Dichtomatik O-Ring Round Up
An O-Ring is a little bit of rubber or related material that may not look like much. But, it is beyond essential in the operating of modern industrial equipment. It is generally believed that the failure of an O-Ring was behind the dramatic and tragic destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger more than 20 years […]
Shimpo’s Innovative Reducer
Shimpo has a new reducer which can be dropped in to replace the SM Cyclone Shimpo has introduced the Circulute 3000® Reducer, their next generation cycloidal speed reducer. It is available from IBT. The Circulute 3000, readily available with inputs for both servo and induction motors, features a compact design with single reduction ratios of […]
Goodyear Cures Tension Headaches
Properly adjusting the tension on PT belts is difficult, tedious and time consuming. In addition, the penalties for getting it wrong include accelerated component wear, unscheduled equipment down time and increased costs and time for routine maintenance procedures. Engineers at Goodyear have developed a system that provides fast, fast, fast relief from belt tensioning headaches: […]
Drives’ Pressing Engagement
It was a real challenge that Drives USA Chain faced when they set out to install the newest piece of machinery into their factory. To start out with, it was located about 400 miles from their Fulton, Illinois location. It also was kind of large, measuring 17 feet tall. Most challenging factor of all was […]
