von Folge | 25. Juni 2026 | Blog
Most Oldham coupling applications involve horizontal shaft connections — a motor mounted beside or above a machine, with both shafts running roughly parallel to the floor. But many real machines have vertical drive axes: Z-axis ballscrews in machining centres and 3D...
von Folge | 25. Juni 2026 | Blog
One of the most frequently asked questions during Oldham coupling selection is deceptively simple: how much misalignment can this coupling actually handle? The answer depends on which type of misalignment you mean, which coupling size you are using, how you define...
von Folge | 25. Juni 2026 | Blog
Conveyor systems are the circulatory system of modern manufacturing and logistics. Whether moving automotive components between assembly stations, carrying packaged food through a production line, or transporting parcels through a distribution centre, conveyors...
von Folge | 25. Juni 2026 | Blog
One of the most common questions asked by engineers specifying Oldham couplings for the first time — or by maintenance managers trying to plan spare parts inventory — is simply: how long does an Oldham coupling last? The answer is genuinely variable, spanning from a...
von Folge | Juni 24, 2026 | Blog
If you have ever examined a 3D print under raking light and noticed a regular banding pattern on the vertical walls — bands spaced exactly one leadscrew pitch apart — you have seen the direct result of leadscrew misalignment transmitting radial wobble into the Z-axis...
von Folge | Juni 24, 2026 | Blog
The centre disc is the only wearing component in an Oldham coupling, and the material it is made from governs almost every practical performance characteristic of the assembly — how long it lasts, how much torque it can carry, how hot it can run, what chemicals it can...
