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Clamping shaft collars and rigid couplings permit precision mounting and alignment

April 26, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

Clamping shaft collars and rigid couplings permit precision mounting and alignment

A full line of shaft collars, mounting collars, and sleeve couplings that provide accurate working surfaces and mar-free clamping has been introduced by Stafford Manufacturing Corp. of Wilmington, Massachusetts. Stafford Accu-Clamp Shaft Collars have an integral clamp on one side while leaving the other flat and perpendicular within 0.001-in. TIR to permit mounting next to […]

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PTDA 2018 Leadership Development Conference

April 25, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

PTDA 2018 Leadership Development Conference

Dozens of future leaders in the power transmission/motion control industry engaged in a mix of education and interactive exercises and took home powerful tips and strategies from facilitator Matt Mayberry during the PTDA 2018 Leadership Development Conference. Held March 21-23 in San Antonio, Texas, participants in “Transformational Leadership: Becoming a World Class Leader” walked through […]

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Machines use Zero-Max CD couplings for component balancing

April 23, 2018 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Machines use Zero-Max CD couplings for component balancing

Now some balancing machines incorporate pre-balanced CD Couplings from Zero-Max to get reliable system performance. Prebalancing aids on-machine trim balancing during assembly into the balance machine. CD Couplings have a combination of operating characteristics that support reliable automotive-component balancing. Making this possible is the coupling’s proprietary Composite Disc pack which in this application is designed […]

Filed Under: Disk, Featured, Industry News

ACECs 51st annual Engineering Excellence Awards

April 18, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

ACECs 51st annual Engineering Excellence Awards

The City of Boise and Brown and Caldwell have announced receivership of a national honor in the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) 51st Engineering Excellence Awards competition. Known industry-wide as engineering’s “Academy Awards”— the competition concludes with a gala celebrating U.S. engineering firms for projects demonstrating exceptional innovation, complexity, achievement, and value. Thirty-six projects […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: brownandcaldwell

Stafford quick-release clamp collars

April 10, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

Stafford quick-release clamp collars

A line of quick-release clamp collars offered in three designs that provide clamping options by hand without tools for a range of applications have been introduced by Stafford Manufacturing Corp. of Wilmington, Massachusetts. Stafford Quick-Release Clamp Collars come in three designs that provide easy attachment and fully adjustable clamping by hand without tools. Featuring an […]

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Large bore shaft components for heavy-duty special purpose vehicles

March 26, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

Large bore shaft components for heavy-duty special purpose vehicles

A line of large bore shaft collars, couplings, and mounts that are suitable for heavy-duty special purpose commercial and military vehicles and equipment has been introduced by Stafford Manufacturing Corp. of Wilmington, MA. Stafford Large Bore Shaft Components include 1-pc and 2-pc shaft collars in sizes up to 14-in. I.D. and varying O.D.’s, rigid couplings […]

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Registration now open for PTDA 2018 Canadian Conference

March 19, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

Registration now open for PTDA 2018 Canadian Conference

Registration is now open for the PTDA 2018 Canadian Conference, to be held June 6-8, 2018, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Toronto Downtown, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For the seventeenth year, key decision makers of the Canadian power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) industry will gather for business networking and education including: a CEO/Senior Executive Roundtable, a […]

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SC universal joint driveshafts

March 9, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

SC universal joint driveshafts

Fire Protection Pumping Systems A global manufacturer of integrated pump solutions needed a reliable coupling for use on its fire protection packaged pumping systems installed in large commercial buildings. The couplings connect large capacity pumps to diesel drive engines. The challenges associated with this application were that the space envelope between the pump and engine […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: ameridrives

Standard line of atherm bellows

March 6, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

Standard line of atherm bellows

Servometer has expanded their bellows assembly product line based on their proven Athermilization Bellows technnology which provides linear movement in response to changes in temperature. Advantages: • Precise temperature-dependent mechanical actuation without the need for programming or electricity. • Mechanically modulate heating and cooling systems. • Operate through billions of repeatable cycles without drawing power […]

Filed Under: Bellows, Industry News Tagged With: servometer

PTDA welcomes five new members

February 26, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

PTDA welcomes five new members

The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA), the leading association for the industrial power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distribution channel, recently welcomed five new member companies. Distributor Members ERIKS North America (Pittsburgh, Pa.) distributes bearings, belt & chain drives, motor/motion control, conveyors & material handling components and hydraulics & pneumatics. Vice president Bill Moore said, “We are […]

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