Industrial cam clutches by Tsubaki save costs over long periods

Tsubaki is a great source of cam clutches.

Tsubaki of Canada products benefit businesses in many ways, and a common one is long-term cost savings. While customers save money with Tsubaki chains, another item that offers the same advantage is industrial cam clutches. These are components designed to transmit torque in one direction of rotation and overrun in the opposite direction. Tsubaki manufactures these cam clutches with the assistance of years of engineering expertise.

The most reliable, efficient solutions

The Tsubaki team designs its cam clutches so that they serve as the most reliable, efficient solutions, operating without issue and saving money even in tough environments. A wide selection of industrial cam clutches are available for different applications; because finding the right one can be a daunting task, the company offers a convenient Cam Clutch Interchange Tool on its website. Customers easily input competitors’ product information into this online tool to find the Tsubaki equivalent, saving time and effort.

Cam clutches suit many workplace applications. Tsubaki manufactures them most commonly for these three applications:

• Backstop – Backstop cam clutches help prevent reverse rotation of drive shafts, typically in conveyor systems and gear reducers. While the component’s inner race overruns freely in one direction, the outer race stays stationary, and automatic clutch engagement stops reverse rotation; this prevents any damage to expensive equipment.
• Indexing – For indexing applications, a crank motion mechanism offers reciprocating movement 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 – These industrial cam clutches overrun at inner or outer race during the bulk of the operating time, but are intermittently required to lock up and drive. These applications usually 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 goes at a high speed. The allows the clutch to switch efficiently and automatically between the different speeds.

Trust Tsubaki cam clutches for efficient performance that saves costs.

To learn more, contact Tsubaki.

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