Maxon Precision Motors Inc. has unveiled the Right Angle Spiroid® Gears — the latest addition to the company’s family of motion control products that deliver maximum torque in small spaces. Comprising 22mm and 38mm right angle gearheads, the Right Angle Spiroid® Gears are suited for various applications and offer end users with many benefits such […]
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Lenze High Efficiency Gear Motors and AC Drives Receive BNP Approval and Listing
UXBRIDGE, MA – Lenze Americas announces that its high efficiency gear motors and AC drives have achieved approval and listing with BNP Associates. BNP systematically tests and validates products for use in airport baggage handling systems. Lenze offers a portfolio of proven solutions for all airport baggage applications—from baggage check-in through reclaim. Gear motors and […]
Altra Brands to Exhibit at Pack Expo 2012
Altra Industrial Motion brands Warner Electric, Boston Gear, Bauer Gear Motor and TB Wood’s are exhibiting their latest product lines in booth 7742 at this year’s Pack Expo in Chicago. Altra’s broad product offering meets the specific power transmission and motion control requirements of food and beverage processing and packaging equipment while improving efficiency, productivity and […]
GGB’s DU metal-polymer bearings make it to Mars
GGB Bearing Technology has announced that its DU metal-polymer bearings played a crucial role in the rover that recently landed on Mars, popularly known as Curiosity. The DU metal-polymer bearings are vital components in Curiosity’s drill, which the rover uses in acquiring rock samples from the Martian landscape. These self-lubricating bearings are extremely durable and […]
Dunkermotor’s Bifurcated Wormetary™ gearmotors for CSP field
Dunkermotor has created the Bifurcated Wormetary™ gearmotors — a family of gearmotors that can meet the application requirements in the field of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) while offering other unique benefits. The Bifurcated Wormetary™ gearmotors deliver two high-torque outputs from a single but efficient gearmotor. The motor itself features a unique long-life brush motor design […]
Bison Launches New PowerSTAR Super Efficient Hypoid Gearmotor
St. Charles, IL— Bison Gear and Engineering is excited to announce the launch of PowerSTAR, a new hypoid, maximum efficiency, and right-angle gearmotor. PowerSTAR combines Bison’s Robusticity® design philosophy with their 50+ year history of providing reliable gearmotor solutions to bring the latest in hypoid gear technology to the market. The result is an improved […]
Nexen Introduces Industry’s Most Compact Harmonic Gearhead
Vadnais Heights, MN—Nexen Group, Inc. announced the industry’s shortest and most compact automation gearhead. The Nexen Harmonic Gearhead directly replaces much larger, high-ratio planetary gearheads utilizing the latest harmonic, strain wave gearing technology. In addition to its extremely short, compact size, the Harmonic Gearhead has numerous significant advantages over planetary gearing including high torque, true […]
HT Servo Micron planetary gearhead features swing link technology
HT Servo’s Micron range of planetary gearheads seamlessly combine the proven features of planetary technology such as low backlash, high torsional stiffness and high torque to volume ratio with the latest ‘swing link’ technology, which raises torque capacity by as much as 25 percent. The Micron planetary gearheads feature a gear arrangement that uses three […]
Altra Couplings Brands to Exhibit at the 2012 Turbomachinery Symposium
Altra Industrial Motion brands Ameridrives Couplings, TB Wood’s and Bibby Turboflex, will be showcasing their latest product lines in booth 1221 at this year’s Turbomachinery Symposium in Houston, Texas. Visitors will be able to learn about Altra Couplings broad range of products that can be applied to improve efficiency, productivity and safety in all types […]
Kollmorgen Servo System Catalog
Kollmorgen introduces the Kollmorgen Servo System Catalog. The catalog details the features, benefits and specifications of the company’s broad range of servo system solutions including Kollmorgen’s complete range of AKD® Ethernet-based servo drives, AKM™servomotors, direct drive technology, Kollmorgen Cartridge DDR® motors, housed DDR motors, linear positioning systems, precision tables, electric cylinders, rodless actuators, TRUE Planetary™ […]