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When you need to simulate torque resistance in test bench applications, various brakes and clutches can do the job. For many projects, however, such as space-limited automotive test benches, it is particularly critical to select a brake that achieves precise control at a reasonable cost without also incurring wear and tear. Often overlooked, electromagnetic powder …

We’re making our final preparations for FABTECH 2025, the sheet metal industry’s premier event taking place September 8 to 11 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. We look forward to meeting with you in Hall A, Booth A6320 to show you our innovative metal strip processing products and discuss your production needs and how we …

When you specify a compact mill system to convert copper round drawn wires into drawn rectangular wires, there’s no doubt production efficiency and speed will be among your most significant criteria when choosing the mill. The flexibility to address different gauges and intuitive user controls will also be important factors in selecting the right machine. …

As wiremaking manufacturing becomes more automated and involves more process control than before, production machinery must operate at high speeds and with extraordinary precision. This is particularly true for rolling mills, which are indispensable in creating consistent, uniform wire from raw metals. Whether your wiremaking operation requires narrow strip, flat wire or round wire processing …

As the composite, wire and cable, textiles and packaging industries manufacture increasingly complex products, the tension control needs of fiber, wire and web equipment are also growing proportionally. For example, load cells must effectively measure the tension on the equipment processes that handle different materials, meet several product specifications and accommodate various accessories. They must …

When it comes to designing composite processing machines, productivity and product quality are only as good as your machine’s precision and speed control, especially with regard to ZERO-BACKLASH. Without ZERO-BACKLASH or accurate positioning, processes can suffer from various defects that can lead to wasted materials, downtime and, ultimately, higher production costs. Redex offers precision linear …

If you plan to integrate a rotary axis drive system into a high-performance machine or process, accurate motion is undoubtedly among your primary concerns. This is particularly true in machine tools, for example, where rotary axes help tools manipulate workpieces from various angles to create sophisticated parts. However, depending on the size requirements and loads …

Backlash in rack and pinion drives used in machine tools reduces positioning accuracy and can even cause damage to nearby components. An effective way to prevent this is by using a rack and pinion system with two gear reducers whose output pinions are preloaded against the rack. Our previous blog post describes two Redex preloading …

When your CNC or machine tool system calls for a drive system to position workpieces with high accuracy, well-proven rack and pinion drive technology offers several advantages such as long travel, high-speed, ruggedness and efficiency, to name a few. But when it comes to cutting, grinding, milling, shaping, boring and other demanding processes — especially …

The performance of today’s high-precision, servo-driven, computer-controlled machines is directly related to the stiffness and accuracy of their linear and rotary axes drive systems. In order to achieve precise positioning and repeatability of these axes, the mechanical components must be manufactured to very tight tolerances (on the order of 20 microns/0.0008 inch). Manufacturing these parts …