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   Power Transmission Technology Update       March 7, 2024

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Introducing the Bearing Show 2024

Mark your calendars for March 19–21, 2024, as the Bearing Show—colocated with Lubricant Expo—descends upon Huntington Place in Detroit. As North America’s premier exhibition and conference dedicated to bearings, this free-to-attend event promises to be a groundbreaking convergence of industry leaders, technological advancements, and invaluable networking.

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Building a Better Bearing

With an “all-hands on deck” approach to maintenance today, engineers require the latest tools and technologies in the form of new software/apps to make MRO tasks easier. Turns out, technology is allowing your smartphones, tablets, and computers to track bearing reliability and performance with an emphasis on sustainability, longevity and analysis.

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Mobile Harvesting

While the factory has received a modern makeover in recent years, it’s no surprise various industrial segments are taking advantage of digital tools to promote efficiency, sustainability, and productivity. The farming and agriculture community has embraced automation, robotics, IIoT, drones and autonomous vehicles to address global food demands and production limitations.

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Dodge® Safety Mount™—New Sizes Available!

The Safety Mount offering has been expanded to cover shaft sizes 3-11/16” to 7” for more versatility than ever before. With a patented, built-in mounting system, Safety Mount can be installed up to 4x faster than the competition—maximizing your uptime, reliability, and savings.

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Toshiba Severe Duty Motors

Toshiba Severe Duty Motors

Inverter-duty motors featuring oversized 300-series bearings. 3-year warranty; prices start at $376; from AutomationDirect.

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The Perfect Alternative to Profile Rail

The Perfect Alternative to Profile Rail

Redi-Rail is a great alternative to profile rail, where high speeds, precision, and moderate load applications are required. It offers strength, ease of installation, and corrosion resistance making it the perfect linear motion solution across a broad range of applications such as automation, machine transfer, and material handling.

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Specially Designed BETEX Maintenance Tools - QBC

Specially Designed BETEX Maintenance Tools - QBC

QBC/BETEX Impact Fitting Tool Sets are designed for quick, safe, precise, and damage free mounting of bearings, bushings, sealing rings, and more. The BETEX IMPACT 33 tool set is suitable for 375 different bearings with bore sizes of 10 to 50 mm. Get product specifications online.

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High Performance Spiral Bevel Gearboxes

High Performance Spiral Bevel Gearboxes

With more models, sizes, and ratios, DieQua's spiral bevel gearboxes offer precision, performance and durability far above standard products. They're ideal for applications requiring high speed, precise motion control, high torque, or heavy shocks. Several configurations, options, and customized solutions provide unmatched design versatility.

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Split ring angular contact bearings offer greater thrust capacity

Split ring angular contact bearings offer greater thrust capacity

The NES Split Ring bearing is a single-row angular contact bearing supporting axial loads in both directions, reducing overall size and weight compared to traditional duplex sets. Additionally, pairing an NES Split Ring and standard ACBB doubles the load capacity in the primary load direction. Contact NES to learn more.

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Miki Pulley Corrosion Resistant Stainless Steel ASK Couplings

Miki Pulley Corrosion Resistant Stainless Steel ASK Couplings

These couplings feature a unique “sliced” body structure making them an effective, low-cost corrosion resistant solution that can accommodate many types of misalignments commonly found in chemical transfer pumps. ASK Couplings are a cost-effective choice for chemical chlorine applications and small conveying systems used in the food service industry.

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