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Distance coupling - Cardan shafts

  • Variable lengths up to 6 m
  • Backlash free
  • No additional intermediate storage necessary
  • High torsional stiffness or vibration damping
  • Low moments of inertia
  • High speeds
  • Offset equalizing
  • Temperatures from -40°C to +300°C
Product photo: Spacer coupling made of aluminium or steel, two splitted hub clamping hubs with metal bellows and an intermediate tube

WD / WDS - Metal bellows coupling with intermediate tube

  • Variable lengths: WD up to 4 m / WDS up to 6 m
  • Backlash-free – high torsional rigidity
  • simple installation clamping hubs in splitted hub design on both sides
  • Temperature range: WD -40°C to +90°C / WDS -40°C to +200°C
  • Torque range: 15 – 1,600 Nm
  • Shaft diameter: 6 – 85 mm

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Product photo: Spacer coupling made of steel or stainless steel, two symmetrical clamping hubs with metal bellows and an intermediate piece

WDB - Metal bellows coupling with intermediate piece

  • Variable lengths from 55 to 300 mm
  • Backlash-free – high torsional rigidity
  • Rotationally symmetrical clamping hubs on both sides – High speeds
  • Temperature range: -40°C to +300°C
  • Torque range: 4 – 1,000 Nm
  • Shaft diameter: 6 – 75 mm

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Specification Sheet

3D configurator & Stepfiles

Product photo: Spacer coupling made of aluminium or steel, two splitted hub clamping hubs with elastomer spiders and an intermediate tube

EKHZ - Elastomer coupling with intermediate tube

  • Variable lengths up to 3 m
  • pluggable – backlash-free – vibration-damping
  • simple installation clamping hubs in splitted hub design on both sides
  • Temperature range: -30°C to +90° C
  • Torque range: 20 – 1,600 Nm
  • Shaft diameter: 10 – 100 mm

Data sheet

Specification Sheet

3D configurator & Stepfiles

Product photo: Lightweight spacer coupling with offset-compensating intermediate tube made of CFRP and clamping hubs at both tube ends

SF - Simple-Flex spacer coupling

  • Variable lengths up to 6 m
  • Offset-compensating CFRP intermediate tube
  • Backlash-free – high torsional rigidity
  • high speeds – lightweight construction
  • simple installation clamping hubs in splitted hub design
    or rotationally symmetrical conical clamping ring hubs
  • Temperature range: -10°C to +60°C
  • Torque range: 120 – 2,900 Nm
  • Shaft diameter: 15 – 80 mm

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