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Cardan shafts are used for power transmission. This is about transporting force/torque from a power generating machine to an aggregate. A cardan shaft can do this work if the force generator and force receiver are at the same height and the force flow can run parallel. If there is a difference in height or a force flow that does not run parallel, it must be deflected. The deflection of the power flow is achieved with universal joint shafts.applicationsThe range of application of universal joint shafts is determined by technical limits: Torque, speed and angle of inclination of the joints.The diameter of the shafts must also increase with increasing torque (force). The size is limited by the type of use and installation position.as the speed increases, the critical bending zone can be reached, where the smallest unbalance of the shaft leads to vibrations and causes severe bearing damage.The efficiency of cardan shafts is limited by the deflection angle and the transmitted force (torque). If the angle or the force to be transmitted (torque) is too high, the joint heats up to destruction.Application ranges The production range of universal joint shafts extends over the entire mechanical engineering range, on land, at sea and in the air.There are stationary, bolted and special shafts that can be fitted individually, quickly and safely between the drive and the unit via plug-in flanges. These versatile cardan/cardan drive shafts are often found in agriculture.ExampleWhen a tractor supplies torque to an attached implement, this is done via a cardan drive shaft which is inserted between the tractor (gearbox outer shaft) and the implement (input flange);