KHK USA Inc., a factory-owned distributor of KHK metric gears, has announced its Ground Helical Rack Series, including KRHG, KRHGF and KRHGFD models. The racks are intended for precision motion systems used in machine tools, high-speed automation equipment and precision positioning systems where accuracy and quiet operation are important. The Ground Helical Racks are made […]
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PSA: Self-locking gearmotors aren’t brakes
Fractional-horsepower gearmotors must satisfy unique application requirements. In some cases, OEM design engineers specify gearmotors containing worm gearing to leverage the self-locking nature of this gear type. However, the locking characteristic of worm gears is often misunderstood and misapplied. Some engineers think, “If I get a self-locking gearbox, when I cut power, the axis […]
Here’s the goal with gearbox customization
From the whisper-quiet precision needed in medical devices to the durability required in aerospace applications, fully customized gearbox design and manufacturing is often the answer. Chris Handcock · Design lead | Electro Mechanical Systems Fully custom gearboxes are typically specified when the compromises associated with off-the-shelf products are unacceptable. Constraints around space, weight, or cost […]
The many gearmotors in warehousing equipment
Today’s automated warehouses are often designed by a small group of mechanical engineers and a veritable army of software engineers — especially where coordination of purpose-built autonomous robot fleets is involved. Even so, cruise the next MODEX or ProMat show and it will become clear that warehouse equipment relies heavily on electromechanical systems — and […]
Teknic adds NEMA 56/143 planetary gearboxes
Teknic has expanded its precision planetary gearbox line to include NEMA 56 and 143 input sizes with a 115 mm output frame. The gearboxes are available in multiple frame sizes, gear ratios, output flanges and body configurations to support a range of motion control applications. Custom configurations are available through the company’s applications engineering team. […]
Infranor engineer explains custom robot joint demos
In this video, Brandon Herrick for Infranor USA and Guangzhou Haozhi explains how automation components on display at the manufacturer’s 2026 MD&M West booth — including servomotors, servo drives, gearboxes, strain-wave reducers as well as niche products such as spindle motors, linear stages, and robotic joints. In addition, the supplier does a lot of customization […]
FAULHABER adds low-noise 22GPT LN and 32GPT LN
FAULHABER has added two low-noise models to its GPT gearhead family: the 22GPT LN and 32GPT LN. These gearheads are designed for applications where reduced operating noise is important, including laboratories, optical equipment, medical devices and test and measurement systems. Compact design with reduced noise The 22GPT LN and 32GPT LN offer rated intermittent torques […]
KHK USA offers an extensive line of metric worm gears
Subsidiary KHK USA Inc. offers an extensive line of metric worm gears manufactured to exacting quality standards by Kohara Gear Industry Co., of Japan. KHK’s large selection of worm gears are quiet and provide smooth transmission of power — and are suitable for myriad applications in which a large speed reduction is required in a […]
BSA, PTDA add three categories to PIE platform
The Bearing Specialists Association (BSA) and the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) have added three new product categories—open gearing, enclosed gearing, and adjustable/variable speed drives—to the PIE Technology Platform (PIE). With these additions, PIE now includes 35 bearing and power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) product categories, strengthening its position as a central resource for managing and […]
New motors, gearhead, and encoders with 16-mm diameter from FAULHABER
With a new size of the SXR motors, the powerful motor of the new GXR family, the high-precision encoder and the matching gearhead, FAULHABER presents products that are perfectly matched to one another, come from a single source, all diameter compliant with 16 mm. This combination enables optimal efficiency, maximum dynamics and absolute precision ideal […]
