Keeping a servo-driven system running at peak efficiency is no simple feat. Misunderstanding performance criteria such as misalignment, torque, or RPM can be all it takes to cause a critical failure. … [Read More...]
Bellows Focus
Altra brakes, clutches, limit switches, and couplings on stage scenery winches
BC Caire, a leading French manufacturer of stage equipment needed reliable and quiet powertrain components for use on new scenery winches at the Théâtre du Chatelet in Paris. The 2500-seat theater has … [Read More...]
Industry News
KTR: Assembly and disassembly without dismounting driving and driven side
The REVOLEX KX-D SPLIT consists of hub bodies separated into two halves. This production procedure allows for radial assembly and disassembly of the torsionally flexible pin & bush coupling without dismounting driving and driven side. The coupling is screwed via block assembly. Material: … [Read More...]
How to install a Ringfeder Smart‑Lock
Ringfeder's Smart-Lock system combines its proven Shrink Disc technology with a set of adaptor bushings — making gearbox shaft connections a breeze. Before Smart-Lock, solid shaft outside diameters and hollow shaft inside diameters needed to be precision machined to exact dimensional tolerances … [Read More...]
PTDA releases 6th edition of the Power Transmission Handbook
The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) recently released the 6th Edition of the Power Transmission Handbook and Workbook. With nearly 400 pages and 17-chapters, the Handbook is the definitive reference for power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) fundamentals. Written by industry … [Read More...]
R+W America to remain operational during “Stay at Home” order
For the preservation of public health and safety, and to ensure healthcare delivery systems are capable of serving those who are sick, effective March 21st, all individuals currently living in the State of Illinois are ordered to stay at home or at their place of residence, except as allowed for … [Read More...]
PTDA 2020 Canadian Conference packed with networking and education
Registration is now open for the PTDA 2020 Canadian Conference, to be held June 3-4, 2020, at Marriott on the Falls, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. This conference brings key decision-makers of the Canadian power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) industry together for business networking and … [Read More...]
New from Ruland: Vibration isolation mounts and rubber bumpers
Ruland Manufacturing now supplies a wide selection of vibration isolation mounts and rubber bumpers for use in packaging, conveyors, food processing, and other industrial equipment. These rubber components are mounted in a variety of ways to extend machine life and reduce noise which allows for a … [Read More...]
Reviving large pieces of dormant rotating equipment
Sulzer water injection pump brought back to life to maintain productivity after seven years lying dormant Leaving large pieces of rotating equipment dormant for long periods of time is routine when you work in an industry with a high level of mechanical redundancy. If they are not preserved … [Read More...]
