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Keyless shaft locking bushings Featured
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Zero-Max's ETP Express (Model R Stainless Steel) keyless shaft locking bushings feature high torque capacity, ideal for locking into position gears, pulleys, sprockets and other components in a machine's power transmission system. Handling torque ranges from 34 to 6,400 ft.-lbs., they are ideal in systems requiring frequent washdowns because they are easily cleaned and won't corrode. They have sealed, clean lines that resist debris collection and clean easily without any…
SEW's X Series industrial gear units Featured
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SEW-Eurodrive Co. of Canada Ltd. has rounded off the lower power range of its helical and bevel-helical gear units that are part of the X Series of industrial gear units by offering the proven gear units for the torque range of 6.8 to 45 kNm (5,000 to 33,000 ft-lb). This expands the torque range to cover 6.8 to 475 kNm (5,000 to 350,000 ft-lb). The intelligent gear unit concept features…
Smalley's new parts and engineering catalog Featured
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The Smalley Steel Ring Company has launched a new metric Engineering & Parts Catalog. The new catalog combines previously existing retaining ring and wave spring series sections with newly released series including Hoopster retaining rings, constant section rings, metric wave springs and small series wave springs. “The new Metric catalog offers customers a comprehensive look at all of Smalley’s 10,000 standard parts,” said Bill McClelland, Smalley’s director of engineering. “The…
Higher performance for tapered roller bearings Featured
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The Timken Company has announced an average increase of 10 percent in calculated load ratings for Timken tapered roller bearings used in a wide variety of mobile and industrial equipment. With advanced technology engineered into the bearings, performance assessments warrant this increase in predicted life across 20 product types used in industries such as rail and vehicle systems, mining and aggregate, agriculture and food processing, and energy generation from wind,…
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Chains extend service life Featured
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Iwis Drive Systems has introduced an improved generation of low-maintenance chains to the Everlast Plus series. In laboratory tests the chains with the new oil-soaked sintered bushes and a slightly modified bolt specification showed an improvement in wear lifespan of more than 300 percent. To distinguish the new chains from their predecessors, all their components are coated black. The new chains are available in sizes 06B to 16B and ANSI…
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Stafford shaft collars 'simplify maintenance' Featured
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Remachineable shaft collars and production overrun collars and couplings that are in-stock for immediate delivery, to simplify maintenance and reduce downtime, are available from Stafford Manufacturing Corp. Stafford maintenance shaft collars let users rapidly repair machinery and conveyors without the need for ordering custom parts and long lead times. Available from stock for immediate delivery, these maintenance shaft collars include remachineable collar kits that feature eight sizes from 1-1/8” to…
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Mounting kit for Aegis shaft grounding ring Featured
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The new split universal mounting kit version (Split uKIT) of the AEGIS SGR bearing protection ring protects the bearings of VFD-driven motors from electrical damage, and allows quick and easy retrofitting of the ring on virtually any AC motor shaft without decoupling attached equipment. Available from Electro Static Technology, the Split uKIT is ideal for HVAC service contractors and plant maintenance departments. Designed to accommodate slingers, shaft shoulders, and other…
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Brushless permanent magnet motors Featured
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NovaTorque Inc. has introduced its next generation design of 3 HP and 5 HP PremiumPlus+ motors. NovaTorque’s Gen2.0 PremiumPlus+ brushless permanent magnet motors, driven by variable frequency drives, boast motor-only rated point efficiencies of 93.0 percent and 92.0 percent for 3hp and 5hp versions respectively, far exceeding the levels achieved with induction motors. These motors are packaged in standard NEMA frame sizes and mounting dimensions for easy substitution. Due to…
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Helical gear drives and gear motors Featured
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Boston Gear and Bauer Gear Motor have combined their gearing expertise to offer the innovative new Series 2000 right-angle helical bevel gear drives and gear motors, designed with many performance and convenience features to meet requirements in a variety of applications — including dairy and bakery mixers, spiral heating and cooling racks, meat forming and processing lines, produce drying bins, bottling lines, unit conveyors and palletizers. The Boston Gear Series…
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Corrosion-resistance comparison chart highlights company's 12 rust-prevention options
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Selecting the right rust preventative for a specific product application is easy referencing Birchwood Casey’s handy corrosion resistance comparison chart. Manufacturers can quickly choose from twelve different aqueous and solvent-based inhibitors and sealants to prevent rust and corrosion on all metal surfaces. The chart aids in selecting the proper Birchwood Casey rust preventative and corrosion inhibiting products according to needs for protection, lubricity, dryness and decorative appeal. The different product…
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Located on the edge of Lake Ontario just east of downtown Toronto, PEM’s 2011 Maintenance Award winner is Pickering Nuclear — one of the world's largest nuclear generating facilities. The massive plant has six operating CANDU reactors, and all together, the station has a total output of 3,100 megawatts. Learn how the maintenance team does it all.- Better Physical Asset Management - Initiatives that Work (May 28.05)
- PTDA Canadian Conference (June 07.06)
