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Couplings

Rigid and flexible shaft couplings — including jaw couplings, beam (helical-slit) couplings, diaphragm couplings, disc couplings, bellows couplings, and Oldham couplings — all built to drawing.

Wolfer manufactures shaft-coupling components for everything from low-noise stepper drives to heavy-duty industrial shafts. We pick the geometry to your drawing — including elastomer hardness (Shore A 80 / 92 / 98) on jaw-style couplings — and machine custom variants from solid bar to print.

Wolfer precision shaft coupling · jaw, elastic-sleeve, diaphragm, disc, bellows, Oldham · custom built in China

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Wolfer Oldham Couplings · from product catalog
Oldham Couplings Code JH
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Three-piece design — two slotted hubs and a floating center disc; large radial-offset compensation, zero backlash, shock absorbing, replaceable center. Suited to servo / stepper drives needing parallel-misalignment compensation.

Wolfer Beam (Slit) Couplings · from product catalog
Beam (Slit) Couplings Code JT
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One-piece helical-slit body — zero backlash, compact, compensates angular and small radial misalignment, easy to install. Suited to encoders, small servos and light-duty precision drives.

Wolfer Bellows Couplings · from product catalog
Bellows couplings Code JB
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Metal bellows as the flexible element — high torsional stiffness, zero backlash, high transmission accuracy, compensates misalignment in all directions. Suited to high-precision positioning, servo, metrology and semiconductor equipment.

Wolfer Disc / Diaphragm Couplings · from product catalog
Disc / Diaphragm Couplings Code TM / DJM / SJM
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Single- or double-disc metal diaphragms transmit torque — lubrication-free, maintenance-free, zero backlash, high-temperature capable, compensates angular / axial misalignment. Suited to high-speed, high-power servo and pump drives.

Wolfer Jaw / Spider Couplings · from product catalog
Jaw / Spider Couplings Code LM
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Two jaw hubs with an elastomer spider — damps vibration and shock, simple, easy to install, replaceable element. Suited to motor-to-pump / fan power drives with frequent starts and shock loads.

Wolfer Elastic Pin Couplings · from product catalog
Elastic Pin Couplings Code LT / LX
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Pins with nylon elastomer sleeves transmit torque — cushioning, tolerates small misalignment, easy to replace, economical (GB/T 5014). Suited to medium-load general machinery with frequent starts.

Wolfer Chain Couplings · from product catalog
Chain Couplings Code KC
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A double-row roller chain wraps two sprocket hubs — simple, easy to assemble and remove, high capacity, tolerates small misalignment. Suited to low-/medium-speed, medium-to-high-torque conveying, mining and general drives.

Wolfer Gear Couplings · from product catalog
Gear Couplings Code GCLD
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Internal / external gear mesh with crowned teeth — high load capacity and torque, compensates combined misalignment, requires lubrication. Suited to heavy-duty, high-torque, low-speed metallurgy, hoisting and heavy-industry drives.

Wolfer Universal Joint Couplings · from product catalog
Universal Joint Couplings Code SWC
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Cross / cardan universal joint — transmits torque at large angles, compensates large angular misalignment, robust and proven. Suited to rolling mills and machinery where shafts meet at a large or varying angle.

Wolfer Tire Couplings · from product catalog
Tire Couplings Code F / B / H / FH
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A rubber tire body as the flexible element — excellent vibration / shock damping, large misalignment capacity, low noise, lubrication-free. Suited to wet / dusty environments with frequent starts, shock and larger misalignment.

What we make

Couplings we cut from drawings.

Jaw / spider coupling

Standard mid-range industrial — Shore A 92 spider

Beam / helical coupling

Low inertia, zero backlash — for stepper and servo drives

Disc / Diaphragm Couplings

High torsional stiffness, zero backlash — for precision encoders

Disc coupling

Heavy-duty industrial, high parallel misalignment

Bellows coupling

Low torque, ultra-low backlash — semiconductor / medical

Oldham coupling

High radial misalignment tolerance, low stiffness

Rigid clamp coupling

Two-piece clamp, no keyway, true zero backlash

A coupling is never just "a coupling" — it is a four-way design trade between misalignment tolerance, torque capacity, torsional stiffness, and backlash. We pick the geometry to your drawing and machine custom variants from solid bar to print.

Flexible couplings (jaw, beam, diaphragm, disc, Oldham) accept axial / radial / angular misalignment. We pick the geometry to your drawing — including specifying the elastomer hardness (Shore A 80 / 92 / 98) on jaw-style couplings.

For keyless shaft–hub connections (shrink sleeves / shrink discs), see our Locking Assemblies line; for keyed quick-mount taper bushings (Taper-Lock / QD), see Taper Bushings . Common GB and DIN sizes are stocked in both lines.

Standards

Built to international tolerance specs.

  • DIN 5480 (involute spline coupling)
  • ISO 14691 (general flexible couplings)
  • AGMA 9000 (balance classes for high-speed couplings)

Inspection

Every part measured before it ships.

  • CMM concentricity check (hub bore to outer diameter)
  • Dynamic balance for high-speed couplings (≥ 3,000 rpm)
  • Hardness verification (Rockwell)
  • Torsional-stiffness verification on diaphragm / disc couplings

Applications

Where these parts go to work.

FAQ

Common questions from engineers buying this product.

Jaw or beam coupling — which is right for my servo?

For high-precision positioning (encoders, ball-screw drives) use a beam, bellows, or diaphragm coupling — they have zero backlash and high torsional stiffness. A jaw coupling tolerates more misalignment but has small backlash and torsional give.

Do you also stock taper bushings / shrink discs?

Yes — both have their own product lines. Taper Bushings covers keyed quick-mount TB / QD bushings; Locking Assemblies covers keyless shrink sleeves and shrink discs. Both stock common GB / DIN sizes, plus custom variants.

“Their locking assemblies and couplings have performed outstandingly under the heavy shock loads of our ceramic presses — three years, zero failures — and after-sales response is always prompt.”
Equipment Manager Building-materials machinery company 3 years · zero failures

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