by admin | Nov 2, 2022 | Couplings & Torque Limiters, News, Products
R+W recently received an interesting inquiry, from an international customer in the field of automation and drive technology. They’d had problems with their previous drive in a conveyor system, which was used to transport 6 tons of heavy fibre for glass panels,...
by admin | Aug 3, 2022 | Couplings & Torque Limiters
R+W Product Showcase Companies from a wide range of different industries globally use R+W couplings in an equally varied range of applications. In fact, it isn’t just global: R+W couplings are even being used off-planet – the International Space Station (ISS)...
by admin | Apr 13, 2022 | Couplings & Torque Limiters, News
You are probably familiar with this situation… In high volume production environments running multiple shifts, machine downtime can lead to extremely high costs in production losses, which inevitably find their way into unit costs. There are many different...
by admin | Nov 24, 2021 | Couplings & Torque Limiters, News
R+W Heavy Duty Safety Couplings A customer recently asked R+W to help with a vibration and shock absorbing coupling with overload protection to connect a 4,500-horsepower motor to the main shaft of a tower mill. These special types of fine grinding mills use a large...
by admin | Jun 13, 2019 | Couplings & Torque Limiters
We have been partnered with R+W as their UK distributor for many years, and the quality and reliability of their products make them a popular choice for many of our customers. To better promote the full range, and in line with their own branding, we have redesigned...
by admin | Apr 9, 2019 | Couplings & Torque Limiters
What is a coupling? A coupling is a component which joins two shafts and transfers torque from a driven shaft (driving force) to a driven shaft component. An example of this is a propeller – the motor shaft drives a coupling, which is then attached to the propeller...