Stafford Manufacturing Standard Products Create Custom Drive Solutions

WILMINGTON, MA--(Marketwired - May 28, 2013) - Stafford Manufacturing Corp. manufactures a full line of standard shaft collars, hub clamps, coupling adapters, and related products that permit custom design solutions for automation equipment, conveyor systems, process, and packaging equipment and machinery.

Stafford Custom Drive Solutions let machine builders meet numerous design challenges using standard off-the-shelf products which eliminates the need for special ordering in many situations. They include dual-keyed couplings for joining unsupported shafts, coupling adapters for connecting dissimilar shafts, flange collars for securely mounting shafts, hub clamps, phase adjusters, and encoder collars for sensing shaft rotation.

Available in aluminum, steel, and stainless steel in 1/8" to 10" I.D. sizes, depending upon the part, Stafford Custom Drive Solutions' standard aluminum parts can be anodized and steel parts are offered with a variety of finishes for a wide range of power transmission and motion control applications. Collars, couplings, and other catalog parts are offered made from ANSI 1018 machineable and weldable steels.

Stafford Custom Drive Solutions are standard off-the-shelf products. Catalogs and price lists are available upon request.

About Stafford Manufacturing

Founded in 1975, Stafford Manufacturing Corp. is a leading manufacturer of shaft collars, couplings, and specialized mechanical drive and structural components. In fact, the company is well recognized as a single source for all types of shaft collars and couplings including metrics. Their "Standard Series" features over 300 popular items which are in stock for immediate delivery, their "Signature Series" features premium quality collars and couplings manufactured in the USA, and their "Solution Series" with over 500 problem-solving components is a virtual mechanical design center for anyone involved in product and system development.

In addition to their over 3,300 catalog parts and first quality overstock parts, Stafford Manufacturing designs and manufactures problem-solving parts for leading OEMs, contract manufacturers, and numerous industrial distributors. Their well-engineered design solutions can be found in all types of equipment including conveyors, packaging machinery, processing equipment, recreational products, medical instruments, and consumer goods.