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   Power Transmission Technology Update       November 6, 2018

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Gearmotors Pulling, Pushing — and Controlling — Their Weight

By Jack McGuinn, Senior Editor

As manufacturers wend their way through what is now the increasingly vertical 4.0 world of industry, more of what were once-essential manufacturing components and processes find themselves on the endangered species list. But not gearmotors.

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10 Factors that Determine the Ideal Planetary Servo Gearhead for Your Application

Planetary gearheads are designed to multiply torque and reduce motor speed by a factor of the gearhead ratio. Learn how gearing precision, housing composition and other factors affect performance so you can choose the right gearhead for your application.

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 The Breakthrough Asymmetric Mainshaft Bearing from Schaeffler

The Breakthrough Asymmetric Mainshaft Bearing from Schaeffler

We designed our new, state-of-the-art Asymmetric Mainshaft Support Bearing for extreme applications where a wind turbine’s mainshaft bearing is threatened by high thrust forces. The result: lower torque, less friction and less heat inside the bearing. Which means less downtime for you. And more power for your wind turbine.

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Get Your Project into Production Faster

Get Your Project into Production Faster

Test your design for form, fit, and function, let SDP/SI 3D print your component or complex drive assembly. Used for prototypes and low volume production, the ProJet 3D printer has the ability to produce high-accuracy components similar to those made with injection molding. Learn more.

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New to the Brother Family – IPMax Gearmotors

New to the Brother Family – IPMax Gearmotors

Built for the most challenging applications, IPMax offers; wide speed range, extreme high efficiency with a class ie4 motor, hypoid gearing and more torque in a compact, lighter gearmotor. Also featuring high start and stop capabilities, IPMax is the perfect solution for the most demanding jobs.

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Stainless Steel Reducers for Food & Beverage Applications

Stainless Steel Reducers for Food & Beverage Applications

Cleveland Gear stainless steel speed reducers are the on-time answer for your food and beverage applications. Designed to resist contamination and bacteria growth under the most harsh and frequent wash down conditions. Built to order in the USA, with 3-4 day delivery.

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Dodge® Passport - Smarter. Faster. Empowered.

Dodge® Passport - Smarter. Faster. Empowered.

Dodge Passport is the new, easy-to use online selection program for Dodge mechanical power transmission products. Passport improves productivity and ensures cost-effective and reliable selections through real-time pricing and availability, performance-matched components, and quote-to-order capabilities. Start your journey now. With Dodge Passport.

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 Interroll Expands Product Portfolio

Interroll Expands Product Portfolio

A new generation of drum motors, which Interroll is now expanding with more diameter options were on display at Pack Expo 2018. The DM0113 and the DM0138 offers an impressive range of benefits: Stronger shafts and ball bearings ensure a particularly long service life and the extremely stable design for the planetary gear allows high torques to be transferred with low levels of operating noise.

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