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The customer had planned to use an AE087 or AE100 as a basis to connect a potentiometer to a control lever. The operating atmosphere included both salt and dirt, plus having a high parallel misalignment. The customer wanted to use a "D" bore to fasten the lever to a shaft, then connect the coupling to the "pot." Because of the small "D", the cost increased beyond what the customer was willing to pay. Communication between our representative, customer's design engineer and Helical's Application Engineer made it possible to provide a cost effective solution to their project. During these conversations a method of protecting the assembly was discussed.
By integrating the HELI-CAL® Flexure and shaft, then press fitting a lever arm onto the shaft, the customer received a superior product at a reasonable price. They also saved by having fewer parts to inventory and eliminating one subassembly. A second subassembly by the customer was eliminated by having us enclose the unit into a sheet metal covered box. This was the first time we were involved in this type of assembly work.
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