Developing Flexible Couplings Standards Gear （开发灵活的联轴器标准齿轮）.pdfVIP

A G m A V O I C E S Developing Flexible Couplings Standards Glenn C. Pokrandt Principal Engineer (Retired), The Falk Corporation Chairman, AGMA Flexible Coupling Committee Flexible couplings? When or how did they become a type flexible couplings). of gear drive or a component thereof and result in a com- The flexible coupling committee is currently composed mittee within AGMA? Why would they even be a part of of the following members and their associated companies: AGMA? chairman Glenn Pokrandt (myself), Rexnord Industries, Well I don’t know the exact answer, but many gear LLC; vice chairman Todd Schatzka, Rexnord Technical drives would not be turning without one of these flexible Services Corporation; Amy Lane, AGMA; Brian Greenlees, couplings on the input shaft, nor would the power be trans- A-C Equipment Services Corporation; Doug Lyle, mitted to the end application without one. So it makes some Ameridrives Couplings—Altra Industrial Motion Group; sense to be a part of AGMA. Many gear drive manufacturers Tom Glasener, Emerson Industrial Automation; Chris also manufactured flexible couplings or used these prod- Hatseras, KTR Corporation; Elliot Wilson, Lovejoy, Inc.; ucts manufactured by others. There seemed to be a need and Don Hindman, Rexnord Industries, LLC. for standardization of basic items such as bore-to-shaft fits. The committee is responsible for 10 current standards, Creating such standards allowed for coupling manufacturers two standards pending release, one information sheet and and power transmission distributors to stock many different one new stand