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   Power Transmission Technology Update       August 9, 2022

Kollmorgen Examines Three Design Considerations that Indicate a Machine Needs a Frameless Motor

Engineers often face challenges when incorporating servo motors into a new machine design, such as choosing between a conventional housed motor or a frameless design. Kollmorgen engineers examine the components of a frameless motor and review three key design considerations that would indicate a frameless solution is the best fit for a machine.

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Screw Conveyors for Longer Wear Life

Screw Conveyors for Longer Wear Life

Available from Motion, Martin Screw Conveyors are ideal for hard-to-transport materials ranging from irregularly shaped dry solids to semi-liquid and sticky materials. The simple, pipeless designs employ fewer parts and reduce lifetime maintenance costs, enabling higher trough loading and lower RPMs—maximizing the material volume conveyed.

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Trusted by many advanced agencies around the world.

Trusted by many advanced agencies around the world.

Does your application require greater torque in less space? Spiroid’s skew-axis, high torque gears enable world-class power density in a small footprint.
Get in touch with our engineers to see if Spiroid is the best fit for your application. 320-762-7133

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Bearings and Profiles That Set Your Ideas in Motion

Bearings and Profiles That Set Your Ideas in Motion

High-performance bearings are co-engineered with shafts, rails, and tracks to create superb balance and mobility. We apply these technologies, such as our patented Simplicity bearings and shafting, to a wide range of customer applications, and help propel their innovative manufacturing designs forward.

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Brother Gearmotors: The Best Protection You May Never Need

Brother Gearmotors: The Best Protection You May Never Need

“Brother Gearmotor makes such an outstanding product that they offer a 5-year limited warranty...we’ve never had to use the warranty.”

RYAN MILLER Owner and Engineer Manager Southeastern Technology Automation

Brother leads the way, by shielding its entire line of standard gearmotors with the industry’s best warranty.

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Torque Limiter Sprockets: Maximum Protection From Torque Overloading.

Torque Limiter Sprockets: Maximum Protection From Torque Overloading.

Torque Limiters are often used in conjunction with sprockets, which guide the rotational movement of equipment and machinery, and serve as an automatic safeguard against torque overload. Tsubaki now Torque Limiter Sprockets, which come pre-assembled and can be made in various sizes and tooth counts for any application.

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HYUNDAI N700E Series Variable Frequency Drives

HYUNDAI N700E Series Variable Frequency Drives

Featuring sensorless vector control technology and compact size, the HYUNDAI N700E VFD provides optimized performance for industrial and commercial equipment. The N700E VFD is quiet, reliable, durable, and easy to maintain, and it is ideal for driving fans, blowers, pumps, conveyors, production machines, rock crushers, mixers, and grinders.

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New from Schaeffler: FAG Split Cylindrical Roller Bearing Housed Assembly

New from Schaeffler: FAG Split Cylindrical Roller Bearing Housed Assembly

Offering all the performance and features of conventional solid cylindrical roller bearings, Schaeffler’s all-new FAG Split Cylindrical Roller Bearings provide the added benefits of easy mounting and dismounting on a shaft. For customers, this can significantly reduce unplanned downtime caused by bearing replacement. Easy on, easy off means less downtime – and less downtime means more profits!

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ANCA Examines Benefits of Linear Motors

ANCA Examines Benefits of Linear Motors

Growth in the global linear market is being driven by both increased demand across key industries and the clear advantages of linear motors over conventional motors. Within this segment, the contribution of ANCA Motion’s LinX M-Series linear motor has expanded the market and stands out above ball screw and flatbed motor options due to several design intricacies that simplify installation and use and push quality performance even further.

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California CORE Project Helps Reduce Emissions and Improves Air Quality

California CORE Project Helps Reduce Emissions and Improves Air Quality

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently opened the second round of its Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE), providing point-of-sale discounts on off-road zero-emission equipment.

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