UNSPSC 31163224: Taper key

Taper keys is of unifom width and height and is tapered. It is used for power transmission.

UNSPSC 31163224 Taper key, a Commodity code, names a fastening component — a wedge-shaped mechanical key used to secure rotating shafts and hubs — that state and local governments procure as a small discrete component within broader maintenance, repair, and equipment-assembly operations. The code covers taper keys as discrete line items rather than as part of larger assemblies or pre-installed equipment. State and local purchasing offices issue tenders for taper keys primarily through routine maintenance and operations procurement, often bundled with other fasteners and mechanical hardware as subordinate items in RFQ and IFB notices rather than as standalone solicitations. Issuing bodies across the spectrum — state departments of transportation and public works, county facilities management offices, municipal maintenance divisions, and school district operations departments — acquire taper keys as consumable stock for equipment upkeep and repair.

The source provides no recent state or local contract opportunities tagged to UNSPSC 31163224. Without posted solicitations, geographic concentration and representative recent buys cannot be characterized. Firms monitoring this code should track state purchasing portals, county and municipal procurement sites, and school district operations RFQs for routine fastener and hardware buys where taper keys appear as line items, typically at low dollar values and with short response windows.