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Safety-critical couplings
25 February 2015
Rubber-in-compression couplings from Renold Hi-Tec provide fail-safe operation in applications such as mine winders, hoists, draw-works on drilling rigs and industrial overhead cranes.

The intrinsically fail-safe construction of the couplings protects both people and plant on safety critical applications from the potentially catastrophic consequences of coupling failure that could result in the sudden loss of drive and the load being dropped.
There are no wearing components in a rubber in compression coupling as there are in gear or other types of metallic coupling. As the rubber blocks are totally encased in metal they can only change shape during operation and will not wear or fail, thus ensuring that the drive is always maintained.



















