Five Crucial Steps to Minimize Wear and Tear of Motion Components
Wear and tear gradually weaken the structural integrity of mechanical components, manifesting as microscopic surface and subsurface cracks, erosion, and visible physical damage (like bends or warping). It can result in extensive machinery damage and workplace injuries. Here are different ways to combat the degradation of mechanical motion components.
Ruland Offers Jaw Couplings for Start-Stop Applications
Ruland zero-backlash jaw couplings are a three-piece assembly designed to accommodate high acceleration and deceleration curves that result in peak torque. Jaw couplings are ideal for systems that experience hard starts, hard stops, or reversals, including in medical, semiconductor, test and measurement, and robotics applications.
Stafford Manufacturing Introduces Shaft Collars and Mounts
Shaft collars and mounts that can be adjusted without tools, plus handles and thumb screws to convert standard shaft collars to quick-adjust types, have been introduced by Stafford Manufacturing Corp. of Wilmington, MA. Stafford Quick-Adjust Products feature the Flip-Lok with a split hub and an integral adjustable clamp, Staff-Lok Lever-Actuated shaft collar, and the Python Flange Mounting Collar with a 6-hole bolt pattern and keyway.
Flender Receives Supplier Award from Caterpillar
Drive specialist Flender has received the Supplier Excellence Recognition Award 2023 from U.S. machinery manufacturer Caterpillar. Flender received the award for maintaining 95 percent delivery reliability and zero defects. This achievement is awarded only to the top suppliers of Caterpillar. It positions Flender as a top supplier for its global Aftermarket (Reman) Division business.
Don’t get grounded by your maintenance routine
Chains can elongate or break – affecting the output of your entire facility. Continental Synchronous belts are designed to be a near maintenance-free drive system alternative. Your local Continental authorized distributor is your #1 source to resolve your most troublesome drives while improving the efficiencies of all your mechanical systems.
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Protect Uptime with reliable Grove Gear® IRONMAN® gear reducers
When durability is critical, look to Grove Gear© IRONMAN©, the heavy-duty gear reducer that handles the environmental assaults, shock loading, frequent reversing and continuous duty cycles typical in many industrial applications. See more drive features that protect uptime and keep operations running smoothly.
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Join Us For Analytical Gear Chart Interpretation
AGMA is hosting our Analytical Gear Chart Interpretation on January 23rd online! For more information such as dates and times and registration deadline, click on the link below.
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