The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA), the leading association for the industrial power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distribution channel, recently welcomed six new member companies. Distributor Members Bob Dean Supply Inc (Fort Myers, Fla.) is a distributor of adjustable/variable speed drives, bearings, belt & chain drives, conveyors & material handling components, shaft couplings & u-joints, gearing, […]
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PTDA fundraising for industrial distribution careers
Recruiting, hiring, retaining and training employees continues to be an overwhelming challenge for industrial distributors. The collaborative efforts of the PTDA Foundation’s programs to build awareness of industrial distribution careers continues to garner unprecedented financial support with a final total of nearly $302,000, demonstrating a continued commitment from the industry in reaching the future industrial […]
Flexible shaft coupling for leadscrew assemblies
The Challenge The customer wished to enhance their line of leadscrew assemblies by being able to offer a flexible coupling. This flexible coupling would allow the customer to present a more complete package with their product. They envisioned using our standard flexible coupling AC075 with a 10-32 threaded bore. The Solution As you can see, […]
Helical flexure flexible shaft coupling
The Challenge A company that produces “Vibration Monitoring Instrumentation for Rotating Machines” asked Helical to help them devise a unit that would act similar to an encoder. They wished to incorporate an incremental counting method into this unit. The customer was using a rubber type coupling and modifying it to use in measuring phase position […]
Helical U-joints: an introduction
The following is an excerpt from Helical’s Webinar, U-joints: New designs, misalignment ratings, and how to choose suitable features. How do we define a Helical U-joint? Basically, it is a component that transmits torque, usually between two shafts, and it also bends more than 5 degrees, up to 90 degrees, so the range would be 6 […]
Setting the stage: control and efficiency from Altra
Individually, the brands within Altra Industrial Motion Corporation produce some of the world’s most capable, efficient and reliable mechanical components. Together, the possibilities for stage designers are limited only by the imagination. When the set is one of the production’s stars, designers need mechanical “actors” they can rely upon. Modern theater productions are taking performance […]
Lamiflex couplings from Altra
Lamiflex Couplings is a premier manufacturer of high-speed disc couplings and related power transmission products. Backed by extensive application experience, Lamiflex engineers utilize the latest design technologies to provide innovative coupling solutions that meet their customer’s most demanding requirements. Lamiflex offers a complete line of high performance coupling products including, flexible disc couplings, elastomeric couplings, […]
Rigid shaft adapters solve shaft compatibility problems
Stafford Shaft Adapters are rigid couplings with a clamp-type female end that fits securely over an output shaft and feature male ends which can be supplied in various lengths and ends to solve shaft compatibility problems. Providing a host of solutions, these adapters are offered in step-up and step-down configurations with or without keyways and […]
Regal Beloit coupling maintenance- Pt. 2
This is part two of a two-part article on coupling maintenance from Regal Beloit. Equipment and Operating Conditions Simulation of the torsional vibration response of a drivetrain is a critical analysis technique because it allows for the evaluation of transmitted torques during the equipment design stage. Because some degree of uncertainty is present in the […]
Regal Beloit coupling maintenance for critical equipment- Pt. 1
Regal Beloit Corporation, is a manufacturer of electric motors, electrical motion controls, power generation and power transmission components. Unplanned outages due to mechanical failures can cost millions of dollars of lost production time to Oil and Gas companies. While it’s difficult to quantify the cost of unplanned downtime, an outage of a single day may […]