What is a shaft collar?
Leave a CommentShaft Collars have extremely diverse applications. Shaft collars are used on applications from holding up a flag on a flag pole, to positioning devices on medical equipment to the more common industrial applications of holding other shaft components such as bearings, sprockets and pulleys in place. In general, shaft collar applications fall into one of […]
What is a rigid coupling?
Leave a CommentShaft Couplings serve as components to time, join, or align shafts at lower speeds and torque, especially when zero backlash is desired. They are not intended for use as a critical part of a drive line or as a substitute for flexible or universal joints or other power transmission devices. Rigid couplings are designed for […]
KLD Installation & Removal Instructions – Printable Versions
Leave a CommentClimax KLDs are packaged with Installation & Removal Instructions but sometimes those instructions are misplaced. The links below provide a printable version for your use. For additional KLD questions, contact us at 1-800-542-6552 and ask to speak with a KLD Specialist. C192-Series Locking Assembly C193-Series Locking Assembly C133-Series or C123-Series Locking Assembly C200-Series Locking Assembly C170-Series […]
KLDs Provide Productivity Solutions for High Speed Index Packaging Machinery
Leave a CommentKeyless Locking Devices (KLDs) ensure required positional accuracy and repeatability is achieved from drive line components, and eliminate keyed connection failure. When high volumes are desired the most common approach is through the use of high speed index packaging machinery. These machines are capable of performing simultaneous actions at multiple stages of the production process, consequently […]
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 types 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 […]
