New Mechanical Power Transmission Products

30 Years of Iglide® Bearings: From Simple Plastic Bearings to High-Tech Machine Components

East Providence, Rhode Island — igus-® is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its iglide plastic bearing material. Three decades ago, igus presented its first iglide plastic bearing – a lubrication and maintenance-free polymer bearing for dry running applications. After decades of research with the plastic material and its tribological properties (optimized for friction and wear...

Qualify YOUR School for Energy Grants and Rebates

Cut Costs With Energy Grants, Rebates and Cost Savings Are you a School Board member, Administrator, Facilities Manager, Grant Writer, or in IT? If you are, then this is for YOU: Homes, businesses and schools across America are now taking advantage of new federal and state solar energy grants, rebates and tax credits to lower their energy costs. With this in mind, data loggers are a great way to...

Iglide® on Tour: Around the World with 56 Plastic Bearings on Board

To celebrate the 30 year anniversary of its iglide plastic bearings, the tribo-polymer specialist igus-® is sending its small car on a big trip around the world. East Providence, Rhode Island — To celebrate 30 years of their plastic bearings, igus has retrofit a car with 56 iglide bearings. These components are in all areas of the car, including the pedals, alternator, window regulators,...

Oriental Motor Introduces AR Series with Built-in Controller (Stored Data)

Torrance, CA — ORIENTAL MOTOR USA CORP High-Efficiency AR Series with Built-in Controller (Stored Data). Oriental Motor is pleased to announce the introduction of our newest high-efficiency AR Series motor and driver package, now available with built-in controller (stored data) type featuring I/O, Modbus or EtherCAT (via a gateway converter) communications. The AR Series utilizes Oriental...

Super Precision Bearings for Machine Tools: Factors For A Successful Spindle Bearing Set Up

This white paper provides an in-depth overview into choosing the right bearing for machine tools.

Bishop-Wisecarver Group Exhibiting at Automation Technology EXPO West from February 11-13

Woman-Owned Automation Manufacturer to Feature New Products and Services at Press Briefings Pittsburg, CA- – The Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG), a woman-owned family of WBENC certified companies will feature recently released automation products and services at the Automation Technology Expo (ATX) West in Anaheim Convention Center from February 11-13. Join them at their on-site press briefings...

Heavy Duty Cam-Driven Rotary Tables

The heavy-duty series IR Indexing Rotary Tables are mechanical cylindrical cam units that transform the uniform rotary input motion into an indexing motion of the dial plate. They are manufactured in two new standard versions 1001 and 1301 (mm) plate diameters and with the possibility of mounting vertical and horizontal axis. They allow transmitting torque to 49.850 (Nm). The standard number of...

Integrated Servo Motor suits battery-powered applications.

Measuring 7.52 x 2.36 x 4.49 in., Model MAC402 operates from 12–48 Vdc with full power of 400 W (RMS) to 1,200 W (peak). Unit is available with wide range of communications modules, including basic modules for pulse-direction, Fieldbus modules, or programmable modules with connections to local sensors. Also available with Ethernet options, motor is suited for remotely operated robots, robotic...

Interior Permanent Magnet (IPM) Brushless Motors from Applimotion

Applimotion's ULT, UTH, UTS, and UTO frameless motor kits cover a wide range of applications in direct drive motion control with their large through-hole surface permanent magnet (SPM) rotor configurations. Applimotion is now offering interior permanent magnet (IPM) versions of these motor kits extending capabilities to new applications. These IPM frameless motor kits cover sizes from 44 mm to...

Oriental Motor Announceds Price Reduction on NX Series Servo Motor Round Shaft Packages

Torrance, CA — ORIENTAL MOTOR USA CORP Price Reduction on Our Tuning Free NX Round Shaft Servo Packages Oriental Motor is pleased to introduce a 21% price reduction on all NX Series Round Shaft Servo Motor Packages. The tuning-free servo motor and driver package in the NX Series are easy to operate and allows for smooth operation with large inertial loads and belt mechanism. Each package...

Engine Timing Chain features low-friction design.

Available for variety of 0.66–2.0 L gas engines, 6.35 mm Timing Chains are designed to minimize friction for optimal fuel economy. Inverted tooth silent chain technology combines with optimized link back shape, which reduces contact area and friction as chain slides along arms and guides where most friction losses occur. In addition, super finish apertures maximize wear and efficiency...

Standex Engraving Mold-Tech Offers Nickel Shell Capabilities on a Global Scale

Standex Engraving Mold-Tech is the premier, global supplier for mold texturing and surface finishing. With a full range of services, Standex Engraving Mold-Tech is also the only nickel shell supplier producing in three global locations. See our video to learn more.