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
Voith variable speed couplings for cooling fans
Variable Speed Coupling TurboCool The Voith TurboCool coupling optimizes the operation of gas compressor stations with engine-driven cooling fans. This coupling reliably regulates the speed of the fans to maintain optimum cooling performance. The advantages: The cooling system does not … [Read More...]
NBK announces website renewal
NBK America LLC is revamping its web presence. The company recently stated on its current website, "We hope you are doing well and appreciate your constant business support of NBK America LLC. We are writing to inform you about our website renewal." In this renewal, the company aims to make the … [Read More...]
Voith Group and PCS Holding to acquire Traktionssysteme Austria
Technology Group Voith and Swiss holding company PCS Holding are planning to acquire a combined 59% of the shares in Traktionssysteme Austria GmbH (TSA) with its headquarters in Wiener Neudorf. A corresponding purchase contract was signed on April 29, 2020. TSA is the world's leading manufacturer of … [Read More...]
How to save installation time and cut costs with Smart-Lock
For quick, economical gearbox shaft connections, there is the Smart-Lock system, which combines Ringfeder's Shrink Disc technology with adaptor bushings. In each Smart-Lock set, the cylindrical bushings mate with the solid shaft’s outside diameter and the hollow shaft’s inside diameter. The … [Read More...]
Voith variable speed couplings for cooling fans
The Voith TurboCool coupling optimizes the operation of gas compressor stations with engine-driven cooling fans. This coupling reliably regulates the speed of the fans to maintain optimum cooling performance. The advantages: The cooling system does not freeze up and does not overheat. This … [Read More...]
Couplings are the perfect place for sensors: A Design World Trends interview
In a recent conversation with Andrew Lechner of R+W, we discussed IoT functionality in a new line of couplings from the component manufacturer motion components. Here’s what Lechner had to say. Lechner • R+W: 15 or so years ago, we experimented with bellows couplings capable of measuring … [Read More...]
New coupling technologies offer more support for encoder requirements and washdown settings
The location of mechanical couplings — connecting rotating shafts powered by electric motors and fairly close to the loads being moved or manipulated — makes it an ideal place to optimize the performance of machine axes. No wonder that our 2020 Design World Trends survey of industry experts … [Read More...]
