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Beam Couplings

Product catalog summary
Introduction
RINGSPANN Beam Couplings are precision-engineered components designed for elasticity and multiple functions in a compact, wear-free unit. They are suitable for applications such as encoders, tachogenerators, and spindle drives.
Single Beam Couplings
Materials and Features: Made from aluminium (7075-T6) and stainless steel (17-4PH), these couplings provide backlash-free, angle-synchronous transmission for light to medium torque applications, compensating for shaft misalignments.
Applications: Ideal for encoders, tachogenerators, and spindle drives.
Double Beam Couplings
Materials and Features: Constructed from aluminium, these couplings handle high radial misalignment and smaller torques, with enhanced flexibility and damping properties.
Applications: Suitable for dynamic systems like servo drives and stepper motors.
Cross-Slotted Couplings
Materials and Features: Available in aluminium and stainless steel, these couplings offer high torque capacity and excellent misalignment compensation.
Applications: Used for precise torque transmission with minimal mechanical distortion.
Technical Specifications
Detailed specifications include torque, maximum speed, permissible shaft misalignment, and temperature range, with tables for bore combinations, stiffness, moment of inertia, and screw tightening torque.
Customization
RINGSPANN offers customized beam couplings and precision springs, with questionnaires and examples to guide customization.
Overview
The document provides specifications and technical information on Double Beam and Cross-Slotted Couplings, including torque, speed, stiffness, and permissible misalignments, with application examples and customization options.
Specifications
Specifications for different coupling sizes include torque, maximum speed, stiffness, moment of inertia, and permissible shaft misalignments, with detailed tables categorized by size and material.
Materials and Design
Couplings are made from aluminium 7075-T6 and stainless steel 17-4PH, featuring backlash-free transmission and high radial misalignment compensation for medium torques.
Applications
Applications include mechanical engineering, spindle drives, servomotors, positioning systems, and step motors, with couplings compensating for angular, radial, and skewed misalignments.
Technical Points
The document covers shaft misalignments, optimized torque capacity, low bearing load, and speed capabilities, emphasizing low mass moments of inertia for high-speed applications.
Customization
Customization options include bore diameters, beam designs, and materials, with benefits like reduced costs and increased safety.
Conclusion
The document provides comprehensive data and guidance for selecting and customizing couplings, emphasizing precise design and material selection for optimal performance.
Specifications and Design Considerations
Specifications focus on bore diameter, coil cross-sections, material, and coil thickness, with adjustments affecting torque, torsional stiffness, and axial motion.
Questionnaire for Customized Beam Couplings
A questionnaire helps specify requirements for customized beam couplings, including dimensions, shaft diameters, bore tolerances, and fastening options.
Applications and Industry Examples
Examples of customized beam couplings are provided for industries like aerospace, food & packaging, pulp & paper, and medical, highlighting specific applications and design features.
Global Presence
Contact information for RINGSPANN's global offices is provided, emphasizing international reach and customer support availability.
Additional Information
The document mentions the possibility of manufacturing customized precision springs, leveraging design similarities with beam couplings.
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Catalog excerpts

Beam Couplings-1

Single Beam Couplings • Double Beam Couplings • Cross-Slotted Couplings Edition 2025/2026 RINGSPANN® Mot depose de RINGSPANN GmbH, Bad Homburg

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Beam Couplings-2

Issue 04/2025 - Technical details subject to change without notice

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Beam Couplings-3

RINGSPANN Beam Couplings are machined from a single piece and made from homogeneous materials. Their basic form consists of a cylindrical body, into which a helix slot (beam) is cut. This beam shape gives rise to a precise flex zone, resulting in an elasticity that can be precisely calculated. The «advantage of a single-piece product» is that it integrates several functions and individual parts into one single, space-saving unit. Beam Couplings have no additional moving parts and are therefore wear-free. This also results in high dynamic stability and vibration-free, smooth running bearing loads,...

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Beam Couplings-4

• Small coupling for universal use • Backlash-free angle-synchronous transmission of rotary movements • Made of aluminium 7075-T6, material no. 3.4365 • Optimum compensation of shaft misalignments • Typical applications: Encoders, tachogenerators, spindle drives The Beam Coupling RBC ... EWS made of aluminium provides a lightweight and corrosion-resistant connection between rotary encoders, tachogenerators or spindle drives and machine shafts. The low weight and high corrosion resistance of the coupling ensure precise and reliable operation, even under demanding conditions.

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Beam Couplings-5

11 Values based on the smallest bore diameter • Bore tolerance: 0/+ 0.05 mm; Shaft tolerance (recommended): - 0.005/- 0.013 mm 11 Values based on the smallest bore diameter • Other sizes and designs with special bores (including inch dimensions) on request

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Beam Couplings-6

Small coupling for universal use Backlash-free angle-synchronous transmission of rotary movements Made of stainless steel 17-4PH, Material no. 1.4542 Optimum compensation of shaft misalignments Typical applications: Encoders, tachogenerators, spindle drives The steel Beam Coupling RBC ... EWS is also ideal for spindle drives. Due to its higher strength and load capacity, it is particularly suitable for more power-intensive applications where the Beam Couplings RBC ... EWS made of aluminium reach their limits.

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Beam Couplings-7

11 Values based on the smallest bore diameter • Bore tolerance: 0/+ 0.05 mm; Shaft tolerance (recommended): - 0.005/- 0.013 mm 11 Values based on the smallest bore diameter • Other sizes and designs with special bores (including inch dimensions) on request

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Beam Couplings-8

Single Beam Couplings RBC … EWC-ALU with clamp made of aluminium Features • Small coupling for universal use • Backlash-free angle-synchronous transmission of rotary movements • For light applications • Made of aluminium 7075-T6, material no. 3.4365 • Optimum compensation of shaft misalignments • Typical applications: Encoders, tachogenerators, spindle drives Application example The Beam Coupling RBC … EWC made of aluminium is ideal for applications with rotary encoders, as it enables precise torque transmission and reliably compensates for misalignment. Thanks to its low weight and corrosion...

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Beam Couplings-9

Single Beam Couplings RBC ... EWC-ALUwith clamp made of aluminium 9-1 11 Values based on the smallest bore diameter • Other sizes and designs with special bores (including inch dimensions) on request

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Beam Couplings-10

Single Beam Couplings RBC ... EWC-STEwith clampmade of steel, stainless 10-2 Features Small coupling for universal use Backlash-free angle-synchronous transmission of rotary movements Made of stainless steel 17-4PH, Material no. 1.4542 Optimum compensation of shaft misalignments Typical applications: Encoders, tachogenerators, spindle drives The steel Beam Coupling RBC ... EWC is also ideal for applications with encoders. Due to its higher strength and load capacity, it is particularly suitable for more power-intensive applications where the Beam Couplings RBC ... EWC made of aluminium reach...

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Beam Couplings-11

Single Beam Couplings RBC ... EWC-STEwith clampmade of steel, stainless 11-1 11 Values based on the smallest bore diameter • Other sizes and designs with special bores (including inch dimensions) on request

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Beam Couplings-12

Double Beam Couplings RBC ... DWC-ALUwith clamp made of aluminium 12-2 Features Small coupling for universal use Backlash-free angle-synchronous transmission of rotary movements High radial misalignment Made of aluminium 7075-T6, material no. 3.4365 Optimum compensation of shaft misalignments Typical applications: General mechanical engineering, apparatus engineering, spindle drives The Beam Coupling RBC ... DWC is characterised by its double slotting, which makes it more flexible and allows it to compensate for greater radial misalignment. With its low weight and excellent damping properties,...

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Beam Couplings-13

Double Beam Couplings RBC ... DWC-ALUwith clamp made of aluminium 13-1 11 Values based on the smallest bore diameter • Other sizes and designs with special bores (including inch dimensions) on request

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Beam Couplings-14

Double Beam Couplings RBC ... DWC-STEwith clampmade of steel, stainless 14-2 Features Small coupling for universal use Backlash-free angle-synchronous transmission of rotary movements High radial misalignment Made of stainless steel 17-4PH, Optimum compensation of shaft misalignments Typical applications: General mechanical engineering, apparatus engineering, spindle drives The Beam Coupling RBC ... DWC made of steel offers the possibility of transmitting higher torques thanks to its high strength. It is ideal for more power-intensive applications such as spindle drives, where stability and load...

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Beam Couplings-15

Double Beam Couplings RBC ... DWC-STEwith clampmade of steel, stainless 15-1 11 Values based on the smallest bore diameter • Other sizes and designs with special bores (including inch dimensions) on request

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Beam Couplings-16

Cross-Slotted Couplings RBC ... FKC-ALUwith clamp made of aluminium 16-2 Features Backlash-free, torsionally rigid Cross-Slotted Coupling For backlash-free drives with fast start/stop cycles Made of aluminium 7075-T6, material no. 3.4365 Typical applications: Servomotors, positioning systems, step motors The RBC ... FKC is the ideal solution for compensating all types of misalignment. The unique slotted structure is the optimum solution for non-aligned shafts or highly resonant installation situations. The one-piece production enables high speeds and adaptation to customised lengths.

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