Simplify Automatic Lubrication With a Localized SystemOctober 25, 2022

For industrial systems that have long or continuous duty cycles, there’s no better way of ensuring machine uptime than automatically lubricating key components like rack and pinions, gearboxes, ball screws and bearings. Unfortunately, many conventional central lubrication systems are big, difficult to install and can be hard to operate. Additionally, many of the lubrication choices …
Sizing a Right Angle Gearbox: Tips To Get StartedOctober 7, 2022

When your equipment calls for a right angle gearbox, proper sizing makes a difference. A wide range of application factors must be considered, or you will face problems down the road. This blog post will provide an overview of three important criteria to consider before sizing your gearbox: target speed, output torque and service factor. …
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New White Paper Explains How to Correctly Size a Right Angle GearboxAugust 18, 2022

When your equipment calls for a right angle gearbox, proper sizing makes a difference. It’s important to consider many application factors, or you’ll face problems down the road. Possible problems can include increased maintenance, worn teeth and reduced mean time between failure (MTBF). Additionally, an oversized gearbox will cost more than necessary. Our new white …
Servo-Reducers Control Backlash in Composite Machinery, Part 2July 22, 2022

Backlash is not an option when building advanced composite machines that demand precise, high-speed motion. Failure to prevent backlash can hinder motion accuracy and damage the machine or the finished part. In a previous blog post, we described how you can combine Redex gearboxes to build preloaded drive systems with exceptional stiffness using SRP Series …
Servo-Reducers Control Backlash in Composite Machinery, Part 1July 19, 2022

Implementing the right gearboxes for machining and automatic fiber placement of composite materials is no easy task. Torsional, radial and axial stiffness (i.e., stiffness on rack) are important factors that can affect the positioning accuracy of heavy-duty robotic axes. However, when laying up fiber, quick load reversals during linear or rotary motion can create vibrations, …
Magnetic Particle Brakes Combine Attractive Torque Performance and SimplicityMay 13, 2022

When a machine design calls for a brake or clutch to deliver fast and accurate torque control, magnetic particle technology offers high torque output, precise adjustment and simplicity. This combination of features makes magnetic particle brakes (MPB) and clutches desirable for tension control in converting, winding and cable operations, while their simplicity makes them suitable …
Bevel Gearboxes Keep Europe’s River Traffic on the MoveMay 12, 2022

Few rivers are as important to worldwide commerce as the Rhine. With headwaters in Switzerland’s Alps, it forms parts of the Swiss-Liechtenstein, Swiss-Austrian and Franco-German borders on its way through the Netherlands to the sea, making it one of Europe’s main transportation routes. One utility company operates power plants — as well as their associated …
A Trusted Right Angle Gearbox Tailored to Your NeedsMay 4, 2022

When you need a space-saving, angular gearbox, it can be difficult to find a unit that meets your exact and even unique requirements and to receive it promptly. In demanding operations where uptime is everything, it’s critical to work with a supplier that can deliver quality standard right-angle gearboxes tailored to your application — and …