety of materials. Set Screw Collars are the most commonly used and cost effective shaft collars. The holding power of a set screw collar is provided by the impingement of the screw […]
Optimal Solution for Mining Belt Conveyor Systems
Leave a CommentClimax Keyless Locking Devices provide advantages over keyed connections. Mining OEMs incorporate keyless connections in equipment design. Drum pulleys, especially head or tail pulleys, using traditional keyed connections introduce several compromises. Whenever a shaft is keyed, it must be oversized to account for the loss of effective cross section. This adds weight and cost not […]
Mining Shovels & Excavators Benefit From the Use of Climax KLDs
Leave a CommentClimax Keyless Locking Devices offer an alternative for clumsy clevis pin retention and brake rotors in excavators and dragline shovels. One of the most commonly used pieces of heavy mining equipment is excavators or power shovels. Every major construction project requires their use. Tasks such as removing large objects, digging trenches, site grading, hauling, demolition, […]
KLDs Offer Solution for Mining Crusher Equipment
Leave a CommentCrushing machinery used in mining applications can benefit from the use of a Climax keyless locking device which provides advantages over keyed connections. Jaw crushers used heavily in the mining industry, often incorporate keyways and/or expensive sweat or press fit connections. Using traditional keyed connections introduces several compromises. Whenever a shaft is keyed, it must […]
What materials are used in manufacturing Climax shaft collars?
2 CommentsSteel Collars are the most commonly used and manufactured. The exact type of steel used varies depending on the machine process but generally low-carbon steel is used, including materials such as 1215, 1045, and 1026. Stainless Steel Collars are used primarily in applications
