The board of directors of TimkenSteel Corporation has appointed Marvin Riley, chief operating officer of EnPro Industries, as a new independent director. Eleven directors now serve on the TimkenSteel board. “Marvin has been a leader in the automotive, energy and industrial industries and brings to the board valuable manufacturing and supply-chain insights,” said Tim Timken, […]
New flex element/blade triangular bushing design
Ameridrives and Bibby Turboflex, two leading Altra brands, have developed the Tri-Bushing™, a unique flex element/blade triangular bushing design that increases the axial capability of high-performance flexible disc couplings used in turbomachinery applications. Flexible couplings for critical equipment must accommodate angular and axial movement due to thermal growth. In steam and gas turbine applications, machinery […]
VULKAN awarded Platinum Level SQEP from Caterpillar
American VULKAN Corporation (AVC) attained the Caterpillar Inc. Supplier Quality Excellence Process (SQEP) platinum-level certification. Certification levels include bronze, silver, gold and platinum and reflect an order of increasing difficulty. AVC is the only platinum-level supplier for Caterpillar globally. Suppliers are certified through SQEP by meeting or exceeding Caterpillar’s stringent supplier performance standards, such as […]
Change at Logistics at Ringfeder Power Transmission
Changing market demands and the resulting requirements which have to be met by our company constantly bring forth new challenges and modifications. For this reason, RINGFEDER POWER TRANSMISSION has implemented a new logistics concept. Our logistics operations in Groß-Umstadt are going to be relocated to our production sites in Neunkirchen and Dobrany (Czech Republic). These […]
KTR count on the subject of industry 4.0 with commercial training
Every year three apprentices start with their apprenticeship as CNC cutting machine operators in the fields of turning and milling technology. KTR Systems GmbH manufacture coupling components at their headquarters in Rheine. Every year three apprentices start with their apprenticeship as CNC cutting machine operators in the fields of turning and milling technology. In May […]
New steel lamina coupling for easy assembly and disassembly
The new RIGIFLEX-N type A-H consists of two hubs, one spacer and two lamina sets which are mounted as a subassembly already at the factory. KTR developed a steel lamina coupling which is radially assembled and disassembled as a complete unit. RIGIFLEX-N type A-H has been designed in all significant features in accordance with API […]
17-4PH stainless steel couplings double your torque
Helical’s 17-4PH stainless steel flexible couplings (couplers) are suitable when high strength, fatigue resistance and high torsional 17-4PH Stainless Steel H, W and MC Series couplingsstiffness are called for in an application. When compared to both 303 stainless steel and 7075-T6 aluminum, 17-4PH provides twice the torque and can operate up to 600F. Helical couplings […]
Left hand threaded shaft collars
Ruland has expanded its offering of threaded shaft collars by adding inch and metric left hand threaded styles to give designers more flexibility to work with standard off the shelf components. They are available in one- and two-piece clamp styles in steel and stainless steel with bore sizes ranging from 1/8 to 2-1/4-in. and 4 […]
How many different uses are there for shaft collars?
Shaft Collars…A Million Uses At Ruland Manufacturing, they have a running joke that there are a million different uses for shaft collars. Three years ago, they challenged themselves to find them. The company says the shaft collars that they have found in their travels have been fascinating — exercising on the Bondi Coogie beach walk […]
Twin Disc, Inc. announces fiscal 2018 fourth-quarter earnings
Twin Disc, Inc. (NASDAQ:TWIN), today announced that it will release its fiscal 2018 fourth-quarter financial results before the market opens on Monday, August 6, 2018. In conjunction with the earnings release, Twin Disc will be hosting a conference call to discuss these results and to answer questions at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, August […]