Internet, Fax, Cell Phone, PDA . . . Shaft Locking Device

New Shaft Locking Device Division a Smooth Tech Transition

(PRWEB) December 24, 2003 --Could anyone live without email or cell phones anymore in todays modern society? Even preschoolers click away on keyboards and school age children dont phone their friends, they IM (instant messaging). This painless technological revolution firmly entrenched formerly unimaginable conveniences into American culture. Now, in the power transmission industry, Lovejoy SLD, a new division of Lovejoy, Inc., offers the finest engineered solution for making the right connection with a minimum of time or expenditure.
   Conventional beliefs label shaft-locking devices as expensive, technical and overly engineered for common applications. Not so anymore, with the Lovejoy Shaft Locking Device, which makes using shaft locking devices easy to size and very affordable.
   The new Lovejoy shaft locking devices allow for easy attachment of shaft to hub without time and money spent on machining or extra assembly labor. Simple axial and angular adjustments are possible to allow for equipment timing if needed. This versatile part offers smooth, reliable performance from the punishing cycle of transport required in the aggregate or pulp and paper industries to the more precision timing requirements in printing and packaging, due to the need for zero backlash during operation.
   Market perception is that frictional locking devices are expensive and difficult to size, so theyre reserved for highly technical solutions," says Jim Minton, Vice President of Lovejoy, Inc. Lovejoy SLD is here to shatter those perceptions and introduce a well-engineered, yet affordable and adjustable part that solves engineering and maintenance difficulties associated with other connection alternatives."
   The Lovejoy shaft locking device offers a frictional, keyless shaft-to-hub securing system that, compared to conventional alternatives, such as interference fits or welds, providing an easily adjustable (and releasable) mechanical shrink fit for multiple bore sizes in low- to high-speed operations.
   Conventional shaft locking methods, keys, keyways, shrink fit bores/hubs and splines, all have their inherent problems," says Jim Minton. A key or keyway system requires a larger shaft to maintain the strength needed to provide maximum torque in the application, and cant provide zero backlash. And interference fits or welds prevent the operator from being able to easily remove the shaft from the hub for maintenance or replacement."
   The Lovejoy keyless shaft locking device utilizes an inclined plane principle that convert clamping forces generated by tightening locking screws to create a mechanical shrink fit connection. This frictional, keyless system enables transmission of high-torque and axial loads, and accommodates reversing, dynamic or shock loading. The shaft locking device from Lovejoy not only eliminates keys, keyways, splines and fretting corrosion costs; it securely fastens hub to shaft, eliminating potentially harmful movement between a hub and shaft that can lead to costly machining, replacement or refurbishing of mated parts.
   Lovejoy offers both inch and metric bore sizes that are directly interchangeable with conventional shaft locking devices currently on the market.
The new line of shaft locking devices offers customers just one example of the many solution-engineered products available from Lovejoy, Inc. Founded in 1900, Lovejoy enjoys an international reputation as the leading company specializing in flexible coupling design and development. Lovejoy products are available worldwide through distributors in North America and 45 other countries, supported by Lovejoy offices and support 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 offices at 2655 Wisconsin Ave. Downers Grove, IL, 60515 USA. Phone 630-852-0500; fax 630-852-2120; e-mail inquiries Info@lovejoy-inc.com.
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