Falk Acquires Orange Peel Rotating Shaft Guards

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In December, the Falk Corporation acquired Orange Peel Rotating Shaft Guards, of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, to improve its ability to supply complete coupling and drive-system solutions. Falk is a leading worldwide supplier of industrial power-transmission components and drive systems.

Customers can now buy both the flexible coupling and guard from one source, saving both time and money.

Falk offers elastomer, grid, disc, gear and fluid coupling types in close coupled, spacer, floating shaft, and dual purpose configurations. In one inquiry, Falk can now offer a standard Orange Peel guard to complement its coupling lines, and ship them as a standard “shaft connection” solution. Orange Peel guards will also be used on Falk Drive Systems to offer improved maintenance, convenience, and availability.

In addition to Orange Peel’s current close-coupled, spacer, and line shaft guards, several new product additions are planned. A new Type MCG motor coupling guard is now available as a low cost solution for NEMA and IEC frame motors. Applications include pumps, fans, and gearmotors. Other product plans include ANSI pump guards, belt guards, chain guards, and guard accessories. Orange Peel Rotating Shaft Guards are the ideal solution for new applications, and to retrofit existing installations. Safety labels are also available for use on existing guards.

The Milwaukee, Wisconsin based Falk Corporation offers drive systems, gear drives, gearmotors, shaft couplings, fluid couplings, coupling guards, ring gears, and steel castings in mining, metal processing, pulp and paper, cement, aggregates, chemical processing, utilities, transportation, and food processing.

Parent company Hamilton Sundstrand is among the world’s largest suppliers of technologically advanced aerospace and industrial products. It is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation.

For more information, visit the Falk Web site at [www.falkcorp.com], or send e-mail to info@opguards.com.