Misumi Introduces New Shaft Supports Multiple New Styles Rolled Out

Schaumburg, IL-Misumi USA, Inc. announces the introduction of many new styles of shaft supports, to complement its broad line of existing products and to work in conjunction with its popular shafting. All the following are new products or expanded lines and offer the machine builder an extensive assortment of mounting and support options from which to choose: Flange mounted supports featuring an...

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Need it Fast? Thomson 60 Case(TM) Shafting Now Available with Same Day Shipping from Local Stock

Need it Fast? Thomson 60 Case(TM) Shafting Now Available with Same Day Shipping from Local Stock

WOOD DALE, IL - Genuine Thomson 60 Case(TM) Shafting is now available from stock with same day shipping. The program's current product offering includes 3 in. maximum diameter shafting with cut-to-length and full length shafting. 60 Case Shafting is available in stainless or carbon steel, with standard machining including axial and radial holes and radial flats, as well as custom coatings such as...

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Students at the University of Buffalo Rely on Products from Igus to Make Their Hiding-Apparatus Project a Success

Students at the University of Buffalo Rely on Products from Igus to Make Their Hiding-Apparatus Project a Success

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. - March 29, 2007 - Igus-® Inc., the leading developer of iglide-® plastic bearings, DryLin-® linear bearings and Energy Chain Systems-®, today announced that students studying architecture at the University of Buffalo used donated igubal-® spherical bearings and DryLin S aluminum shafting on a unique project. The team of fifteen, which was challenged to design and build...

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Kerk's Lead Screws Provide Superior Performance with Kerkote-® TFE Coating

Kerk's Lead Screws Provide Superior Performance with Kerkote-® TFE Coating

Kerk Motion Products, one of the world's premier manufacturers of non-ball lead screws, offers superior performance lead screw, linear rail, spline shaft and ScrewRailÂ-® actuator assemblies with its KerkoteÂ-® TFE coating. Kerkote reduces friction and extends the life of Kerk's cost-effective, maintenance-free assemblies, which are ideal for motion control applications in a variety of...

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Shaft is suitable for differential winding applications.

Shaft is suitable for differential winding applications.

Enabling converters to run multiple width cores on same shaft, Roll Lock Differential Shaft uses GlideLock(TM) Clutched Rollers to control web tension applied to sensitive materials regardless of core width or positioning. Eliminating need for hammers and spacers, rollers move freely and feature external roller bearings to aid lateral core motion during loading/unloading. When shaft is actuated,...

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Strip Shaft allows smooth winding of web materials.

Strip Shaft allows smooth winding of web materials.

Featuring wear-resistant gripping elements and polyethylene centering strips, SRS-2000 self-centering strip shaft creates and maintains consistent axis of rotation for roll. Centering strips support roll as bladders compress during rotation, minimizing roll bounce, and independent bladder control system. Available in 3 and 6 in. diameters, shaft utilizes air activation system with no moving parts.

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Shaft Supports feature cast aluminum construction.

Shaft Supports feature cast aluminum construction.

Comprised of 10 base- and flange-mounted shaft supports, S64SBAM and S61SFAM Series are produced from cast aluminum and feature steel clamping screws. Metric shaft supports, stocked in base-mount or flange-mount styles, accommodate shaft diameters from 10-25 mm.

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GKN Driveline's New Technology Saves Weight and Fuel

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 28 / -- Vehicle makers plan to introduce breakthrough technology from GKN Driveline that provides lighter driveshaft components, improved fuel economy and better overall vehicle performance. Customers whose cars are equipped with this new technology will notice significant improvements in performance, says Rob Rickell, director of engineering for the GKN Driveline's...

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Shaft Reducers/Extenders have Fairloc hub fastening system.

Comprised of 48 models, S52FCY Series is manufactured in inch and metric sizes to extend shafts to same or different diameters. Hub end of coupling features FairlocÂ-® integral hub fastening system, which eliminates marred shafts. Made of 303 stainless steel, extenders offer zero backlash and are readily adjustable on shaft. They are designed to fit shafts from .120-.500 in. (3-12 mm) dia on...

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Flexible Shafts are suited for remote control assemblies.

Flexible shafts, available as A 7C13-(inch) and A 7C13M (metric) Series, are designed to be panel mounted without casing. Products operate in manual mode and are offered with curvature radius from 20-1.5 in. (500-38 mm). Diameters range from .130-.187 in. (3.3-4.8 mm), and lengths vary from 3-14 in. (76-355 mm).

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