Climax Metal Products in Various Applications

Resource Description

Contents

• Introduction
• Agriculture
• Breweries
• Car Wash
• Food & Beverage
• Industrial Machinery
• Large Bore Applications
• Mining
• Conclusion

Introduction

For decades, Climax Metal Products Company has served the power transmission industry with a wide range of high-quality products, including Climax collars and couplings, arbors, mandrels, sanding drums, and more.

Let’s consider the Components of a Keyed Joint.

The key is a machine element for connecting rotating power transmission components. The keyseat is the slot cut in the shaft to accommodate the key. Let’s figure out the keyway meaning. It’s the corresponding slot in the component to be mounted on the shaft.

In simple terms, the key fits into both the keyseat & keyway, transferring torque from the shaft to the mounted component. Climax Metal offers shaft collars as well as rigid couplings in set screw (for example, GSC-075-Z, G1SC-075-B, and GSC-031-Z) and clamping designs, compatible with various shaft sizes. Climax shaft collars and couplings are known for their great quality.

Climax Metal also manufactures keyless locking devices and locking assemblies (like C192E-175).

The BENEFITS of Keyless Locking Devices (KLDs):

• They eliminate keys, keyways, and set screws prone to shaft damage and fretting corrosion.
• More reliable than splines, which are susceptible to fretting and need costly machining.
• When shrink fits or press fits are not easy to install and remove.
• They can be installed and removed with simple hand tools.
• Effectively transmit high torque, thrust, and bending loads.

Climax Metal keyless locking devices are used in packaging applications, steel processing, wastewater, agriculture, timber industries, and more.

Now, let’s take a closer look at Climax Metal products in different industries.

Agriculture

As a rule, farmers use combines for harvesting mature crop growth. This equipment has multiple conveyor belts to handle the reaping, threshing, and winnowing needed during the harvesting process.

Typical methods for mounting hydraulic motors & gearboxes in conveyor applications often involve misalignment couplings that need frequent servicing. This can result in downtime, negatively affecting production as well as profitability.

Climax Metal C600 Series Keyless Rigid Moment Couplings are perfect for ensuring connection in agriculture conveying equipment. In agriculture, compared to traditional misalignment couplings, these couplings are best suited for hydraulic motors as well as gearboxes because they don’t have wear parts that need service. With high torque and bending capacities required for conveying equipment, these keyless rigid couplings ensure that your agricultural machinery operates smoothly and there is less downtime.

Breweries

As demand for beer grows, breweries must maintain and replace equipment to keep up with production. Corrosion remains a challenge, as the wrong metals can affect flavor, cause contamination, and lead to costly downtime.

Climax Metal offers a great solution to the problems related to corrosion for breweries: top-quality shaft collars made from 316 stainless steel. Known for its durability, ease of sanitation, and resistance to both beer and corrosion, SS is the industry standard for brewing facilities globally. These shaft collars are ideal for environments with frequent wash-downs where minimizing downtime is crucial.

Choose from the CR2C Series 2-piece clamping collars and CRC Series set screw collars.

Applications:

• Those with frequent wash-downs.
• Food & bottling processing facilities where contamination is a problem.
• In cases when processing materials lead to a higher risk of corrosion.

Car Wash

Climax Metal keyless locking devices will help you forget about challenges related to keyed connections in car wash tunnel conveyor systems. These KLDs are affordable and easy to maintain.

Ensuring a smooth car wash experience for customers is key to leaving them satisfied and having a clean car. While equipment maintenance may appear daunting and expensive, it plays a crucial role in providing that positive experience. Many car wash facilities use underground tunnel conveying systems to transport vehicles through the washing process. These systems can cost a lot.

As a rule, a keyed connection is used to mount the chain sprocket to the shafting. In car wash conveying systems, shaft/hub connections endure heavy loads, which can cause shaft fatigue failures in keyed connections, leading to significant downtime and decreased profitability.

A Climax KLD offers a 360-degree contact mechanical interference fit, eliminating the backlash often found when using keyed connections. What is backlash? Let’s define backlash. It’s the amount of clearance in the device after motion is applied and before the mechanism is activated.

By removing the shaft keyway and associated notch factor, KLDs allow for a stronger shaft. When used with sprockets, KLDs prevent axial movement during installation, eliminate issues caused by shock loading, and offer improved corrosion resistance due to high contact pressure.

Climax Metal keyless locking devices are designed for easy field servicing, allowing for quick removal and reinstallation with basic hand tools, eliminating costly and time-consuming maintenance procedures.

Food & Beverage

Enjoy extended size range in two-piece & set screw shaft collar styles.

In food processing, equipment often operates in some of the harshest conditions. To ensure production lines run smoothly and efficiently, preventative maintenance is essential for minimizing downtime and maximizing productivity. Shaft collars play a critical role by locking or spacing components on a shaft, and they are routinely replaced during maintenance cycles to maintain optimal holding power.

Climax Metal metric two-piece clamping collars make installation and removal easy, providing quick access to components on line shafting with no need to disassemble the entire line. Additionally, Climax set screw collars are perfect if you need to locate or space components on a shaft.

Pay attention to the M2C Series clamp collars (excellent Climax clamp collars) and MC Series set screw collars.

Industrial Machinery

Line shafts are essential in power transmission, distributing mechanical power across multiple components in timber, bottling, food processing, glass production, forestry industries, etc.

Customers face the repeated failure of a one-piece tapered bushing used to mount several lever arms onto a line shaft, resulting in time-consuming disassembly, downtime, and a productivity decrease.

Climax Metal two-piece clamping couplings are ideal for line shafts. Excellent choice for addressing line shaft failures, improving productivity, and reducing downtime. These couplings offer sufficient torque & axial load capacity to address the recurring failure problem. In addition, the two-piece clamping coupling can be installed or removed at any point on the line shaft, with no need to dismantle adjacent components.

Large Bore Applications

For those who are looking for an excellent solution for shaft connections in large bore applications, Climax Metal offers the H2CC Series large bore two-piece clamping couplings. They are available with internal diameters up to 4 7/16 inches. This all-steel, rigid, 2-piece clamping design reduces weight on the shaft and addresses clearance problems with its tighter envelope. In addition, it provides a higher torque capacity compared to die-cast couplings. With a clamping design, these steel couplings effectively transmit torque via keyways. The H2CC Series large bore two-piece rigid couplings weigh significantly less than die-cast couplings and can be installed with minimal disassembly.

The C600 Series keyless rigid moment couplings boast reduced weight while the risks associated with keyed connections are eliminated. The installation is easy. You will need simple hand tools, and the product can be mounted on a round shaft with/without a keyway. Being lightweight, the C600 couplings offer high torque capacity, and they feature self-releasing capabilities.

Mining

Excavators or power shovels are commonly used in mining. They are often irreplaceable when it comes to removing large objects, digging trenches, site grading, hauling, mining, demolition, snow removal, etc.

Construction machinery is used in some of the harshest conditions and subjected to the heaviest loads. Regular maintenance plays a crucial role in reducing costs and ensuring that construction projects stay on track. Moving parts, especially those utilizing traditional keyed or interference fits, are prone to wear over time.

Climax Metal C133, C405, or C415 Series keyless locking devices are used in clevis pin retention and also to mount brake rotors in excavators & dragline shovels. The benefits of using these KLDs include the elimination of fretting corrosion, wallowing, and backlash of keyed connections. Their high torque transmitting ability and bending capacities, as well as their ability to eliminate axial movement during the installation process, make them a much better choice compared to traditional connections. On our website, there are also C415E locking assemblies, including C415E-275.

Conclusion

Now you know what Climax Metal products are used in different applications and understand their benefits. Climax products are reliable and built to last. Find the best solutions for your application!

On Mega Depot, choose from Climax couplings, keyless locking devices, locking assemblies, clamping collars, sanding sleeves, sanding drums, screw lock type wheel adapters, mandrels, arbors (including motor arbors and winding arbors), and more.