Rigid Couplings and Shaft Collars for Food Equipment Applications
Food and beverage manufacturers face unique challenges in ensuring precision , hygiene , and reliability in their equipment . Ruland ’ s shaft collars and rigid couplings are engineered and manufactured to meet the demanding needs of food processing , packaging , and handling systems , offering solutions that enhance efficiency and reduce downtime .
Why Ruland Rigid Couplings Are Essential for Food Processing
Rigid couplings from Ruland are available in a wide variety of sizes and styles to suit the needs of food packaging applications such as case erectors , cartoners , and form , fill , seal equipment . These couplings are ideal for shaft-toshaft connections and precise servo driven applications as they do not introduce misalignment , vibration , or bearing noise into the system . They have precision honed bores , anti-vibration hardware , and opposing hardware on twopiece styles to ensure superior fit , alignment and holding power . Ruland offers 303 stainless steel couplings with hardware of like material as standard stock items . Proprietary Nypatch ® anti-vibration hardware is used to prevent galling , provide event seating of the screw , and allow for repeated screw installations . Rigid couplings are offered in one- and two-piece clamp styles with or without keyways in bore sizes ranging from 3 mm to 50 mm . Custom dimensions , inch to metric step bore combinations , and 316 stainless steel are available by request .
Key Benefits of Ruland Shaft Collars in Food Equipment
Clamp style shaft collars in food processing , packaging , and handling equipment are commonly used for guiding , spacing , stopping , mounting and component alignment . Food equipment manufacturers benefit from the tightly controlled face to bore perpendicularity of Ruland shaft collars ( TIR of ≤ 0.05mm ) which is critical when they are used as a load bearing face or for aligning components such as bearings or gears . All Ruland shaft collars are machined to a fine burr free finish that reduces the likelihood of metallic system contamination and complements or enhances the appearance of food processing equipment . Shaft collars made from 303 and 316 stainless steel utilize hardware of like material for consistent corrosion resistance and to meet regulatory standards .
Plastic shaft collars can be used as a cost effective alternative to stainless steel at the expense of performance . They are supplied with stainless steel hardware for corrosion resistance . Ruland also offers anodized aluminium shaft collars with stainless steel hardware for areas of the system where stainless steel or plastic is not required . Shaft collars are manufactured in bore sizes from 3 mm to 150 mm .
Compliance and Manufacturing Excellence
Ruland shaft collars and rigid couplings are RoHS3 , REACH , and Conflict Minerals compliant . They are made from bar stock sourced from select North American mills and carefully manufactured in our Marlborough , Massachusetts , USA , advanced manufacturing facility under strict controls using proprietary processes .
Explore how Ruland ’ s shaft collars and rigid couplings can improve the efficiency of your food processing systems . Visit www . ruland . com for product specifications , CAD files , and to request custom solutions designed to fit your exact needs . Two-piece Ruland rigid coupling in stainless steel with proprietary Nypatch hardware .
Ruland clamp style shaft collars made from stainless steel and from Delrin .
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