Standard Shaft Collars and Rigid Shaft Couplings

March 19, 2019
Standard Shaft Collars and Rigid Shaft Couplings

A broad line of standard shaft collars, rigid shaft couplings and problem-solving mechanical components plus the ability to fabricate special parts are available from Stafford Manufacturing Corp.

Stafford shaft collars and couplings are suited for mechanical design breadboarding because the firm has over 4,000 standard off-the-shelf parts and the ability to engineer and manufacture parts to customer specification. Applications include stops and spacers for guides, rollers, sensors and many other mechanical and structural mounting components for all types of conveyors, material handling, and packaging machinery and equipment.

Included among the standard Stafford shaft collars and douplings is the SPARC system (Stafford Prototype and Repair Collar System) to let users create their own custom solutions within hours and a range of 2D and 3D CAD drawings can be downloaded instantly. Special parts can be engineered from a range of materials such as superalloys and engineering plastics.

Related Glossary Terms

  • computer-aided design ( CAD)

    computer-aided design ( CAD)

    Product-design functions performed with the help of computers and special software.

  • superalloys

    superalloys

    Tough, difficult-to-machine alloys; includes Hastelloy, Inconel and Monel. Many are nickel-base metals.