Stafford Manufacturing Corp

RIGID SHAFT COUPLINGS

Rigid shaft couplings “couple”—i.e., clamp onto and connect—two shafts aligned with each other. By joining the two shafts, these mechanical components enable the transfer of rotary motion from one rotating shaft (the driving shaft) to the other (the driven shaft).

At Stafford Manufacturing, we manufacture and distribute a broad selection of rigid shaft couplings for use in industrial and consumer products. Our coupling products find use in automation, motion control, power transmission, and other original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and maintenance, repair, and operation (MRO) applications.

OVERVIEW OF RIGID SHAFT COUPLINGS

The simple and durable design of rigid shaft couplings allows the components to transmit more power than comparable flexible shaft couplings but also prevents them from compensating for shaft misalignment. With these considerations in mind, industry professionals generally only use them for applications where the shafts are coaxial and/or pre-positioned in precise alignment with each other.