A leading manufacturer of tribology testing equipment needed reliable precision couplings for use on their oil viscometer instrumentation. The fully automated, microprocessor-controlled device utilizes proprietary software to perform ultra shear rate measurements in less than 1 hour. A precision coupling is used to connect the machine’s rotary head that can reach speeds up to 20,000 […]
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Altra Industrial Motion to host conference call on fourth quarter 2018 financial results
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (Nasdaq:AIMC), a global manufacturer and marketer of motion control and power transmission products, intends to release unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter of 2018 before the market opens on Thursday, February 21, 2019. The company will conduct an investor conference call to discuss its unaudited fourth quarter financial results on […]
SF type gear spindles for mine rope shovel applications
A global mine rope shovel manufacturer required a robust replacement coupling solution that could accommodate a high degree of misalignment due to the deflection that occurs as the massive machines twist and flex during loading, unloading and rotating. The large electric shovels, weighing over 860 tons, with payload capacities over 120 tons, remove overburden and […]
Gear grip couplings in mulch blower application
A leading manufacturer of mulch blowers and hydro seeders needed a coupling with a large misalignment capability for one of its bark and mulch blowers. The commercial blower is used to spread mulch for landscaping, erosion control and other applications. The shaft-to-shaft coupling is positioned between a diesel drive engine and a LOB style blower. […]
Huco Multi-Beam Couplings for Tractor Transmission
CLAAS Industrietechnik GmbH, based in Paderborn, Germany is part of the CLAAS Group that focuses on drive technology including gearboxes and hydraulics. CLAAS Industrietechnik needed a coupling solution for use in the transmission for its newest range of ARION 500/600 series tractors. Having identified a contamination issue caused by the ‘as-machined’ delivery condition of many […]
