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Michelle DiFrangia

PT essentials meet changing market demands

April 1, 2016 By Michelle DiFrangia Leave a Comment

Michelle DiFrangia • Assistant Editor Power-transmission components must satisfy an ever-changing array of industrial design needs, but some trends dominate today’s shifting engineering landscape. These include migration to more customization, the use of new materials, and demand for longer life and durability from all motion components. Here are some related advances that industry professionals see […]

Filed Under: Mechanical PT Tagged With: applerubber, fennerdrives, leespring, Rexnord, ruland, skf, smalley, stafford, trelleborg, ustsubaki, whittethiggins

Sanitation and safety at the forefront of the food and beverage industry

May 9, 2015 By Michelle DiFrangia Leave a Comment

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A recent white paper published by Parker Hannifin lists food safety as one of the five factors that will drive ROI for food and beverage manufacturers in the next five years. The Safe Quality Food Institute released its SQF Code 7.2 edition in July 2014 with an amendment to the section on air quality stating […]

Filed Under: Linear Motion

Integration: The key to staying successful in today’s growing automation market

May 8, 2015 By Michelle DiFrangia Leave a Comment

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by Michelle DiFrangia, Assistant Editor, @wtwh_michelle According to research by MarketsandMarkets, the global market for industry control and factory automation will grow at a CAGR of 8.53% through 2020—so that all industries combined will spend $301.9 billion on automation by 2020. In addition, many research organizations estimate that there will be about 50 billion devices […]

Filed Under: Actuators, Industry News, Linear Motion, Robotics

PT Accessories expand into new markets across the board

March 4, 2015 By Michelle DiFrangia Leave a Comment

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Different power transmission accessories are subject to different trends, but some commonalities are developments in new materials, a stronger focus on customization and expansion into new industries. Here’s a glimpse at the developments engineers and end users can expect to see from locking assemblies, wave springs, seals and shaft collars in 2015. Locking Assemblies Certain […]

Filed Under: Mechanical PT Tagged With: Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies, Ringfeder, Smalley Steel Ring Company, stafford manufacturing

Bonfiglioli celebrates new gearbox assembly line in Kentucky

January 9, 2015 By Michelle DiFrangia Leave a Comment

Bonfiglioli USA executives recently celebrated the company’s new assembly line for planetary gearboxes with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event was held December 4, 2014 at the North America headquarters in Hebron, Ky, where the assembly line is located. In attendance were Sonia Bonfiglioli, president and CEO of Bonfiglioli Riduttori, Fausto Carboni, general manager for the […]

Filed Under: Gears + Gearing, Industry News, Mechanical PT Tagged With: Bonfiglioli

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