Mpact® Downhole Motors Sets New Drilling Record

Conroe, Texas - Mpact-® Downhole Motors is proud to announce that it set a new Permian Basin -New Mexico Drilling record on May 7, 2012 using an Mpact-® Downhole Motor. The field performance record was for the fastest recorded vertical section. The assembly drilled a total of 3,164 feet in 13.5 hours, for an average ROP of 234.4 ft/hr. Details of the record setting event are as follows: -·...

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ATK Provides Propulsion and Composite Structures for Successful Launch of Pegasus Rocket

NuSTAR Spacecraft Uses ATK Solar Array and 33-Foot Deployment System Launch Marks More Than Two Decades of Successful Missions Using ATK Products ARLINGTON, Va. - ATK (NYSE: ATK) supported the successful launch of an Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) air-launched Pegasus XL-® rocket from the Ronald Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus rocket carried NASA's...

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GE to Supply Japan's JFE Steel Co. with Multi-Fuel, On-Site Power Solution at Chiba Steel Mill

-· GE's Frame 9E Gas Turbine to Power 150-Megawatt, Combined-Cycle Power Project at JFE's East Japan Iron Works -· Power Plant to Utilize Steel Production Gases to Generate On-Site Power, Reduce Mill's Emissions -· Project Illustrates GE's Global Ability in Providing Distributed Power Solutions for Steel Industry SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - With the global steel industry working to reduce the...

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BorgWarner Equips New Renault Diesel Engine with Optimized Turbocharger Technology

BorgWarner Equips New Renault Diesel Engine with Optimized Turbocharger Technology

BorgWarner's Latest Generation of VTG Turbochargers Help Boost Performance and Lower Emissions of Renault's New 1.6-Liter Diesel Engine AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - BorgWarner's latest generation of variable turbine geometry (VTG) turbochargers power the totally new 1.6-liter Energy dci 130 diesel engine from Renault. BorgWarner's VTG turbocharger helps the engine set high standards of efficiency with...

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Saint-Gobain Components Drive Advances in Automotive Friction Control and Manufacturing Performance

Composite Bearings and Tolerance Rings Enhance Efficiencies for Automotive OEMs Stuttgart, Germany - The global automotive market is putting increasing demands on Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to produce high-performance parts that are affordable and long-lasting. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is helping OEMs meet these demands with its range of innovative NORGLIDE-® composite...

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Rapid Prototyping is offered for leadscrews, rails, actuators.

Rapid Prototyping is offered for leadscrews, rails, actuators.

Rapid Prototype Services are available for Kerk-® brand leadscrew assemblies, spline and guide rails, as well as RGS-® and ScrewRail-® linear actuators. Qualifying engineering programs can have production-quality prototypes of custom configurations as soon as one week from design release, including assemblies with Kerkite-® high-performance composite polymers and Kerkote-® TFE coating. All...

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Integrated Servo Motor features stainless steel construction.

Integrated Servo Motor features stainless steel construction.

Constructed with stainless steel shaft, flange, tube, and rear end cover, MAC 141 has Teflon-® sealing for watertight operation. IP67-rated unit integrates electronics, encoder, driver, and controller. Available with built-in planetary gear box in ratios from 3:1 to 216:1, brushless servo motor delivers 0.48/1.59 Nm RMS/peak, 134 W, and up to 2,700 rpm. Option for built-in PLC, RS232/485,...

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Cushioned HVAC Bearings come in multiple strengths.

Cushioned HVAC Bearings come in multiple strengths.

Offered in bore sizes from 3/8-1 -½ in., NAH10A Cushioned Pillow Block Bearings come in high strength steel, with added benefit of maintaining regular duty material weight. Cushions are available in extruded or molded foam and in durometers ranging from hard to soft. Designed to suppress vibrations, bearings are suitable for industrial fans, commercial heating and air conditioning systems, and...

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Centrax to Power Expansion of Tunisian Tissue Company

Centrax Gas Turbines, the UK-based industrial power systems specialist, is to supply the power package at the heart of a major new Euros32 million electrical plant that will meet burgeoning demand for tissue products throughout northern and central Africa. This significant investment by leading Tunisian tissue producer AZUR will utilise a Centrax 501-KB5 gas turbine to provide the reliable,...

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Power-Train System targets tracked vehicles over 65 tons.

Designed for front and rear drive MBTs and IFVs, Power-Train System features battle-proven suspension system, which replaces torsion bars with helical springs, enabling operation in all terrains. Main automatic transmission transfers 1,500 bhp from engine to planetary final drives, which are mounted on front of vehicle. By optimizing mobility and maneuverability of vehicles, power train maximizes...

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