How to Choose a Coupling for a Pharmaceutical Plant

Pharmaceutical plant coupling specification is governed by a set of requirements that have no parallel in standard industrial engineering. Product contamination — by particles shed from coupling materials, by lubricant that escapes from a gear coupling, or by biofilm...

How to Choose a Flange Coupling for a Steel Mill Drive

Steel mill drives sit at the extreme end of the coupling selection spectrum — the highest torques, the most demanding duty cycles, the most severe thermal environments, and the least tolerance for unplanned stoppages of any industrial application. A rolling mill...

How to Select a Coupling for a Fan Drive Application

Fan drive coupling selection involves a specific set of considerations that distinguishes it from pump coupling selection in ways that are easy to underestimate. The higher rotational inertia of fan impellers, the vibration transmission consequences in occupied...

How Does a VSD Affect Shaft Coupling Selection?

Variable speed drives (VSDs) are now standard equipment on the majority of new industrial motor installations in Australia — driven by energy efficiency mandates, process control requirements, and the proven operational benefits of variable-speed operation. What is...