SHAFT-COUPLING CATALOG FROM LOVEJOY, INC. DETAILS NEW PRODUCTS AND ENGINEERING DATA

DOWNERS GROVE, IL -- January 31, 2003 -- The new, 400 page Lovejoy international catalog details eleven categories of shaft-to-shaft power transmission couplings. Each category includes product photos, dimensional outlines and selection procedures. An engineering data section features charted pre-selection criteria to compare performance capabilities across all coupling lines. An illustrated tutorial explains shaft misalignment, and offers relevant formulas and equations, in addition to safety information and more.

Newest products added to Lovejoy's full-line catalog include:

·    Stainless Steel Jaw Couplings

o    Investment-cast or sintered metal for lower cost and quicker delivery

·    GS Series Curved Jaw Couplings

o    Zero-backlash operation for precision motion control

·    The Jaw In-Shear 6-Pin Coupling

o    Standard design and spacer styles for easy replacement of jaw coupling element without moving hubs or machines

·    Rigid Adjustable Couplings

o    Close-coupled, spacer, and high-speed styles, designed for easy axial adjustment of impeller clearance in vertical pump installations

·    Disc Couplings

o    Spacer and dropout styles for applications needing a low maintenance and infinite life coupling

·    Cast-aluminum, one-piece diesel engine flywheel housings

o    For close-mounted hydraulic pumps

Other coupling types presented include Curved Jaw, S-Flex rubber in-shear, all-metal Grid, Gear and High-Performance Gear, Miniature, Specialty Couplings comprising Lovejoy's Deltaflex, Uniflex and Saga designs, and Torsional Couplings for internal- combustion engine applications. Also featured in separate sections are Universal Joints, Variable Speed Drives, and ROSTA® elastomeric belt/chain tensioners and self-tensioning motorbases. The catalog is also available in CD-Rom version.

About Lovejoy:

Founded in 1900, Lovejoy is an international leader in flexible coupling design and development, and the creator of the industry standard Jaw style coupling. Through the breadth of its product line, which includes Curved Jaw, S-Flex, Gear, Torsional, and Disc style couplings, Lovejoy has built a reputation as a resource for flexible couplings that can serve applications of all types and sizes. Lovejoy also manufactures a complete line of variable speed pulleys and universal joints.

Lovejoy products are available worldwide from hundreds of power transmission distributors in North America as well as 45 other countries. Lovejoy supports their efforts from a network of regional sales offices and warehouses, and a large engineering, marketing, and customer service staff in Canada, Europe, and the USA. Lovejoy, Inc., is certified under the ISO-9001 International Standards for Quality Management.

For more information, visit Lovejoys Web site at www.lovejoy-inc.com, or contact Lovejoy, Inc., corporate office, 2655 Wisconsin Ave., Downers Grove, IL, 60515, USA. Phone 630-852-0500; fax 630-852-2120; e-mail inquiries Info@lovejoy-inc.com.