Une Couplings

UNE-FLEX Coupling

General Characteristics
The new idea in flexible couplings… with a flexible body that compensates all the combinations of improper misalignments and protects all the elements that intervene in the transmission.

The UNE-FLEX coupling eliminates all alignment defects. Its ability to achieve multiple displacements surpasses more complex coupling mechanisms, and, nonetheless it operates with the simplicity and safety of a modern rubber tyre.

This new coupling has been made possible by the technological advances that have contributed to the wonders of present day rubber tyres, designed to carry huge loads at high speeds and to withstand tremendous impacts.

The fundamental element of the UNE-FLEX coupling is a rubber tyre reinforced with a synthetic mesh. It alone adapts itself to the working conditions, absorbing all axial, lateral angular and torsional misalignments and preventing the transmission of vibrations to the machines to which they are coupled. It compensates the defect of angular misalignments to 3º, lateral misalignment 4 mm, and axial misalignment 6mm.

The UNE-FLEX couplings cushions the effects of overloading. It absorbs the vibrations, thus lessening noise and protecting the machine from the destructive effects of vibration.

There is no metal to metal contact between the axles and the hubs are completely isolated. No lubrication needed. Replacement: Easy and practical. There is no need to move neither the motor nor the machine: it is sufficient to release the lateral washers, thus freeing the coupling.

All this leads to a better running of the machine and a longer life for the whole installation.

Fields of application:

• Iron and steel industry.
• Shipbuilding.
• Compressors.
• Paper machinery.
• Cement installations.
• Pump installations.
• Current generators.
• Hoisting equipment.
• Machine-tools.

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MAIN CHARACTERISTIC: The installation of this coupling between a motor and a machine guarantees a vibration isolation and shake and shock absorption, and allows certain tolerances of the axles alignment.

The Company
It is often said that the most difficult thing to do is to keep going. In our company we have not yet reached this point. We are still in the process of increasing our range of products and developing new manufacturing processes which will enable us to be more competitive and meet the requirements of our customers.

At the beginning of the 50's, and with the boom of the steel industry, ORIA made its first moves. It is situated in the Basque Country, in the North of Spain and near the French border. This geographical area houses the largest concentration of steel mills, paper mills and ship builders in Spain which, in turn, makes for a rapid introduction of the UNE-FLEX COUPLINGS.

After the success achieved in the damping of power transmission equipment, other products for the damping of fluid transmission equipment, ORIA RUBBER EXPANSION JOINTS, and for machinery used in a variety of industrial processes, ORIA ACTUATORS-ISOLATORS have been developed.

Our technical and commercial department analyses each problem involved in the damping of the machinery used in a variety of installations, offering the most appropriate solution to each case.

Thanks to a policy of flexibility and personalized attention, ORIA has built a significant number of national and international customers who has played their trust in our solutions. Nowadays more than 35 % of our production is exported to the five continents.