Turbomachinery Coupling Catalog - Emerson Industrial Automation

A History Of Performance
Gustav Fast invented the first gear coupling in 1918. In 1920,
a company called Bartlett Hayward* sold the first coupling
and in 1926, Koppers* acquired Bartlett Hayward* and the
couplings became known as “Koppers* couplings”. (This
explains why many in the industry still refer to Kop-Flex
couplings as “Koppers.”*)
In 1986 Koppers* sold the business and it became known
as Kop-Flex. In 1996 Emerson Power Transmission acquired
Kop-Flex and began marketing the company with two leading
coupling brand names – Browning ® and Morse ® . Between
the three coupling brand names – Kop-Flex, Browning and
Morse – Emerson Power Transmission represents the most
comprehensive line of couplings in the industry.
Emerson Power Transmission is a production and marketing
subsidiary of Emerson, a global leader in uniting technology
and engineering to deliver innovative solutions in industrial
automation; process control; heating, ventilating and air
conditioning; electronics and telecommunications and
appliances and tools.
Emerson Power Transmission is also the leading power
transmission manufacturer with brands including McGill ® ,
Sealmaster ® , Rollway ® and US Gearmotors with products
that include bearings, gearing, gearboxes, sheaves, pulleys,
chains and more.
The corporation’s extensive manufacturing and distribution
network supports over 3,000 industrial distributor locations
worldwide and also sells directly to OEMs and end users.
For more information about Kop-Flex couplings, visit www.
kopflex.com for technical papers, application information,
FAQs, sales literature and instruction sheets, product
updates and more.
For assistance contact Kop-Flex today at 1-410-768-2000 or
e-mail coupling-engineering@emerson-ept.com.
*Koppers is a trademark and/or a trade name of Koppers Co. Inc.
*Bartlett Haywardis a trademark and/or a trade name of Bartlett Hayward Company.
These trade names, trademarks and/or registered trademarks of others are used herein for product comparison purposes only, are the property of their respective owners and are not
owned or controlled by Emerson Power Transmission Corporation. Emerson Power Transmission does not represent or warrant the accuracy of this document.
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