Acorn Industrial Services Ltd

Head Office

Unit a
Denby Way
Hellaby Industrial Estate
Rotherham
S66 8HR
United Kingdom

Company Personnel

Bearing & Maintenance Product Manager:
Mr Andy Fletcher
Bearing & Maintenance Product Manager:
Mr Andy Fletcher
Power Transmission Product Manager:
Mr Paul Speight
Couplings & Drives Product Manager:
Mr Tom Fowler
Linear & Automation Division Manager:
Mr Lee Rodgers

About us

ACORN® supplies industrial machinery components to machine-builders and maintenance repair operations. Partnering many recognised manufacturers, ACORN holds 7-Million products in stock with product specialists on hand to provide technical expertise, advice and support.

ACORN® is one of Europe’s largest stockists of bearings, power transmission products, linear motion systems, lubrication and maintenance equipment. With forty years experience in distribution, Acorn has built an unrivalled reputation for outstanding customer service, product choice and customer solutions.

Leading brands such as: BOSCH REXROTH, CENTA, CONTITECH, F.A.G., FALK, FLENDER, GATES, HUTCHINSON, INA, KTR, NSK, RADICON, RENOLD, REGAL REXNORD, RHP, RINGFEDER, ROLLON, RULAND, SCHAEFFLER, SKF, THK, TIMKEN AND TSUBAKI.

We offer a fast, efficient response to your enquiries and orders, and can despatch most orders from stock the same day to anywhere in the world. Dedicated divisions for bearings, power transmission, couplings and linear motion systems are also in place with expert product managers on hand for onsite visits and to provide technical help and advice.

News Articles

Ruland acquires RoCom Couplings, expanding beam coupling and machined spring ca

Ruland Manufacturing has acquired the assets of RoCom Couplings, a Santa Maria, California-based company specializing in beaming technology, including beam couplings, machined springs, and custom beamed components.

Bellows couplings for robotics

Ruland bellows couplings are ideal for precision motion in robotic applications due to their zero-backlash design, high torque and torsional stiffness, and various styles that ensure accurate movement and smooth operation.

Large bore zero-backlash jaw couplings

Ruland Manufacturing has expanded its jaw coupling line to meet the demands of high-torque applications, now offering bore sizes up to 45 mm and torque capacities of 300 Nm. These new jaw couplings are designed for use in precision systems with high deceleration and acceleration curves, such as those found in semiconductor, solar, conveyor, and warehouse automation applications.

Ruland introduces new bellows couplings with enhanced misalignment capabilities

Ruland continues to expand its motion control coupling product line by introducing bellows couplings with increased misalignment capabilities. These new bellows couplings complement Ruland’s existing high-stiffness line by offering equivalent torque with greater misalignment flexibility.

Bellows and disc couplings with higher torque capacity

Ruland now offers bellows and double disc couplings with bore sizes up to 45 mm or 1-3/4 in for use in systems with torque up to 158 Nm (1,4000 in-lbs).

New from Ruland: Inch-to-metric rigid couplings

Ruland Manufacturing now offers rigid couplings with inch-to-metric bores as a standard product, giving users a wider range of off-the-shelf couplings.

New from Ruland: Mountable shaft collars with face holes

Ruland has released mountable shaft collars with face holes for applications where the shaft collar needs to be directly mounted to a component such as a pulley, sprocket, or metallic plate. The shaft collars are available with drilled face holes that give the user flexibility in mounting hardware, or tapped holes that match the standard screw threading of the collar for ease of installation.

Solutions from Ruland: Jaw couplings for start-stop applications

Ruland zero-backlash jaw couplings are a three-piece assembly designed to accommodate high acceleration and deceleration curves that result in peak torque. Jaw couplings are ideal for systems that experience hard starts, hard stops, or reversals, including in medical, semiconductor, test and measurement, and robotics applications.

Solutions from Ruland: Beam couplings for robotics applications

Ruland beam couplings are ideal for surgical, warehouse, and industrial robotics due to their increased torque and torsional stiffness and ability to accommodate all forms of misalignment. Ruland manufactures four-beam couplings for encoders and six-beam couplings for light-duty power transmission, such as connecting a stepper or servo motor to a lead screw. This allows robotic designers to design a standard beam coupling into most systems.

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