The complete Product News section from the February 2010 issue of Power Transmission Engineering.

The Magnetic Gearing and Turbine Corp. (MGT), founded by Australian inventor Andrew French in 2000, manufactures injection molded gears and couplings based entirely on magnetic technology. The repulsive magnetic forces are used to transmit power without losing any energy, and drive shafts rotate completely independently of each other.

Honeywell and SAE team up for a unique middle school initiative.

An exploration of direct drive motor trends and examples of design uses for direct drives as replacements for gear drives or belt drives.

The Bearing Specialists Association explains the role of bearings in ensuring the efficient operation of machinery.

Scientists have been hard at work creating a robotic system with the capabilities to sweep and collect garbage in urban environments. This real-world Wall-E is known as the DustBot, aimed at designing, developing, testing and demonstrating a system for improving the management of urban hygiene.

Robotics and other advanced automation technology systems are viewed as a looming threat to some in the plant maintenance field. Although there is a constant battle for some workers to remain useful while machines are continuously fulfilling more roles on the plant floor, there are those who in turn have found a better use of their newly freed time.

ABB Robotics gets free advertising via summer blockbuster.

As automation devices have grown more complex and have incorporated more plant data in their operation, there is an increased need for programming changes to continue smooth operation or improve performance. In environments requiring frequent changes, it is not uncommon for code to be lost or changes overwritten, resulting in increased downtime and decreased productivity

The complete product news section from the June 2009 issue of Power Transmission Engineering.