Ruland now offers miniature rigid couplings with bore sizes as small as 3 mm. Miniature rigid couplings are suitable for micro component applications where misalignment is neither present…
Nexen announced their TL Series pneumatically engaged, single-position torque limiters, delivering overload protection for industrial machinery. The TL Series uses a ball/detent interface and proximity sensor to immediately…
When first examined, steel bellows couplings seem to be the same superficially, but as one looks at the technical details, they will find there are substantial differences. The…
Properly selected bellows couplings result in the best control over the load in any servo application. Here are tips to ensure you choose the right size for the…
Protection of an electromechanical system from torque overload is often assumed to be guaranteed by the current limits set in the drive parameters. But in the case of…
Leslie Langnau is the Managing Editor of the Design World Network. She also has more than 20 years experience as a technology editor, covering such areas as controls, mechanics, mechatronics, couplings, industrial networks, and the field now known as additive manufacturing (formerly rapid prototyping).
Mary Gannon, a Senior Editor for Design World, has a BS in journalism from Boston University, and has been a technical writer and editor for more than eight years. Gannon has covered an extensive range of industrial topics, including motion control, power transmission and fluid power.
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