A $163.8 million expansion is underway at three Schaeffler Group USA manufacturing facilities in South Carolina. The manufacturer makes precision products for machines, equipment, and vehicles for myriad industries — including direct-drive and linear systems, roller-bearings, plain bearings, and other precision components for gearboxes and automotive applications. The new investment in South Carolina will mean […]
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What are gears for power transmission? Technical summary for design engineers
Updated February 2020 || The function of a gear is to mesh with other gears to transmit altered torque and rotation. In fact, gearing can change the speed, torque and direction of motion from a drive source. Geometry & general gear design When two gears with an unequal number of teeth engage, the mechanical advantage […]
Schaeffler introduces lightweight AXS and SGL rolling bearings
The Schaeffler Group (www.schaeffler.de) has introduced two new series of angular contact rolling bearings ideal for applications such as mechanical handling systems, industrial robots and industrial gearboxes — the AXS and SGL series. These cylindrical rolling bearings feature raceways oblique to the bearing axis, and can support high tilting moments as well as significant loads. […]
Axial ball bearings reduce household energy consumption by 5%
Schaeffler Technologies (www.schaeffler.com) has developed new roller bearings that will help household appliances reduce its energy consumption by as much as five percent. These energy efficient bearings improve the compressor’s overall energy efficiency rating by one class. Specifically designed to match eccentric shaft bearings within refrigeration compressors, the new FAG axial ball bearings replaces the […]
Schaeffler’s generator sensor bearing unit upgrades rail track safety
The Schaeffler Group has created an award-winning Train Support System out of its Generator Sensor Bearing (GSB). This unique, onboard unit allows the recording of information relevant to the condition of wheelsets, rail tracks and bearings, and sends the data to a higher level control system. The evaluated information forms the basis for repair and […]
Schaeffler introduces new bearing designs for industrial sector
Schaeffler group (www.schaeffler.de) has announced that its latest product development for the industrial sector is the ball roller bearing and the roller bearing. Tube roller bearing is a conventional cylindrical roller bearing that is used at a specific running condition. It has been adapted so that three rollers are larger in diameter than the normal […]
