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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
PTDA’s Industry Research reports 3Q17 results
The third quarter 2017 Sales History & Outlook Report (SHOR) released by the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) showed the decline of 2016 is fading into memory as PTDA distributors total sales reached a record high (annual average basis) in the third quarter with sales up 4.2 percent from one year ago. The 4Q2017 PTDA […]
Rexnord acquires CENTA Power Transmission
Rexnord has successfully closed the acquisition of CENTA Power Transmission. Established in 1970, CENTA is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of torsionally soft couplings, primarily used in the marine, industrial and wind end-markets. Strong growth in both the wind and marine industries will allow for the synergy of CENTA and Rexnord products and services, […]
Altra opens new Innovation Center
Altra Industrial Motion recently celebrated the official opening of its new Innovation Center located in South Beloit, Illinois. The new center brings together various engineering teams from Altra’s Electric Clutch and Brake Division (ECB) into a single, dynamic state-of-the-art area to promote expanded teamwork. “Previously, our engineering and product management teams were scattered around six […]