March 2018

Smarter Machines Need Smarter Components

The future of motion control is connectivity. Read this issue to learn why.

Baldor Motor Basics Part 11

Explosion-Proof Motors in Division 2 Areas and DC Drive Fundamentals

Design of Plastic Microgear Teeth for Mass Production with High Manufacturing Tolerances for a Medical Device

Microgears for some types of medical technology need to be inexpensively mass produced. But at the same time, they need to be both precise and reliable, even though their design lifetime is relatively short. Here's how microgears were developed for blood glucose measuring devices, insulin pumps for diabetics and other very small devices.

A New Standardizable Calculation Method to Predict the Efficiency of Worm Gear Drives

In this work a physically based method for the tribological investigation of worm gears is presented.

12 Current Trends in Motion Control

Smart Factory solutions hint at machine design potential in 2018.

MedAccred Rising to Ubiquity

MedAccred is emulating the Nadcap standard that came before it, and much like its predecessor, is on a sure rise to prominence.

Mechanical Motion in Tight Spaces

Framo Morat and Dunkermotoren Produce Drive Systems for Automatic Guided Vehicles.

Engineering Showcase 2018

We are pleased to present our fourth annual Engineering Showcase, a celebration of some of the leading products and companies in mechanical power transmission. In the pages that follow, you'll find examples of engineering excellence and technological know-how in the field of gears, drives, couplings, machine parts and other mechanical components.

Built for Speed

Japan's Electric Aspark Owl Does 0-to-60 MPH in 1.9 Seconds!

Product News

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

Industry News

The complete Industry News section from the March 2018 issue of Power Transmission Engineering.

Calendar

The complete technical calendar from the March 2018 issue of Power Transmission Engineering.

The Automated Industrial Community

Hannover Messe 2018 will focus on mobility, integration and collaboration.