A leading manufacturer of airport ground support equipment needed a unique coupling solution for its line of mobile baggage and cargo conveyors. The diesel- or electric- powered belt loaders support a wide range of commercial aircraft. The coupling is positioned between the drive engine/motor and a hydraulic pump that raises and lowers the conveyor belt […]
FL Series flywheel coupling from Guardian Couplings
The FL is a two-piece flywheel coupling used on off-highway construction equipment such as skid steer loaders, aerial lifts, excavators, and many other mobile hydraulic applications. The FL product is Guardian’s oldest line, and has decades of proven success in the field. Not only is the FL the company’s oldest product line, it’s also the […]
Curved jaw flange K45 Series from Guardian Couplings
The K45 Series is a shaft-to-shaft coupling, for industrial applications, with bolt on brake disc for brake calipers. The coupling is designed for industrial applications including various types of cranes and hoists, and mining conveyors, reclaimers and draglines. California Proposition 65 Warning: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer […]
Coupling cleans up challenges for construction sweepers
Edited by Mike Santora A manufacturer of industrial sweepers and brooms required an economical coupling solution for a line of road construction sweepers. Dual hydraulic pumps, horizontally mounted to each other off the rear of the machine’s 74 HP Tier 4 engine, drive the propulsion of the machine and control the operation and speed of…
Guardian Couplings’ curved jaw flange coupling
Guardian Couplings has launched the new curved jaw flange (JF) K45 Series shaft-to-shaft coupling with a bolt-on disc for use with brake calipers. The new torsionally flexible coupling is designed for industrial applications including various types of cranes and hoists, winches, and mining conveyors, reclaimers and draglines. Five models are available with bore sizes from […]