Fluid Couplings & Spares

Independent application and technical support

IPT Engineering has extensive experience in the specification, installation, maintenance and support of industrial fluid couplings on sites around the world.

We can supply spares, repairs, replacement couplings and technical support for many types of fluid coupling, including equipment originally supplied by Fluidrive, Vulcan Sinclair, Pembril and SIME.

As an independent supplier, IPT Engineering can provide practical advice based on the application and the condition of the existing equipment, rather than being tied to a single coupling manufacturer. New to fluid couplings? Read our guide to how fluid couplings work. Got a problem? See our fluid coupling fault finding guide.

Where genuine replacement components are available, we can source them for existing installations. We can also assist with identifying older or difficult-to-source coupling parts.

Fluid Coupling Parts We Supply

Spares and replacements for fluid couplings originally supplied by Fluidrive, Vulcan Sinclair, Pembril and SIME, including:

Our Fluid Coupling Services

  • Application reviews
  • Fluid coupling selection
  • Replacement coupling identification
  • Spares supply
  • Repair support
  • Control system upgrades
  • Energy-saving reviews
  • Maintenance schedule writing
  • Installation reviews
  • Specification writing
  • On-site training

Need a Fluid Coupling Part?

If you have an old, damaged or difficult-to-source fluid coupling, send us the details. Model numbers, photographs, drawings and coupling dimensions can all help us identify the equipment and determine the available options.

Send us the part details and we will review the requirement.

Fluid Coupling Parts & Spares

Fluidrive, Vulcan Sinclair, Pembril and SIME

Size lookup tables: driving plates for FCU, SCR and SFU couplings · multi disc output kits for FCU, SCR and SFU couplings.

Fluid Coupling Parts We Have Supplied

New couplings, driving plates, seal kits and spares

A selection of the fluid couplings and parts IPT Engineering has supplied for Fluidrive, Vulcan Sinclair, Pembril and other couplings. If you need a part that is not shown, send us the details.

Fluid Coupling Applications

Industrial applications across multiple sectors

Fluid Couplings in Power Generation

Power Generation

  • ID and FD fan systems
  • Boiler feed pump installations
  • Coal handling plants
Fluid Couplings in Port Applications

Ports

  • Material stocking grounds
  • Conveyor systems
Fluid Couplings in Mining and Quarrying

Mining & Quarrying

  • Mills and crushing plants
  • Conveyor systems
Fluid Couplings in Steel Applications

Steel

  • Raw material handling
  • Gas booster pumps
  • Crushers
  • Conveyor systems

Independent Fluid Coupling Support

Practical assistance for existing and new installations

Fluid couplings are often long-life components, and many installations remain in service for decades. When original equipment becomes difficult to identify or replacement parts are no longer readily available, obtaining the correct information can become as important as obtaining the part itself.

IPT Engineering can help identify existing equipment from model numbers, photographs, drawings and application information. We can then investigate suitable spares, repair options or replacement equipment.

Our experience covers a wide range of industrial applications and coupling arrangements, allowing us to consider the complete drive system rather than just the coupling in isolation.

This is particularly useful when supporting older installations or equipment where the original manufacturer, model or specification is no longer readily available.

Large Variable Speed Fluid Couplings

Scoop-controlled couplings on boiler feed pumps

Our experience is not limited to fixed-fill couplings on conveyors and crushers. IPT Engineering has hands-on experience of large Fluidrive scoop-controlled variable speed couplings: IPT carried out the set-up and recommissioning of one driving a power station boiler feed pump, and our experience of these machines goes back over 35 years, including working for Fluidrive and Voith.

In a scoop-controlled coupling, a movable scoop tube controls how much oil stays in the coupling working circuit, which gives smooth, stepless speed control from a constant-speed motor, often with gearing in the same casing.

Need parts for a scoop-controlled coupling? Send us the details or see our SCR coupling parts. For faults, scoop actuator upgrades and spares, see our guide to scoop-controlled fluid couplings.

Fluidrive scoop-controlled variable speed fluid coupling on a power station boiler feed pump
Fluidrive scoop-controlled variable speed coupling and gearbox on a power station boiler feed pump