Zero-Max ETP Shaft Locking Bushings
July 29, 2010 by Motion Control Tips Editor
Filed under Bearings, Featured, Mechanical Components
Plymouth, MN – ETP Shaft locking bushings from Zero-Max produce accurate and concentric mounting compared to mechanical shaft locking bushings.
ETP bushings incorporate a double walled sleeve encapsulating a pressure medium. When the actuation screw is tightened it forces the inner and outer wall of the bushing to expand uniformly against the shaft and hub of the mounted component. The result is concentricity to .001” T.I.R. Mechanical devices, by comparison, rely on precise and accurate tightening of the actuation screws to avoid excessive T.I.R. Additionally, extremely high compressive forces are imparted on the shaft by mechanical bushings.
ETP bushings are ideal where repeated mounting and dismantling of components is required. ETP Bushings are consistently accurate and easy to use.
The ETP Classic has flange mounted actuation screws. The ETP Express has just one mounting screw positioned in a radial location. The single actuation screw of the ETP Express is the fastest and easiest way to mount components accurately. The single actuation screw saves space, time and is easy to access.
Both ETP Classic and ETP Express operate in temperature ranges from -22° to 180° F. The ETP Classic handles torque ranges from 40 to 11,413 ft lbs while the ETP Express handles torque ranges from 40 to 6,400 ft lbs. Both require no lubrication. They are available in a full range of inch and metric sizes in both standard steel and stainless steel.
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www.zero-max.com
GAM introduces gearbox and motor mount kit
July 15, 2010 by Motion Control Tips Editor
Filed under Gearhead - Gearmotors, Mechanical Components
USA-GAM Gear, LLC (www.gamweb.com), a global provider of servo gearbox and coupling solutions used in the automation of machinery, is proud to announce the release of the EPL-H and the LSK – the company’s first-ever planetary gear head and motor mounting kit that can be adapted to Festo actuators.
“Many of our customers have had challenges developing and assembling brackets that connect motors and gearboxes to Festo® actuators,” said Craig Van den Avont, GAM Gear, LLC’s president. “We’re pleased to introduce a motor mount kit and planetary gearbox that comes ready to bolt directly to a Festo actuator.”
The new LSK from GAM is a customized mounting solution designed to connect any motor with a linear actuator. The LSK is also offered in multiple sizes and includes the mounting and coupling hardware.
The new EPL-H is a hollow output planetary gearbox that can directly mounts to any actuator and motor, and is offered in three frame sizes.
“We hope this universal solution will help make mounting to Festo actuators easier,” added Van den Avont. “We’re committed to meeting our customers’ needs as we strive to manufacture custom and universal solutions that make application design a more seamless process.”
Interactive CD-ROM from SDP/SI Features Over 7,000 New Products Plus eStore Access
July 1, 2009 by Miles Budimir
Filed under Mechanical Components
New Hyde Park, NY – A new interactive CD-ROM from Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument (SDP/SI) features a new 360-page “Inch/Metric Supplement Catalog, D795”, containing over 7,000 components plus eStore access. The CD-ROM also contains PDF versions of the previously published SDP/SI 1,184-page Master Inch Catalog, D790, and the 1,240-page Master Metric Catalog, D785. The CD-ROM also has eStore access for ordering parts, requesting quotes, downloading 3D drawings, and checking inventory at any time.
The new D795 Inch/Metric supplement catalog contains technical information, specifications and photos of product groups including belt & chain drives, shaft accessories, bearings, feed & idler rollers, couplings, vibration mounts & pads, linear motion systems, hardware, right angle drives, gearheads, gearmotors and clutches.
A separate section of the CD features a video of the Fairloc® Integral Fastener system located right on the hub of a part. It eliminates the need for set screws which prevent shaft damage. An interactive demo of the Shaftloc® rotating device fastener is also featured. Shaftloc uses an outer and inner sleeve to lock components to a shaft. The CD also contains a 3D view of the unique Conidrive® belts and pulleys which utilize a conical groove design that keeps the drive aligned without the need for pulley flanges.
The “Inch / Metric Supplement Catalog, D795” is available free at http://sdp-si.com/web/html/newprdD795CD.htm.
Stainless Steel Bevel Gears from QTC
June 29, 2009 by Miles Budimir
Filed under Mechanical Components
Garden City Park NY – Precision 20o pressure angle stainless steel bevel gears from Quality Transmission Components are stocked in 24 sizes in modules 1.5~3. These gears, identified as the SUB Series, are made of SUS303 and conform to precision grade JIS B 1704 grade 3 standards. They are stocked in sizes ranging from Module1.5 to Module 3. Number of teeth range from 15 to 45, bore sizes range from 8mm to 20mm and hub diameters from 25mm to 80mm. In addition to these stainless steel bevel gears QTC stocks a wide variety of bevel gears in other materials including: plastic, injection molded, sintered metal, steel, and in specialized types including: Bevel gears and pinion shafts, finished bore, and spiral bevel gear types.
At the new QTC eStore you can get immediate quotes, download 3D models, and place online orders. Go to: http://www.qtcgears.com/RFQ/default2.asp
Complete technical specifications are contained in catalog Q420, which is available to users of metric gears free upon request from Quality Transmission Components, Division of Designatronics, Inc., 125 Railroad Avenue, Garden City Park, NY 11040-5016. Phone: 516-437-6700 Fax: 516-328-3343.
www.qtcgears.com/QTCPress/SSBevelGears.htm
