A line of rigid clamp-style shaft adapters that come in a wide variety of configurations to connect dissimilar shaft sizes and types is available from Stafford Manufacturing Corp. of Wilmington, Massachusetts. Stafford Shaft Adapters are rigid couplings with a clamp-type female end that fits securely over an output shaft and feature male ends which can…
Stafford Introduces Positive Lock Shaft Collars
Stafford Manufacturing Corp. introduced a new self-locating feature for their line of shaft collars that permits fast and fully repeatable axial or radial positioning. Stafford Positive Lock Shaft Collars feature a spring-loaded ball that can precisely fit into either a detent or a groove that is machined into a shaft to provide fully repeatable radial…
Stafford Flanged Shaft Collars Permit Attachments Without Welding
Stafford Manufacturing Corp. released flanged shaft mounting collars that combine secure clamping with specially machined features like attachment points, cam surfaces, O-ring grooves, slots, and more. Key Features One-piece shaft mount solutions that can be manufactured from a variety of materials with custom configured flanges to meet customer application requirements Incorporating the Accu-Flange™ mounting feature…
Micro-Adjustable Shaft Collars Eliminate Guesswork from Fine Positioning
Stafford Manufacturing Corp. recently introduced a new line of micro-positioning shaft collars for linear motion and other applications requiring precise and fully repeatable positioning. Key Features Fully sealed to protect their internal threads from contamination and provide 0.200” total adjustment in 0.0005” increments Suited for use as end stops in linear motion systems and related applications…
Stafford Miniature Shaft Collars Meet Precise Design Requirements
Stafford Manufacturing Corp. recently introduced custom fabricated miniature shaft collars manufactured to specification from a wide range of materials, including special design features. Available in prototype through production quantities, Stafford Miniature Shaft Collars can be manufactured from alloy steels, stainless steels, aluminum, titanium, brass, copper, Hastelloy®, and other materials. Key Features Can be manufactured from…
Stafford Introduces Rotary Encoder Collars Feature Targets for Variable Reluctance Sensors
A line of rotary encoder shaft collars that provide targets to let variable reluctance sensors track the speed of rotating shafts or axles is available from Stafford Manufacturing Corp. Key Features Steel or magnetic targets permanently affixed to their face and/or O.D. to let variable reluctance sensors track the speed of rotating shafts or axles…