Recently, Ruland Manufacturing Co. (MARLBOROUGH, MA) announced its line of shaft collars and rigid couplings designed for use in food and beverage manufacturing equipment. The products are intended to provide precision, hygiene, and reliability for processing, packaging, and handling systems.
Ruland’s shaft collars and rigid couplings are used in equipment where precision alignment, stability, and cleanliness are required. They support applications such as food processing, packaging, and material handling.
Features & Benefits:
Rigid Couplings:
- Available in one- and two-piece clamp styles, with or without keyways
- Bore sizes range from 3 mm to 50 mm
- Precision honed bores and anti-vibration hardware ensure alignment and holding power
- 303 stainless steel couplings with hardware of like material as standard
- Proprietary Nypatch hardware prevents galling and allows repeated installation
- Custom dimensions, inch-to-metric step bores, and 316 stainless steel available upon request
Shaft Collars:
- Used for guiding, spacing, stopping, mounting, and component alignment
- Face-to-bore perpendicularity with TIR ≤ 0.05 mm
- Fine, burr-free finish reduces metallic contamination risk
- Available in 303 and 316 stainless steel with matching hardware
- Plastic and anodized aluminum versions offered with stainless steel hardware
- Bore sizes range from 3 mm to 150 mm
Ruland shaft collars and rigid couplings are RoHS3, REACH, and Conflict Minerals compliant. They are manufactured from North American bar stock in Ruland’s Marlborough, Massachusetts facility and are suitable for food processing, packaging, and handling system applications.
For more information, visit the Ruland Manufacturing webpage.
