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   Power Transmission Technology Update       December 27, 2022

Bearing Design Considerations for the Food Processing Industry

Food production is an essential, but often overlooked, component of our food chain. Reliable, efficient machinery plays a key role in the food processing industry—and ball bearings are essential to the performance of this equipment. Designers and engineers are faced with important decisions when specifying bearings used in food processing equipment, which must withstand challenging operating environments while meeting stringent safety requirements.

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Bearing Reinvention with Schaeffler

Next-generation technology—everything from the electrification of vehicles to e-motors, bearings, mechatronics, and thermal management—was discussed during the Schaeffler Symposium 2022 in Detroit. I sat down with Jitesh Modi, director of engineering, during the event to discuss the “reinvention” of bearings for EV applications.

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From the Archive: Avoiding Bearings "Made in Wherever"

You can always tell when times are good in the automotive market due to the flurry of acquisitions, mergers and divestitures. As we are coming off a record 2016 in vehicle sales, many companies are flush with cash burning a hole in their billion-dollar pockets. There isn’t enough front-page space for the number of companies reporting record profits for 2016.

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High speed bearing & lubrication testing for EV applications

High speed bearing & lubrication testing for EV applications

NES now specializes in high-speed bearing testing for the assessment of fatigue life, power loss, accelerated wear and lubricant life. NES test rigs adjust speed, load, and thermal conditions while monitoring bearing torque, vibration, and temperature.

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NORD Condition Monitoring for Predictive Maintenance

NORD Condition Monitoring for Predictive Maintenance

Optimize operational safety and efficiency with NORD’s condition monitoring solutions. This integrated VFD analog/digital sensor functionality captures real or near-real time system status data and analyzes it to detect issues preventing costly downtime. It also allows for proactive maintenance, reduces overall service and material costs, and increases system availability.

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Complete Automation Solutions from a Single Source

Complete Automation Solutions from a Single Source

SEW-EURODRIVES’s MOVI-C® modular automation system is a flexible one-software, one-hardware automation platform that combines fully integrated drive components, control electronics and automation software – all from one source. The key to the MOVI-C platform is that each of those components is designed to work together perfectly.

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Longer life for high load, high speed applications

Longer life for high load, high speed applications

NSKHPS Cylindrical Roller Bearings feature an optimized internal design that delivers higher load carrying capacity and increased wear resistance. These extra-capacity bearings deliver longer operating life with reduced maintenance intervals, and facilitate downsizing the design envelope for many applications.

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Schaeffler <i>medias</i> Linear Configurator: Powerful Meets Intuitive

Schaeffler medias Linear Configurator: Powerful Meets Intuitive

Included in Schaeffler’s comprehensive medias product catalog and consulting platform, the Linear Configurator puts design engineers back in control of their product designs. Best of all, it’s incredibly intuitive: Build the monorail guidance system(s) that meet your design requirements inside Schaeffler’s medias Linear Configurator, and – presto! – the Linear Configurator creates the part and CAD drawing.

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Opto Diode Introduces Large Electron Detector

Opto Diode Introduces Large Electron Detector

Opto Diode Corporation, an ITW company, introduces the AXUV100G, a 100 mm x 100 mm active area electron detection device specially designed for use in radiation detection applications.

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