ContiTech SCHWINGMETALL®
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Friction rings and friction wheels are components used in drive technology and mechanical engineering to transmit rotary motion – often without the use of gear teeth couplings.
Friction rings and wheels from ROTAFRIX® are the result of many years of experience in drive technology. With specially formulated elastomer materials, they offer optimal properties for high-performance rolling gear transmissions with large transmission forces. Here is a detailed explanation:
Vibrations are generated by every machine with rotating or reciprocating unbalance.
If the machine is rigidly connected to its base, the base is forced to follow these vibrations and propagate them further. These vibrations often generate disturbing noise not only in the machine room but also in distant areas. This is commonly referred to as structure-borne sound. In addition to noise, vibrations can cause serious disturbances to sensitive machines and instruments located nearby. The human body can also be adversely affected, resulting in reduced work capacity, fatigue, and headaches, especially from noise generated by high-speed machines.
These and similar harmful effects can be eliminated by the following measures:
1. Minimizing the unbalance and natural vibrations of the machine to a minimum through higher manufacturing precision, appropriate design of cutting tools, etc.
2. Vibration isolation of the machine to prevent transmission of its vibrations to the surroundings (active isolation).
3. Vibration isolation of the machine against external disturbances (passive isolation).
4. Acoustic insulation of the machine using sound-damping or sound-absorbing materials to combat airborne noise.
Manufacturing costs for machines with extremely precise balancing are high and rise disproportionately with further improvement of balance quality. These additional costs can be avoided by allowing a certain degree of machine unbalance and eliminating its harmful effects with vibration dampers.