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‘Rotating Shafts’

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Start with the news release Accelerometers obtain hazardous-area certification from Wilcoxon Research, which we summarised at the time by saying "Wilcoxon Research has announced an additional intrinsically safe certification in accordance with IECEx requirements for six general-purpose accelerometers.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release SKF systems boost uptime of Isis neutron choppers from SKF UK: "SKF rolling bearings and condition monitoring systems are maximising the uptime of precision devices used in the Isis neutron and muon source at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire.".
 
In October 2009, we covered the news from Barden Corporation - take a look at Barden provides super-precision bearings which says: "The Barden Corporation offers custom-designed, super-precision bearings for use in a wide variety of high-performance air handling systems. ".
 
Take a look also at the news release from Schaeffler (UK), Guide advises on mounting and dismounting bearings, as well as Renishaw TRS2 saves Lamborghini EUR150K a year from Renishaw, and Torqsense allows Ferrotec to test sealing products from Sensor Technology.
 

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Ruland introduces miniature couplings (October 2009)

Ruland is now offering a range of miniature rigid couplings with bore sizes as small as 3mm.

Schmidt couplings handle all shaft displacements (October 2009)

Schmidt 5D Couplings from Zero-Max are suited to applications requiring large axial, angular and parallel shaft misalignments.

Stepper motors available with adaptable shaft (October 2009)

High-torque stepper motors from Astrosyn International Technology are available with an adaptable rear shaft that can be fitted with an accessory such as a brake or encoder.

Pittman AB servo motors available in NEMA sizes (October 2009)

Ametek has announced Pittman AB Series brushless servo motors in three different NEMA frame sizes (each available in various lengths) to accommodate a wide range of design envelopes.

Huco Dynatork springs have controllable torsion (October 2009)

Huco Dynatork is introducing a range of machined torsion springs.

Heidenhain touch probe inspects tools (October 2009)

The TT 449 touch probe from Heidenhain (GB) provides flexibility of tool inspection in conjunction with CNC system measuring cycles on a range of machine tools using Heidenhain iTNC 530 CNC systems.

Split bearings provide reduced maintenance costs (October 2009)

Pilbara Iron has achieved significant cost savings by replacing a standard spherical roller bearing on the drive shaft of a bucket wheel excavator with a split roller bearing from Schaeffler.

NSK offers custom bearings for wind power plants (October 2009)

NSK provides a wide range of bearings for unusual applications or special operating conditions, as well as customised bearings for wind power applications.

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Further reading
  • Telemetry system monitors rotating shafts

    The new rotor electronics J1-RD Flex is mounted on a flexible, foil substrate and its space-saving design enables it to be easily applied to rotating shafts or similar machine parts.
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