We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
There is no compromise to safety in robotic applications. Lightweight robots or collaborative robots (cobots) are capable of complex and unexpected movements and need to stop immediately ensuring the safety of human operators. This is where smart couplings and smart brakes provide intelligent flexibility and guidance.
Gates announces the launch of the Clean Master Plus hose platform, the newest addition to Gates’ industrial hose lineup, built for high pressure applications in demanding industrial environments.
Ruland Manufacturing now offers rigid couplings with inch-to-metric bores as a standard product, giving users a wider range of off-the-shelf couplings. This expansion is the latest addition to the company's inch-to-metric, standard coupling product line that includes seven types of motion-control couplings and universal joints. Instead of re-machining or ordering custom-made couplings, using off-the-shelf, inch-to-metric rigid couplings saves time and money.
Corrosive chemicals such as chlorine, acids, alkalis and solvents require special pumps to handle their corrosive properties. Centrifugal pumps are most often used and offer advantages during the production process particularly when operating with Stainless Steel ASK Couplings from Miki Pulley.
Motion Industries, Inc. recently named
Chris Cleland to senior vice president of strategy and markets, effective immediately.
Cleland’s career spans over 25 years in consulting,
strategy, marketing, branding, e-commerce, business
development, and transformation.
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.
Suitable for a wide range of linear and low RPM rotary applications, these
quick-adjust products can be easily repositioned by hand without tools.
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.
Bega Special Tools introduces a portable multi-purpose induction heater on the North American market. The MF Quick-Heater 3.0-3.5 kW can be used for mounting, dismounting and pre-heating purposes. Weighing less than 8 kg and fitting in a small carrying case, this easy-to-use but powerful tool is just plugged into the mains 230 V. It can be used in difficult circumstances where other systems are impossible to operate, for instance where there is little space to work in or where no open fire is permitted. The heater’s flexible inductors are ideal for a large variety of parts with a maximum diameter of 120 mm. Application examples can be found in all types of industries.
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.
The Dune Express is a 42-mile long, fully electric conveyor system that is expected to transform the Permian Basin and substantially improve the unacceptable safety risk existing on the Permian roadways. Originating from the Kermit, Texas facility and spanning into New Mexico, the Dune Express is intended to eliminate millions of truck miles driven across the Permian resulting in avoided traffic, accidents, injuries, and fatalities within the communities.