PARA-FLEX GTL AND GT COUPLINGS

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PA R A - F L E X G T L
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THE PROBLEM SOLVERS
All the Advantages of the
DODGE PARA-FLEX Couplings
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— Now in a Smaller, More
Powerful, and Cost-Effective
Package
DODGE proudly introduces the
newest and most technologically
advanced products in our DODGE
coupling line—the new DODGE
PARA-FLEX GTL and GT couplings.
These unique new couplings combine
all the advantages of our standard
PARA-FLEX coupling—dependable
GT COUPLINGS
AND
performance, high misalignment,
and less maintenance—with the
added benefits of a smaller, more
cost-effective and easier to install
coupling.
With larger bore sizes and higher
torque ratings, PARA-FLEX GTL and
GT couplings let you reduce your
inventory substantially. Plus, the
PARA-FLEX GT features our patented
GRIP TIGHT keyless bushing
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PARA-FLEX PXGTL
with TAPER-LOCK Bushing
®
technology. Exclusive to Rockwell
Automation and our DODGE brand,
it limits vibrations by providing 360°
concentric contact with the shaft.
No other couplings can offer you the
same outstanding misalignment and
vibration handling capabilities as well
as fast, easy element installation on
misaligned shafts, as the new PARA-
FLEX GTL and GT couplings. With
their “problem solver” element, they
are not only the industry’s leading
combined angular, parallel, and axial
misalignment coupling, but they are
the only coupling in the industry with
a five-year element warranty.
PARA-FLEX PXGT
with GRIP TIGHT Bushing
TECHNICALLY SUPERIOR TECHNOLOGY
PARA-FLEX “PROBLEM SOLVER” ELEMENT
Incorporating 50+ years of DODGE development and
design, the PARA-FLEX “problem solver” element is
unmatched by competitive elements.
• Assures fast, easy installation on misaligned
shafts
• Has greatest combined misalignment and
vibration capabilities (for longest element life)
• Includes five-year industry-leading warranty
• Requires less service factor than comparably
sized competitive elements
• Requires no maintenance
• Torque cord prevents unexpected
catastrophic failures, and act as
element fatigue indicators
NEW PARA-FLEX GTL AND GT FLANGES
The new PARA-FLEX GTL and GT flanges have built-in features which
allow for downsizing to a smaller coupling, and help contribute to an
overall reduction in installation and maintenance costs.
• Accepts greater shaft bores via larger TL
bushings or GT “Thin Wall” Adapters
• New element locking nut provides fast, easy
element installation/replacement
• Improved mechanical clamping of element
increases torque
rating
• Preassembled with
fewer parts
PARA-FLEX PXTL PARA-FLEX PXGTL
PXGTL and PXGT offer greater bore capacity than PXTL
DODGE PARA-FLEX GTL TAPER-LOCK COUPLING
The PARA-FLEX element offers
greater combined misalignment
& vibration capabilities for a
longer element life.
❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺
GRIP TIGHT KEYLESS BUSHING (PXGT ONLY) DODGE PARA-FLEX GT GRIP TIGHT COUPLING
The GRIP TIGHT keyless bushing system provides a full
360° concentric grip of the shaft, thus providing better
balance and reduced vibration.
• Provides largest bushed
bore sizes
• Requires no keyways
• Assures faster installation
❻ ❶ ❷ ❼ ❽ ❺
• Requires less installation
space (side mounting)
PARA-FLEX GT & GTL
couplings’ locking nut allows
• Allows less expensive
for quick and easy element commercial shafting
installation and replacement ➊ Element Locking Nut w/ Micro-Mount ➎ PARA-FLEX Element – Dampens vibrations
• Prevents shaft damage
Bolts - provides fast element installation & & shock loads, and accepts highest combined
replacement, misalignment in the industry
➋ External Clamp Ring – Micro-Mount bolts ➏ GRIP TIGHT Bushing – Nut – Allows for fast
push the face of the external clamp ring which mounting & dismounting of GRIP TIGHT Bushing
applies holding pressure to the element “Thin Wall” Adapter. Easily accessible from
the side.
➌ GTL Flange – Accepts a larger size TL Bushing
than traditional PXTL flange ❼ GT Flange – Accepts Keyless GRIP TIGHT
Adapters
➍ TL Bushing – provides broad range of bore
sizes, which reduces flange inventory & prevents ❽ GRIP TIGHT Bushing - “Thin Wall” Adapter
shaft damage & fretting corrosion – Provides largest bushed bore capability, and
360˚ Deg. concentric contact on the shaft
PARA-FLEX PXGT
COST-SAVING PERFORMANCE ADVANTAGES
COUPLING DOWNSIZING
PARA-FLEX GT couplings’ GRIP TIGHT thin-wall adapter and the PARA-FLEX GTL couplings’ larger
Taper-Lock bushing allows larger bore sizes to be used in smaller couplings. The new element
locking nut allows for greater torque ratings to be achieved. That means a smaller, less expensive
PARA-FLEX GTL and GT coupling has the same capabilities as a larger, more expensive coupling.

DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY TO REDUCE INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS

PARA-FLEX GTL and GT couplings are designed to reduce your inventory substantially because
fewer ratings cover the entire bore size range and torque ranges of today’s existing PARA-FLEX
sizes. Also, TL and GT bushings minimize the requirement of maintaining flange inventory.

BEST WARRANTY IN THE INDUSTRY TRIM LINE

PARA-FLEX GTL and GT couplings are engineered with only the highest quality
materials and are manufactured using ISO certified processes. For that reason, the
PARA-FLEX “problem solver” elements carry a pro-rated five-year warranty*—better
than any other coupling element currently on the market.
* See DODGE Warranty for details

SUPERIOR MISALIGNMENT AND VIBRATION CAPABILITY

Only the PARA-FLEX “problem-solver” element offers the highest, across-the-board handling of
angular, parallel, and end-float misalignment problems. The “problem solver” among couplings, it
can accommodate virtually any application and/or unexpected process problem without having to
provide inflated service factors or a larger coupling.

PREVENTING SHAFT DAMAGE REDUCES MAINTENANCE & INSTALLATION TIME

TL & GT Bushings
prevent shaft set
screw marks and
fretting corrosion
experienced
with set screw
applications. This
reduces shaft
maintenance and
The left photo shows shaft fretting corrosion & set screw scarring as compared to the
coupling flange bushed (TL or GT) shaft on the right which shows no shaft fretting corrosion & scarring.
installation and
removal time.

REDUCING SHAFT VIBRATION

TL & GT Bushings promote concentric contact
to the shaft, unlike set screw applications
which provide eccentric shaft connections
which induce vibrations.

Set Screw TL & GT Bushing

Application Application
RAISING THE BAR WITH
ENGINEERING INNOVATION AND
VALUE-ADDED SERVICES
Just as DODGE PARA-FLEX GT and
GTL couplings raise the bar in coupling
innovation, Rockwell Automation’s Power
Services Group sets new standards in
value-added service solutions. With
our Power Services Group and local
service centers located throughout North
America, we can help you maintain your
operation with maintenance programs,
equipment, startup, and repair/rebuild
services for motor and mechanical
products that are unmatched in the
industry.
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