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Gears help automate spinner block

User application article Each SB4F main spinner block drive features a Flender FZG gear unit size B2DV16 with its own oil supply system, Siemens DC main drive motor and Siemens control equipment.

News from Siemens Flender (12 March 2008)

Coupling is more flexible than standard

Specialist flexure beam helps solve rotational challenges without the cost burden normally associated with special or bespoke made products. Brochure available

News from Abssac (11 March 2008)

Catalogue covers next generation clutches/brakes

66-page catalogue covers new line of packaged electromagnetic clutches/brakes.

News from Warner Electric (Altra Industrial Motion) ( 7 March 2008)

Huge gear ordered for Armenian project

User application article When manufacturing is complete David Brown's huge gear will be dismantled and shipped to its Armenian destination in four parts.

News from David Brown Engineering ( 6 March 2008)

Three-way joints are rigid alternative

Providing backlash-free axial rigidity but allowing radial and angular freedom of movement, the SRJ range offers a very compact alternative to combining traditional roller bearings.

News from Heason Technologies Group ( 3 March 2008)

Gearboxes operate safely in explosive environments

Every Yilmaz ATEX gearbox undergoes a special painting cycle, which avoids the problem of electrostatic discharge.

News from Richard Alan Group (29 February 2008)

Spring shafts handle high speeds

Rino Industries' flexible spring shafts can operate continuously under high speeds and their shock-damping properties are excellent.

News from Ondrives/Rino Industries (27 February 2008)

Clutches protect against machine tool collisions

When a collision occurs the torque increases so rapidly in modern machine tools that the electronic monitoring systems can no longer react in time.

News from Mayr Transmissions (27 February 2008)

Couplings save energy and steel

If Roba-DS disk pack couplings were to be used consistently in all relevant applications, approximately 600 tonnes less steel would be used in Germany every year.

News from Mayr Transmissions (27 February 2008)

Braking for a new generation

Gen 2 clutch/brake modules feature several enhancements in performance and appearance compared with the original C-Face design.

News from Warner Electric (Altra Industrial Motion) (25 February 2008)

Spider elements absorb shock in couplings

Ruland has expanded its line of zero-backlash jaw couplings to include more compliant spider elements for applications where greater shock absorption is desired.

News from Ruland Manufacturing Co (21 February 2008)

Transmissions at the right angle

Gearboxes are designed for the transmission of rotational motion between two shafts at 90 degrees.

News from Ondrives/Rino Industries (19 February 2008)

Failsafe couplings protect miners

User application article Renold's rubber-in-compression couplings are intrinsically failsafe because even if the rubber blocks vapourised, the strong metal paddles would come together to provide the drive.

News from Renold Hi-Tec Couplings (12 February 2008)

Steam turbines to power oil production

User application article Turbines are the world's most powerful to be installed on an FPSO vessel.

News from Peter Brotherhood ( 8 February 2008)

Remanufacturing as a cost-effective option

Technical background article Remanufactured transmissions enable off-highway operators to get the most from their assets says Mike Goatley, Of ZF's Off-Highway Division. Brochure available

News from ZF Great Britain ( 6 February 2008)

Precision gears for positional indexing

Dual-lead worm-gear sets are ideally suited for use in positional machinery as they provide a kinematically correct gear that can run in either direction of rotation.