WITH ITS freezing climate, the Arctic is one of the most extreme environments on earth. Despite this, four million people have learned to live there, and these inhabitants need crucial machinery to operate effectively – even in the depths of winter. Chris Johnson explains the lubrication requirements for bearings operating in extreme temperatures

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To improve rotating equipment performance, it pays to address both the component level – such as bearing management – and the ‘bigger picture’ of increased digitalisation

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R.A. Rodriguez is supplying large turntable bearings and steel spur gears for use in a new generation of slitter-rewinder machines being built by Atlas Converting Equipment

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With such a wide variety of products capable of fulfilling diverse requirements, selecting a gearbox can be quite a conundrum. This article from Stober offers some guidance

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Although most conveyor chain these days is wedge riveted as standard, the option to specify spin riveting is an important one, and should be considered for critical applications both by designers of original equipment and maintenance engineers alike

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When a group of engineering faculty and students from Virginia Tech University wanted to address inherent inefficiencies associated with traditional residential construction, electronic linear motion systems from Thomson Industries provided part of the solution

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How can you tell in advance whether a hybrid bearing will outperform a steel one in your application and whether its extra cost can be justified? This difficult, recurring question can now be answered by a newly developed bearing life model, as Guillermo Morales-Espejel explains

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Located in areas of high tidal energy, tidal turbines require reliable and robust braking systems to handle challenging environmental conditions, avoid shock loads in the drivetrain and protect all the various components. Svendborg Brakes addressed these needs and delivered an ideal tidal turbine setup for installation at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)’s test site

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With multiple OEMs testing or delivering autonomous agricultural vehicles to market, new powertrain solutions are required to provide optimal application performance for the many classes of new vehicles. Altra Industrial Motion offers a suite of innovative solutions designed to meet the needs of each vehicle requirement

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When a leading UK manufacturer of soft drinks experienced premature bearing failures on its automatic bottle sleeving machine, it solved the problem by adopting non-contact, shielded, greased-for-life deep groove ball bearings from NSK. The move has increased the operational life of the bearings by a factor of 52, which in turn is generating annual savings of €10,874

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While there no shortage of options when it comes to choosing shaft couplings, the devil is in the detail, so it is worthwhile taking a critical look at the technical product details and the range of services offered by the manufacturer

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Many engineers have at least a basic understanding of rotating bearing technology, and in some cases are experts in the field, but what do they need to consider when specifying bearings for extreme environments? Mike Page looks at the issues

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Keeping a servo driven system running at peak efficiency is no simple feat. Misunderstanding performance criteria such as misalignment, torque, or RPM can be all it takes to cause a critical and costly failure says Robert Watkins

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Prototype parts have been developed by the University of Sheffield AMRC for a company aiming to disrupt the mechanical power transmission market with its redesign of the roller chain – producing one that promises to be more durable, lightweight and low maintenance.

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David Proud explains how to overcome the potentially damaging effects of vibration using drive couplings with a high torsional flexibility

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Team BRIT and MME Motorsport have developed a new hand control technology that enables disabled and able-bodied drivers to use the same car

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Introduced at last year's SPS IPC Drives, ROBA-brake-checker and ROBA-torqcontrol intelligent modules from mayr easily and quickly monitor safety brakes or facilitate the even and smooth deceleration of machines – even with varying load

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Phil Burge describes how a new design of single-row angular contact ball bearings is enabling pump and compressor manufacturers to boost the output of their machines economically without compromising reliability and efficiency

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Spending time evaluating and selecting the correct drive coupling for a specific application may seem like a source of frustration for designers and engineers, however the resultant benefits greatly outweigh the initial effort, says David Proud, general manager of Reich Drive Systems UK

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MULCO partner TransDev is the UK & Ireland distributor of BRECO PU belts. In this application example a Mulco partner in Germany utilises BRECO linear belts with attached profiles; TranDev undertakes similar projects via its expert Special Belts manufacturing facility

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Knobs, handles and adjustable feet in the special conductive technopolymer prevent the accumulation of electrostatic charge between bodies with different electric potential.

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When searching the web for a suitable industrial gearbox and geared motor repair centre within the UK it appears that the customer is spoilt for choice. However Rossi UK believe that very often, this choice is limited, as many of these repair centres are not authorised by the OEM and therefore the repair is carried out at higher risk to end user and could lead to incurring additional costs.

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The Optidrive P2 offers the perfect combination of high performance together with ease of use to allow even the most demanding applications to be tackled easily.

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Seals and other similar products are vital accessories to a host of larger components and these often need to be replaced frequently as a result of preventative maintenance or breakdown.

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WITTENSTEIN’s servo actuator TPM+, precision planetary gearboxes and synchronous servo motors are integrated without a clutch for a unit that is flexible in its application.

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MULTI MONT couplings have been built in series since 1958. This pluggable claw coupling that has been successfully proven over a number of decades has been permanently updated to the state of the art, and the MULTI MONT SELLA, MULTI MONT DEKA and MULTI MONT GIANT series nowadays cover a torque range from 40 to 1 000 000 Nm.

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B56 res mounted electric motors. Often used in chip shop ranges as well as many other applications such as lathes and drills.

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S&P contra-foil range of contra rotating high pressure axial fans.

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H-Fang Brand Slewing Solutions. Cone Drive’s slewing drives employ precision motion technology that provides a large ratio in a single stage of gearing.

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The ISO-TECH IDM20 is a great value pocket digital multimeter with double-moulded plastic housing and a large, high contrast 2000 counts LCD display.

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Powerful, Clean Solutions with a Stainless Reputation. Cone Drive’s stainless steel precision motion gearboxes are designed for sterile manufacturing environments.

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Metric motors. We stock up 110kw and can access up to 300kw meaning our service is unrivalled.

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The Elevator Variable Frequency Drive is the 2nd generation dedicated elevator drive from Invertek Drives, designed to provide smooth, reliable carriage control in all elevator applications.

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Focused on ease of use, Optidrive E3 provides unrivalled simplicity of installation, connection and commissioning, allowing the user to benefit from precise motor control and energy savings within minutes.

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