Easy to install, versatile combination options Bearing manufacturer NKE presents its range of ready-to-mount bearing units. The bearing units that consist of a bearing fitted in a cast or pressed housing, offer simple, reliable and cost-effective bearing solutions for material handling systems like conveyors. They are also used in heavy and agricultural machinery as well […]
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When to Choose Crossed Roller Bearings
by Naoki Yamaguchi Assistant Technical Manager NB Corporation of America As newer motion equipment demands more in terms of precision, the crossed roller bearing has gained prominence for use in friction reducing devices. Here’s a closer look at its features and suitability for your motion system design. Rollers in a resin cage can be closer […]
Ringfeder introduces GERWAH full product line for a variety of power transmission applications
Ringfeder Power Transmission USA Corporation (www.ringfeder.com) is proud to announce the release of the latest GERWAH products — safety couplings, RING-flex couplings, line shafts, servo-insert couplings, metal bellows couplings and magnetic couplings to meet various power transmission applications. GERWAH couplings are utilized wherever servomotors are used and need a coupling device. Most applications include bottle […]
2010 / 2011 Wittenstein (alpha) Gearbox Catalog Now Available
The new version of the Wittenstein (alpha) catalog is now available, containing all standard servo gearbox technical information as well as information for rack and pinion systems, servo couplings and sensor technology. Changes in this new release include: Information on the energy efficient SP+ gearbox – the SP+/L-version (low-friction) Technical data on the large SUMO […]
Midwest Motion Products introduces IP-54 sealed, Low Current, 12 V DC Gearmotor develops 310 lb-in. torque at 2.5 rpm
Midwest Motion Products (www.midwestmotion.com) of Watertown, Minnesota, is proud to unveil its latest DC Gear Motor, the Model No. MMP-TM55-60-12V GP52-308. It accepts any type of 12 Volt DC source, such as battery power. The robust Gear Motor measures only 2.14 inches in diameter, by 7.75 inches long, and features a keyed output shaft of […]
New Kaydon Thin-section Bearing Catalog Now Available
MUSKEGON, MI — Kaydon Corporation Bearings Division has released a new edition of its REALI-SLIM® thin-section bearings catalog (Catalog 300) with 40 new part numbers and more availability from stock than ever before. The 132-page catalog, last updated in 2007, is available in print or as a downloadable PDF file at the company’s website, www.kaydonbearings.com. […]
Baumüller introduces new Servo pump system that cuts molding energy use by 80%
Baumüller (www.baumuller.com) is proud to announce its latest servo drive-based technology, which could cut the power use by presses and injection-molding machines by up to 80 percent. These machines have usually been driven hydraulically because they need more power compared with other industrial applications. But conventional techniques for hydraulic pressure control are inefficient, particularly as […]
Sensorless Brushless DC Gearmotors
St. Charles, IL – Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. introduces its new line of sensorless brushless DC (SBLDC) parallel shaft gearmotors with powers up to 1/6 hp (124 watts). The new 34 frame AUTONOmotor™ gearmotors are powered by totally enclosed, nonventilated (TENV) brushless motors that are sensorless to reduce cost, size, and wiring complexity while […]
New YMC430 Micro Center from Yasda
Yasda Precision America Corporation (www.yasda.com) is proud to announce the new YMC430 Micro Center that is uniquely capable of processing molds for Light Emitting Diodes (“LED”). LED is the newest trend in backlighting technology for Liquid Crystal Displays (“LCD”). This is a semiconductor-based lighting solution, which overcomes the limitation of commonly employed Cold Cathode Fluorescent […]
Power Transmission Case Studies Library from Gates Corporation
Denver, Colo. – The Power Transmission unit of Gates Corporation announces a new case studies library as a resource for facility and plant managers who want to reduce costs or increase efficiency via their power transmission systems. The success stories, called Gates Powered® Conversions, demonstrate how Gates belt drive systems have helped improve system reliability, […]