June 2014

Who Do You Trust?

At the recently held annual meeting of the Bearing Specialists Association, there was a lot of talk about online sales channels and how Internet retailers are changing the way industrial products are researched, sourced and purchased.

Brushless PM-Motors Speed Ahead

There are more brushless PM motors being made every day. These brushless PM motors are smaller in size -- i.e., less than 50 watts in power output found in hard-disk drives, CD and DVD players and many portable medical devices. Servo systems with brushless PM motors ranging from 50 watts to 50 kilowatts are now challenging the larger electric motor applications. A few manufacturers have pushed brushless PM motors above 200 kW.

Adjusting Tapered Roller Bearings

What are the best methods to adjust tapered roller bearings?

Destination Mars!

NASA is building a flying saucer.

Product News

The complete Product News section from the June 2014 issue of Power Transmission Engineering.

Industry News

The complete Industry News section from the June 2014 issue of Power Transmission Engineering.

CTI Symposium Raises the Bar on Transmission Technology

The 8th International CTI Symposium on Automotive Transmissions, HEV and EV Drives took place in Rochester, Michigan from May 12-15. The event kicked off with its popular introductory seminar "Basics and Practice of Automotive Transmissions."

Calendar

The complete technical calendar from the June 2014 issue of Power Transmission Engineering.

Bearing Specialists Celebrate Successful Convention

The Bearing Specialists Association held its annual convention at the Fairmont Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. from May 3-7. More than 160 distributors and manufacturers attended the convention, which included committee meetings, business meetings, guest speakers, and social events.