Pinions instead of belts
02 November, 2011Each year NorStone’s production facilities at Tau in south-west Norway produce over 6.6 million tonnes of gravel products of various types and quality classes. The demand makes it especially important to ensure that the plant is operational as much as possible and to minimise unplanned downtime.
Zero-Max ServoClass servo drive couplings
27 October, 2011 byServoClass couplings from Zero-Max are designed to increase speeds in electronic assembly systems. They are also suitable for all types of automation, packaging and other types of automated assembly, including most systems using ball screws and servo motors.
SEW-Eurodrive expands for the future
26 October, 2011SEW-Eurodrive has announced the recent acquisition of a new building to house its Industrial Gears (IG) division.
SEW-Eurodrive Mining Drive gear unit
04 August, 2011 byAt September’s Asia-Pacific International Mining Exhibition (AIMEX) in Sydney, SEW-Eurodrive will release the Mining Drive, a large gear unit in a purpose-designed thermal housing, designed to make a significant reduction in energy usage in heavy industry through the lessening of thermal losses. It is designed to fill the need for heavy-duty applications with high-transmitted loads, such as those in mining, mineral processing and quarrying processes.
Nexen Group Roller Pinion System (RPS)
01 June, 2011 byThe Universal Rack model of Nexen Group’s Roller Pinion System (RPS) is designed to provide precise linear positioning with zero backlash for high-precision motion control applications. The Universal Rack model provides a solution for customers that require the features of the RPS system with thrust ratings up to 750-10,500 N.
Alignment-free drives for gold expansion project
29 November, 2010LGL is undertaking a major upgrade of its Lihir Island gold operation in New Ireland province of Papua New Guinea. The upgrade will increase the total annual gold production by about 240,000 ounces to approximately 1 million ounces per annum from 2011.
Harmonic Drive gears
17 August, 2010 byThe Harmonic Drive operating principle allows high reduction ratios with concentric shafts and with no backlash and vibration. It is based on a simple construction comprising three components: Wave Generator, Flexispline, and Circular Spline.
Brevini S series planetary gear range
20 July, 2010 byThe Brevini S series planetary gear range has been expanded with the release of four larger gear units, increasing the capacity from 500,000 Nm to a maximum of 2,000,000 Nm of continuous torque. The expanded range also allows for greater versatility, with more output shaft options than the previous range.
SEW-Eurodrive KES37 and RES37 stainless steel gear units
24 March, 2010 byAt National Manufacturing Week 2010, drive solutions group SEW-Eurodrive will launch the KES37 and RES37 stainless steel gear units. Based on the proven design of the existing 7-series gear unit range, these two additions feature casings and shafts made from stainless steel, with an suitable enclosure for washdown applications. The KES37 and RES37 models are suitable for aseptic applications where caustic/high-pressure washdowns are required, or where there is potential for product contamination.
SEW launches Australian-assembled gear-units
01 March, 2010Following an upgrade to its Melbourne-based assembly facility, SEW-Eurodrive has launched its Australian-assembled X-Series industrial gear-unit range, resulting in reduced gear-unit turnaround times.
Bonfiglioli HD AFD alignment-free drive combinations
22 January, 2010 byBonfiglioli has introduced an alignment-free configuration on its heavy-duty gear drives that cost-effectively integrates motor and gearbox. The HD AFD is intended to offer an alternative to laser-aligned baseplate types that allow the use of close-coupled IEC B5 flange mounted motors up to a G315 frame size.
Nexen roller pinion system
23 November, 2009 byNexen has announced an enhanced roller pinion system (RPS), providing high-accuracy linear positioning with zero backlash and simple installation in precision motion control applications.
MSS range of planetary gearboxes
13 November, 2009 byThe MSS range of wash-down planetary gearboxes is manufactured from stainless steel and includes lubricating grease suitable for the food processing or pharmaceutical industries.
Pneumatic torque limiter
26 October, 2009 byThe Nexen TL Series pneumatically engaged, single-position torque limiter uses a ball/detent interface and proximity sensor to immediately disengage the machine shaft when excessive torque or a machine jam occurs, effectively protecting downstream equipment and product from damage and decreasing downtime.
Planetary gearbox
10 September, 2009 byDunkermotoren has released the PLG63. A compact planetary gearbox with continuous torque up to 100 Nm, it integrates well with the BG65 S DC servomotor.
