Ruland Manufacturing

Bellows couplings from Ruland Manufacturing offer a high degree of accuracy and repeatability for renewable solar energy applications including test and measurement, wafer handling, panel processing, and vision systems for PV and CPV cell, panel, and thin-film production equipment.

Ruland offers miniature rigid couplings for a wide variety of medical devices. Common applications include test and measurement systems, imaging, patient positioning, and liquid handling such as chromatography.

One of the simplest and consequently most overlooked components in the power transmission industry is the shaft collar. However, the importance of the shaft collar is demonstrated through the widespread use of these components. Shaft collars can be found in virtually any type of equipment. They are used by themselves for various applications, including mechanical stops, locating components and bearing faces, and are frequently accessories to other components to create assemblies for many types of power transmission equipment including motors and gearboxes.

Ruland Manufacturing Co., Inc. offers a full range of smooth bore shaft collars in 316-grade stainless steel to meet the demanding needs of food processing, medical and pharmaceutical applications. Food and drug processing facilities demand sanitized environments requiring the regular use of cleaning solutions, hot water and high-pressure sprays, with significant attention given to the elimination of both microscopic and particle level contaminants. These processes require equipment impervious to corrosive acids and salts often found in both raw materials and wash down solutions. 316-grade stainless steel includes more molybdenum than other grades and offers higher resistance to pitting and crevice corrosion in chloride environments. Ruland exclusively uses hardware made from 316-grade stainless steel to ensure the full anti-corrosive benefits of the material in its collars.

Ruland Manufacturing Co., Inc. offers bellows couplings for highly accurate performance in motion control applications.

Ruland Manufacturing Company offers oldham couplings with a variety of special features to meet application demands. Keyways are a standard option to increase torque capacity of the coupling by creating a positive drive while also ensuring precise positioning of the coupling hub. Hubs are available in stainless steel to increase corrosion resistance in harsh or clean environments. Where frequent removal might cause discs to fall off, discs and hubs can be modified to allow them to be attached. Discs are also available with a center hole to allow shaft penetration. Special bores and lengths are offered as well.

Ruland has developed and now manufactures quick clamping shaft collars. A European patent has been obtained for the design. The new collars allow for quick adjustments and do not require tools. They are ideal for printing, packaging, medical, machine vision or semi-conductor manufacturing equipment to retain frequently adjusted items such as rolls of media, guide rails or other setup fixturing, or everywhere the need for tools is not practical.

New from Ruland Manufacturing Company is a series of one- and two-piece clamp-style shaft collars especially suitable for retrofits and new designs of equipment for a global market. Called the International Series, these clamp-style shaft collars feature inch or metric bores, DIN 12.9 socket headed cap screws, high grade materials and finishes, and an attractive yet practical form. The use of metric screws with inch bores is especially useful when either retrofitting or designing equipment with inch shafts for worldwide use.

Ruland Manufacturing Company has introduced new quick clamping shaft collars. The new collars do not mar the shaft, do not require tools and are designed for quick adjustments. They are ideal for light duty applications with frequent setup changes or adjustments or where the need for tools is not practical. The quick clamping collars are designed with a low profile clamping lever which makes them suitable for rotating and stationary applications. Industries such as printing and packaging, as well as others, can benefit from the use of quick clamping collars to retain frequently changed items, such as rolls of media, or for rapid and precise adjustments of guide rails or other setup fixturing.

Ruland Manufacturing Company has introduced new quick clamping shaft collars. The new collars do not mar the shaft, do not require tools and are designed for quick adjustments. They are ideal for light duty applications with frequent setup changes or adjustments or where the need for tools is not practical. The quick clamping collars are designed with a low profile clamping lever which makes them suitable for rotating and stationary applications. Industries such as printing and packaging, as well as others, can benefit from the use of quick clamping collars to retain frequently changed items, such as rolls of media, or for rapid and precise adjustments of guide rails or other setup fixturing.

Ruland offers miniature disc couplings both in single and double disc styles. Disc couplings are high performance motion control couplings with zero-backlash, excellent speed capabilities up to 10,000 rpm, strength and torsional stiffness characteristics, as well as low inertia for today’s highly responsive systems. Disc couplings are often used in servomotor and lead screw applications. In addition, two single disc couplings are often used in tandem when greater misalignment or a longer distance is required such as on gantry systems.

Ruland has extended its line of corrosion-resistant shaft collars to include 316 stainless steel, yellow zinc plating, and high-strength grade aluminium with an anodized finish.

Ruland offers two series of zero backlash flexible beam couplings with distinct performance features suitable for different types of applications. The couplings are machined from a single piece of aluminum and feature multiple spiral cuts. The multiple cut design provides higher torsional stiffness and torque capabilities, and greatly reduced wind-up when compared to a commodity type single beam coupling. The multiple spiral cuts also allow the couplings to accommodate angular misalignment, parallel misalignment, and axial motion.