Chain drives are a critical part of the manufacturing process in many industries, whether the chains act as conveyors for glass containers or trans...

Written by: Jerome Jennings, global product manager, SPX Cooling Technologies, Inc. Cooling towers can use several power transmission technologi...

A Practical Comparison of Planetary and Orbitless Gear-Heads.

Health monitoring or condition monitoring has been used for many years on machines and in plants where the cost of an outage is high. It allows failures to be anticipated and maintenance or repairs to be scheduled for the least loss of production, as well as avoiding unnecessary periodic maintenance.

Approximately one quarter of all servo motors around the world require some type of gear reduction in their applications. From large satellite dishes to precision medical devices, gearboxes boost torque and reduce speed for servos in order for them to be sized more efficiently. While gearbox fundamentals haven't changed much over the past 20 years, their effectiveness has improved significantly, driven mostly by the need to accommodate advancements in servo technology.

Machinists Inc. is integrating the machinery, equipment and know-how of The Gear Works-Seattle Inc.

Gear drives focus on longevity, quality and customization.

The complete Product News section from the September 2018 issue of Power Transmission Engineering.

As the wind comes sweeping down the plains of America these days, it passes through fields of wind turbines. As the energy market turns towards ren...