Couplings 101
GP Disc
Lubricated
Elastomeric
Torsional
100

One brand of RRX couplings

What is TB Wood's, Rexnord, Guardian, Falk, Jaure, Kop-Flex, Ameridrives, Lamiflex, Stromag, CENTA, Bibby Turboflex, or Euroflex?

100
"GP" stands for...

What is general purpose?

100

One type of coupling that would be classified as lubricated

What are grid, gear, universal joints and spindles, and barrel couplings?

100

One type of elastomeric coupling

What is Omega, Viva, Wrapflex, Curved Jaw, L-Jaw, or Sure-Flex?

100

Two types of torsional couplings

What is stiff and soft?

200

Two pieces of equipment that couplings connect

What is driver and driven?

200

One coupling brand in the disc coupling portfolio

What is Kop-Flex, Rexnord, TB Wood's, Jaure, or Lamiflex?

200

Percentage of vibration reduced by Steelflex couplings

What is 30%?

200

One benefit of Omega over competitor coupling

What is strength, endurance, fatigue, resistance, or capacity?

200

One key industry of focus for torsional couplings

What is marine, ag & construction, mining, metals, or alternative energy?

300

Three types of misalingment

What is axial, angular, and offset/parallel?

300

One application that a GP disc coupling may be used in

What is a pumps & compressor, cooling tower, air handler, or construction machinery? 

300

One differentiation of large gear couplings from the rest

What is lower weight, smaller fasteners, robust seals, or less grease required?

300

Amount of R10 jaw hubs in Wrapflex R10 coupling

What is 2?

300

One of the primary lead products for torsionally soft couplings

What is CENTAFLEX, CENTAX, AND CENTAMAX?

400

Primary functions of a flexible coupling

What is transmits torque and accommodates misalignment?

400

Yellow bolts on disc packs are called this

What are driver bolts?

400

One component of a typical mill layout

What is rolling stand, gear spindles/U joints, gear couplings, reducers, tandem gear couplings, motor or tandem?

400

Useable temperature range for Omega & Viva couplings

What is -40F to 200F?

400

One application for CENTAX Rubber-in-Shear couplings

What is marine drives, diesel & gas-driven compressors, or pump drives?

500

Two types of specialty coupling

What is U-Joint, Spindle, Fluid, Magnetic, Clutch & Torque Limiting, Cardan Shafts, Rigid, or Miniature Couplings?

500

One brand Modulflex was interchanged to following obsceletion 

What is Euroflex, Lamiflex, or Thomas?

500

Two ends of a high capacity roller joint

What is pinion and mill/roll?

500

Rexnord commissioned an independent lab to test starts and stops for coupling endurace. This test method underwent ___ cycles

What is 1 million?

500

In torsional vibration equations, "nr" refers to...

What is resonance speed?