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Helical Products Company, Inc.

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We manufacture single piece Flexible CouplingsU-Joints, Machined Springs, and Power Transmission Couplings utilizing HELI-CAL® Flexure technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLEXURE FACTS

Solved Application Story # 6

INDUSTRIAL - Encoder


THE CHALLENGE

A company that produces "Vibration Monitoring Instrumentation for Rotating Machines" asked us to help them devise a unit that would act similar to an encoder. They wished to incorporate an incremental counting method into this unit. The customer was using a rubber type coupling and modifying it to use in measuring phase position and shaft speed. 


THE SOLUTION

By using a standard WAC25 coupling as a base, the 20 cogs (18 degree steps) and the .25" wide slot for an absolute point were all combined into a homogeneous piece of material. This is another example of the versatility of integrating multiple pieces and operations into a HELI-CAL® Flexure.

This was accomplished in a relatively short period of time, only 3 months. The coordination between the salesman, customer's engineer, and our application engineer helped move this project along. There were four various samples provided to the customer before they decided on a final configuration.  


THE ANSWER


HELI-CAL Flexure Flexible Shaft Coupling # 6835X3

 

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