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FEATURE ARTICLES | 2025-04-01

Autonomous Inspection

For a few years now, Spot—the agile, mobile robot—has been surveying show floors at Automate, CES and Promat. Last year, Boston Dynamics presented a slew of additional technologies at IMTS 2024, showcasing robotic innovations key to scaling autonomous industrial inspection for components such as bearings, motors, pumps, gearboxes and conveyor systems.

PRODUCT NEWS | 2025-03-19

SmartSights Helps Industrial Teams Improve Response Times

SmartSights, a provider of operational intelligence software that helps industrial teams improve response times, is integrating WIN-911 autonomous alerts notification software with PEER," an issue management and resolution accelerator.

INDUSTRY NEWS | 2025-03-01

Kemco Systems Welcomes Sawyer as Regional Sales Manager

Nicholas (Nick) Sawyer recently joined the Kemco Systems sales team as regional sales manager.

INDUSTRY NEWS | 2023-02-13

Elgeti Engineering Offers Online Bearing Seminar Spring 2023

Elgeti Engineering once again is offering its online bearing seminars for Spring 2023. Special packages are available for online 90-minute sessions.

REVOLUTIONS | 2023-01-09

Bearing Quality Control Helps Green Energy Initiative

The Dudley, UK factory of The Timken Company supplies the engineered bearings it manufactures into a multitude of industries including mining, food and beverage, pulp and paper, cement, marine, and wastewater. Recently there has been a significant increase in demand for larger bearings up to 1,200 mm in diameter for use in the construction of wind turbines, which promises exponential growth in the coming years as countries across the globe work towards meeting their green energy targets.

PRODUCT NEWS | 2022-05-11

Sulzer Enhances Pump Control Technology

The latest in control technology from Sulzer allows pumping stations and wastewater treatment facilities to talk to each other, providing a better picture of real-time conditions and enabling smarter, more proactive management of the whole network.

REVOLUTIONS | 2022-05-09

The Constant Push for Lubrication and Seal Technology Upgrades

The range and flexibility of lubrication and sealing technologies continues to expand as companies look to scale down production times while increasing productivity. The industry is focused on environmental impact, automation and compact systems. Here’s just a few of the latest technologies in the industrial market:

REVOLUTIONS | 2022-05-06

The Extreme Ends of Turbine Condition Monitoring

One of ONYX’s customers and a leader in driving up the reliability and asset performance of the wind industry, Pattern Energy, uses ONYX turbine monitoring for over 1,100 wind turbines. Across this fleet ONYX connects several CMS hardware types to fleetMONITOR, a multi-brand solution for drivetrain monitoring. Two of the wind farms were retrofitted with ecoCMS in 2018, the technology with which ONYX disrupted the CMS industry.

REVOLUTIONS | 2021-07-16

The Sustainable Shop Floor

Energy from renewable sources? Natural resource conservation? Reduction in pollution and waste? Energy efficient components? Many talk a good game ...

| 2020-01-29

From Walkarounds to Wireless Monitoring

Advances in condition monitoring technology means maintenance and operations teams can spend less time collecting data, and more time acting on it,...

TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2019-12-01

Reliability Safeguarding for an 8 MW Wind Energy Gearbox in Serial Production

Prototype and Process Development Ensuring Stable Quality at the Highest Level

| 2019-06-18

Getting Your Hands on Smart Tools

Forget the IIoT and Industry 4.o buzzwords. We're not interested in 10 to 15 years down the road or what the factory of the future is going to look...

| 2018-11-01

Chain-Stretch Monitoring System Prevents Plant Downtime

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

| 2018-09-17

Hannover Messe USA: What We Learned

The East Hall—home to Hannover Messe USA— took a systematic approach to manufacturing, highlighting the smart components and techniques that will b...

FEATURE ARTICLES | 2018-08-01

The Clean Cut

JBT Corporation benefits from Kollmorgen Hygienic motor design in food and beverage application.

| 2018-07-16

Evolution of Cooling Tower Gearboxes

Written by: Jerome Jennings, global product manager, SPX Cooling Technologies, Inc. Industries that require process heat rejection often use fie...

| 2018-02-20

Smarter Mechatronics

Mechatronics and the Internet of Things go hand in hand, so it’s no surprise that leading mechatronics companies are coming out with IIoT produ...

PUBLISHER'S PAGE | 2017-06-01

Moving in the Right Direction
Over the past several months, members of our staff have traveled quite a bit, and we've had a lot of opportunities to gauge their confidence. And while nobody is overwhelmingly enthusiastic - nobody has told us this is their best year ever - almost everyone seems at least content with the stability that slow and steady growth provides.

| 2017-04-04

Automate/Promat: Live From the Show
Automate 2017 offers the full spectrum of automation technologies and solutions, from traditional industrial applications to cutting edge new techn...

FEATURE ARTICLES | 2017-03-01

Saving Time with Auto-Tuning Drives
If there are two things that are in tight supply in the industry, it's time and talent. Manufacturers are always pressured to do more faster, and the industry is producing fewer experts to help them do it, so the industry's had to get crafty and find what time-cutting procedures they can.

INDUSTRY NEWS | 2017-02-01

Industry News
The complete Industry News section from the February 2017 issue of PTE.

PUBLISHER'S PAGE | 2016-10-01

Kids Love Technology
Kate, a sophomore studying engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, has a genuine interest in manufacturing, so it was natural that she attend IMTS. But the other three? My kids? Well, let’s just say that their interests lie elsewhere. Matt, also a sophomore, is studying business at UW-Platteville. Emily, a sophomore in high school, wants to join the Peace Corps. Renee, an eighth grader, wants to be a surgeon.

| 2016-08-25

Custom or Off-the-Shelf?
Today I want to follow up on a discussion of an often debated topic: do you want a custom motor or should you buy a standard (stock) moto...

FEATURE ARTICLES | 2016-08-01

IMTS 2016 Booth Preview
A nose-in-the-tent peek at the booths featuring mechanical motion components.

| 2016-06-14

The Evolution of Connectivity
SKF Helps Change the Way We Work and Interact in Manufacturing Today Matthew Jaster, Senior Editor Mark Hinck...

| 2016-05-10

Front Line Defense
Hash Mobile Creates Innovative Tech Improvements with Mobility Tools Matthew Jaster, Senior Editor [c...

INDUSTRY NEWS | 2015-09-01

Industry News
News From Around the Gear Industry

TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2015-08-01

The Importance of Thermal Protection for Torque Motors
When talking about high-end machining or manufacturing applications that include direct-drive technology, one of the key advantages of utilizing this particular transmission method is its endurance. Because of the very nature of direct-drive motors they are able to operate at peak performance levels indefinitely — without any kind of wear or aging — as long as the motor isn’t pushed past its capacity. Unfortunately, because this isn’t a perfect world, unexpected things can happen which can cause the motor to overheat. Whether the heat source is due to a parameter being input incorrectly, or an unexpected external force causing more resistance than expected — it is important to have certain forms of thermal protection in place. Since torque motors are built in such a way that they cannot be repaired and yet maintain their efficiency, it is vital to prevent any overheating — thus precluding the need to purchase a new one.

FEATURE ARTICLES | 2013-12-01

Napoleon Engineering Services: Rigged for Success
For design engineers and purchasing agents alike, bearings can sometimes be like family. Oh, you know - can't live with 'em, can’t live without 'em.

TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2013-12-01

How To Use a Hand-Held Micrometer to Measure Miniature and Instrument Ball Bearings
For the most accurate measurements, miniature and instrument ball bearing dimensions should be measured with a calibrated air gauge. A good second option is a calibrated optical comparator. On occasion, it may be necessary to use a calibrated, hand-held micrometer to double-check a measurement or for simple verification while working in the field.

TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2013-12-01

Inexpensive Methods to Measure the Performance Characteristics of a Linear Motion Device
This article describes a series of tests that can be performed by the average user, with little experience, and without sophisticated measuring instruments, to quickly determine the most important performance characteristics of linear motion systems.

PRODUCT NEWS | 2013-04-01

Product News
SKF energy-efficient bearings, Bishop Wisecarver guided motion system, Weiss torque rotary table, Mico wireless braking system, Nord worm gear series, and SKF expanded range of couplings.

TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2012-12-01

Effective Management Can Reduce Energy Costs Millwide
It’s as true in pulp and paper as it is in many other industries: the continued rise in energy prices has put a squeeze on margin and profits. Papermakers know that to maintain margin, they must effectively manage their energy costs.

FEATURE ARTICLES | 2012-08-01

Sorting Out Flexible Couplings
In most cases, industrial power transmission calls for flexible rather than rigid couplings in order to forgive minor shaft misalignment. For that reason, this article will focus solely on the selection of flexible couplings.

POWER PLAY | 2011-02-01

With These Shoes, Some Say Even White Men Can Jump
“Banned by the NBA!” the headline screams. What are we talking here - Steroids? Gambling? Methamphetamines? Black socks? No - we’re talking shoes.

INDUSTRY NEWS | 2010-10-01

Industry News
The complete Industry News section from the October 2010 issue of Power Transmission Engineering.

POWER PLAY | 2010-10-01

Vive (American) La France
A look back at a turbine-powered fire engine that was years ahead of its time.

PRODUCT NEWS | 2010-02-01

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

TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2009-08-01

Axis of Rotation Metrology
In the history of machine tools, spindles have been very good relative to other bearings and structures on the machine. So quality professionals have developed a cache of tools—-ball bars, grid encoders displacement lasers, etc.—-to help them characterize and understand the geometry of the structural loop. But as machine tools have improved in their capability and precision, and the demands of part-geometry and surface finish have become more critical, errors in spindles have become a larger percentage of the total error.

PRODUCT NEWS | 2008-02-01

Product News
The complete Product News section from the February 2008 Power Transmission Engineering.