Cam clutches by Tsubaki are designed for efficiency and savings

Cam clutches are one of Tsubaki's major industrial solutions.

Cost savings is a common benefit that companies get from Tsubaki of Canada products, and this goes for more than the company’s famous chains. Tsubaki also produces a good selection of cam clutches, for example. These components are designed to transmit torque in one direction of rotation and overrun in the opposite direction.

Tsubaki’s innovative cam clutches are the result of years of engineering expertise, always with the goal of delivering the most reliable, efficient solutions.

The three most common applications

Tsubaki engineers spend thousands of hours in designing these products in a way that makes them operate efficiently and save money, even in challenging work environments. The company has developed a broad selection of cam clutches for various applications. To help customers find the right solution, Tsubaki provides a convenient Cam Clutch Interchange Tool on its website. This tool allows customers to input competitors’ product information and find Tsubaki’s equivalent, saving time and effort.

Customers rely on Tsubaki cam clutches for many applications. The three most common are as follows:

• Backstop. Backstop clutches help to prevent reverse rotation of drive shafts, usually in conveyor systems and gear reducers. As the clutch’s inner race overruns freely in one direction, the outer race remains stationary, and automatic clutch engagement prevents reverse rotation – which eliminates damage to expensive equipment.
• Indexing. In indexing applications, a crank motion mechanism provides reciprocating motion to a clutch’s driving race; the motion turns one-directional because of clutch driving in the forward stock and overrunning on the return stroke.
• Overrunning. Here, clutches overrun at inner or outer race during the bulk of the operating time, but are intermittently required to lock up and drive. Overrunning applications typically use a two-speed drive with an electric and gear motor connected to a single shaft; the clutch engages as the gear motor drives at a low speed, and it overruns as the electric motor drives at a high speed. This way, the clutch switches efficiently and automatically between the different speeds.

With Tsubaki cam clutches, efficient performance saves money in the long run.

For more information, contact Tsubaki.

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