At least 75% of all products in your typical supermarket were conveyed with flat top chains and plastic modular belts in the course of their production and packaging. Flat top chains and modular belts can be used for most conveying tasks that require a (more)
Willie Costa on June 10, 2010 (Comments: 0)
Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc. introduces the new EW Series electronic valves. Featuring wire leads out of the top of the valve, the EW Series is available (more)
aMsp Introduces Viscous Damned Hinges
Posted by: Willie Costa on June 10, 2010 (Comments: 1)
All Metric Small Parts (aMsp) announce the availability of the MLAT08MTH130B Series of viscous dampened hinges. These compact light weight, silent dampened hinges a (more)
When to Choose Crossed Roller Bearings
Posted by: Naoki Yamaguchi on June 10, 2010 (Comments: 251)
As newer motion equipment demands more in terms of precision, the crossed roller bearing has gained prominence for use in friction reducing devices. Here’s a (more)
10 Considerations for Getting the Right Gearbox
Posted by: Willie Costa on June 22, 2010 (Comments: 0)
Getting the correct gearbox is crucial for any application, but how can you be sure that the gearbox you select is the right one for the job? These are so (more)
Blending the Voice of Disparate Customers
Posted by: Willie Costa on June 30, 2010 (Comments: 0)
From Joseph Merts, QFD Online
Several months ago I published an article entitled “(more)
Lube-Seal Solution Optimizes Wind Applications
Posted by: Willie Costa on July 23, 2010 (Comments: 0)
The Freudenberg Group embraces a natural synergy with the Lube&Seal package, jointly from Simrit and Klüber Lubrication, which combines the features of lubrication and sealing to benefit the greater system in wind turbine applications. The prod (more)
Wind Industry Makes "The Switch" to Permanent Magnet Generators
Posted by: Willie Costa on July 30, 2010 (Comments: 0)
One of the primary concerns for any wind turbine manufacturer is designing the highest-efficiency drivetrain possible. Normal turbine drivetrain designs have the turbine driving a generator (which is virtually identical to a standard induction mot (more)
Guidelines for Sourcing Fused Quartz
Posted by: Willie Costa on July 30, 2010 (Comments: 0)
Quartz glass has several characteristics that endear it to a multitude of industries – hardness, chemical purity, temperature and corrosion resistance, and electrical insulation, just to name a few. Although found in many industries, it is particu (more)
Plastic-top Tabletop Chains and Modular Belts Reduce Drive Needs
Posted by: Willie Costa on July 30, 2010 (Comments: 0)
Up to 75% of all products in your average supermarket were conveyed with flat top (tabletop) chains and plastic modular belts during their production and packaging stages. These types of belts can be used for virtually any conveying application which re (more)
Dispelling the Myths of Teflon Hose
Posted by: Willie Costa on July 30, 2010 (Comments: 0)
Teflon hoses are seldom specified in typical industrial hydraulic or pneumatic systems, yet they dominate in aerospace and tough industrial applications. Teflon (PTFE) hoses will simply outperform standard hoses in virtually any application, even in sev (more)
Dow Lubricant Increases Gearbox Efficiency
Posted by: Willie Costa on Aug. 6, 2010 (Comments: 0)
Assuming that a wind turbine is going to produce electricity is reasonable to most people. But what about increasing a gearbox’s efficiency through the use of a high-quality lubricant? For most, that’s typically the farthest thing from a pre (more)
Gough-Econ's Go-Anywhere Conveyor Simplifies Material Handling Needs
Posted by: Willie Costa on Aug. 6, 2010 (Comments: 0)
Most bucket-based conveyor systems require a large number of transfers and changes of direction to move product around the production floor. But what if a single bucket could move in three dimensions without transfers, without the potential for a mess, (more)
Preloading Guide Wheels in Linear Motion Applications
Posted by: Willie Costa on Aug. 6, 2010 (Comments: 0)
From Leslie Lui, Design World:
Preloading is the practice of assembling mechanical systems in such a way that some or all components are held i (more)
Design Team Tackles Connector Challenge
Posted by: Willie Costa on Aug. 6, 2010 (Comments: 50)
From Jim Brown
Business Unit Manager
Colder Products Co; St Paul, MN
Misconnected tubing in medical settin (more)
Kollmorgen Introduces Frameless Brushless Motors
Posted by: Willie Costa on Aug. 6, 2010 (Comments: 0)
Kollmorgen’s new KBM Series frameless brushless motors present system designers and maintenance personnel with a new and high-accuracy way to optimize their available space and power budget. The KBM motors are available in 14 sizes for high or low (more)
Roller Screw Actuators: Benefits, Selection, and Maintenance
Posted by: Willie Costa on Aug. 16, 2010 (Comments: 0)
Gary Shelton
Principal Design Engineer, Exlar Corp.
The choice of hydraulic/pneumatic (more)
The Top 5 Mechanical Considerations for Electrical Engineers
Posted by: Willie Costa on Aug. 16, 2010 (Comments: 0)
Jared Mann
Applications Engineer, Bosch Rexroth Linear Motion and Assembly Technologies
Problems can arise in a me (more)
Zeromax ServoClass Couplings for High-Precision Servo Applications
Posted by: Willie Costa on Aug. 16, 2010 (Comments: 0)
Today’s servo applications are more demanding than ever, and the proper low-backlash coupling is crucial to maintaining position accuracy. The Zeromax ServoClass couplings are ideally suited for AC and DC servomotor applications that need precise (more)
Gates LifeGuard Hydraulic Hose Protects Life and Limb
Posted by: Willie Costa on Aug. 16, 2010 (Comments: 80)
Protective covers for hydraulic hose assemblies take on a whole new meaning with the Gates LifeGuard line-of-sight sleeving system. The need for higher-pressure systems to power and control ever more compact machine designs have forced design engineers (more)
The Open Source Community as Distribution Model
Posted by: Willie Costa on Aug. 20, 2010 (Comments: 0)
The traditional models of distribution are familiar to both ground-level and management-level employee alike: vendors supply product to a limited number of distributors, who then provide said product to customers at a given profit margin. Customers are (more)
Stuff Sucks
Posted by: Willie Costa on Aug. 29, 2010 (Comments: 0)
Stuff is so 20th century that it never ceases to amaze me how many people continue to cling to it like a drowning man clings to a life preserver. Companies will try New and Interesting things, but they'll do it only halfheartedly and they will fail; the (more)
