Bison’s new IP69K rated stainless steel SANIMotor™ uses state-of-the art technology to ensure long,maintenance-free gearmotor life. This revolutionary gearmotor completely encapsulates all electrical components in thermally conductive epoxy resin, allowing use for up to 40°C (104°F) ambient temperatures. The encapsulated SANIMotor™ is completely enclosed with 304 stainless steel tubing, sealed with EDPM rubber o-rings and…
Plains Fabrication & Supply Gets Lean with New Shuttlelift SL 75II
Plains Fabrication & Supply, a steel fabrication company based in Alberta, Canada produces heaters, separators, pressure vessels, skid packages, and other custom fabrication items. The global market supplier recently invested in a Shuttlelift SL 75II to increase productivity and workflow. Several years ago, Plains Fabrication & Supply participated in a Lean Manufacturing program to improve…
Anti-backbend chains transmit tensile and compressive force
Anti-backbend chains perform a similar function as linear drives, eliminating the need for an endless, circulating chain drive. These chains are flexible in only one direction, so they are used for pushing loads and transmitting forces over longer distances without the need for a guidance system. Compact in design, the chains can transmit tensile and…
Contrast Sensors Reliably Detect Print Marks
Photoelectric sensors provide a means for non-contact detection of targets at a distance regardless of targets’ material. Advantages of these sensors include longer standoff distances than inductive proximity sensors, ability to detect virtually any target material, ability to differentiate between targets of different color or surface characteristics, and the ability to operate in different sensing…
Salesmaster Now Offering Full Line of Material Handling Products
ISC Salesmaster Corp., a supplier of packaging products and equipment, announced that they are now offering a full line of material handling products to meet the requirements of customer packaging, shipping, and warehousing needs. Partnerships with leading manufacturers including Rubbermaid, Wesco hand trucks and carts, Justrite Containment Systems and WYK Sorbent products, allow Salesmaster to…
KEBA Unveils “KEBA Active Contact Flange”
KEBA Corp. announces the launch of the KEBA Active Contact Flange, a device combining highly sensitive sensor, positioning and control technologies. This product enables automatic, touch sensitive surface processing independent of the robot or end of arm tooling device through a combination of lightning fast and targeted force regulation. “The combination of active pneumatics and…
Brake Redesign is a Custom Fit for Forklifts
Engineers at Yale Lift Trucks recently redesigned its existing PK-35 braking system for its next-generation three-wheel truck series. They had to make the new trucks smaller and add a parking brake with a manual release. Several different Yale and Hyster brake sit-down counterbalance trucks use the new PK-35 brake. The company asked for help from…
Lenze Americas Expands 8400 Inverter Drive Product Line
Lenze Americas highlighted two new inverter drives at ProMat 2011. The compact Lenze 8400 Motec and 8400 Protec are decentralized inverter drives equipped for all drive functions and scaled for the needs of the material handling industry. “For decentralized applications, the 8400 Motec and Protec frequency inverters are a great fit. Steering the whole drive…
Reid Supply to Exhibit at ConExpo in Las Vegas
Reid Supply Company will be exhibiting at ConExpo beginning March 22nd through March 26th in Las Vegas. Reid Supply will be showcasing their most popular safety and industrial products geared toward the Manufacturing and Transportation Construction industries. “We are very excited to be a part of this huge event,” says Greg Palmer, Director of Marketing…
Drives don’t mind getting dirty
Motors go into some pretty dirty places. The latest drive from Siemens, the Sinamics® G110D drive platform, can be installed close to motors located throughout facilities where dust and water ingression are a concern. This drive has improved function, greater energy efficiency, a smaller footprint, and lower total cost-of-ownership. Applications range from material handling or…
Lenze Americas Launches a Drive Solution Designer for the Material Handling Industry
Lenze Americas announced the launch of a Drive Solution Designer (DSD) for the material handling industry. A software tool for design engineers, the Lenze DSD analyzes the complete drive train of an application to ensure the correct design and dimensioning of a decentralized system. At the core of the Lenze DSD software is a comprehensive…
Reid Supply Announces Facebook Page
Reid Supply Company is now on Facebook at facebook.com/reidsupply. The company’s new social media site is a place where customers can learn more about the company and interact on a number of industrial products topics. According to Facebook, there are over 900 million objects that people interact with (pages, groups, events and community pages) and…
RLSS Series Rod Locks with Optional Embedded Engagement Sensor
Nexen Group Inc. announces the RLSS Series Rod Locks, Generation 2, now available with an optional embedded engagement sensor. The spring-engaged, air-released rod locks deliver reliable holding forces up to 5000 lbs with very low backlash. Now, generation 2 models are available with an optional magnetic inductive sensor that can improve the overall safety of…
Join the first Design World Tweet Chat on Feb. 2
Join Design World on Wednesday, February 2nd, for the inaugural Design World Tweet Chat. Our entire editorial team will be tweeting with you on the topic of engineering education. To participate, just include #DesignWorld in your tweets that day, from 10 a.m. through 5 p.m. Eastern time. You can comment, respond to other tweets, even…
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions launches updated iPhone App
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has launched an updated version of the recently released iPhone app “ISO Fits & Tolerances” that allows switching between inch and metric measurements. Providing results based on the ISO 286 System of Limits and Fits, the updated version also adds additional tolerance classes and is available in English, Spanish, German and Dutch.…
New Sinamics® G110D Drive Platform from Siemens
ATLANTA, GA — Siemens announced the release of the new Sinamics® G110D drive platform. The latest solution in the company’s Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) portfolio, the Sinamics G110D is ideal for installation in close proximity to motors located throughout facilities where dust and water ingression are a concern. The Sinamics G110D combines improved functionality, increased…
Dunkermotoren USA Inc Launches New e-Shop
Elgin, IL – Dunkermotoren USA has launched its new e-Shop, making ordering from its extensive Stock Program of sub-fractional integral brushless and brushed DC motors a snap. More than 400 motion solutions can be delivered in 2 weeks, and soon, Dunkermotoren will make most of those available for same-day shipping. The new e-Shop answers OEMs…
Easy to clean food grade belting
Gates Mectrol food grade belting saves maintenance time and sanitation expenses in wash down environments. A drop-in replacement for 1 and 2 in. plastic modular belting, the Mectrol PosiClean® belting offers full synchronization and a smooth design that requires less water and labor during cleaning and sanitation.FlatClean™ belting is the non-fraying flat belt replacement option,…
TCU Compensation Unit from SCHUNK
Automatic insertion or gripping of precise components is often a challenge. To be successful, the components have to be exactly aligned with one another. This results in high investment for the customer to ensure proper alignment. Even if components have very tight tolerances, it can be difficult to find the mounting or insertion position reliably.…
Warner Linear Launches Website Featuring an eCatalog and Product Locator
Warner Linear has launched a new expanded website which provides information on their complete line of electromechanical linear actuators for light-duty, general-duty, and heavy-duty applications as well as custom actuator solutions. A full selection of actuator controls is also offered. The new website, www.warnerlinear.com, features an eCatalog and product locator. Through the use of specification…
ML100 Series Photoelectric Sensors from Pepperl+Fuchs
TWINSBURG, OH – Pepperl+Fuchs introduces ML100 Series Photoelectric Sensors. These sensors literally shine over competitive sensor options in that they feature a more powerful and brighter light spot to enable longer sensing distances of up to 30 meters (98 ft.), with greater signal strength to reliably “see” through more contaminants that collect on the sensor…
Feeder Screws for Material Handling
ARLINGTON, TX – Need to successfully regulate the rate of material flow from a hopper or bin? Martin provides a variety of solutions to increase the efficiency of your application. Consult with Martin to choose from uniform diameter screws, tapering diameter screws, variable diameter or variable pitch screws, cone screw feeders, live bottom bins, etc.…
Cimcorp Acquires North American RMT Robotics
Finland-based Cimcorp Oy (www.cimcorp.com), a leading supplier of automated material handling and picking solutions, has acquired RMT Robotics (www.rmtrobotics.com), a Canada-based manufacturer and integrator of innovative robotic material handling systems. The newly formed group offers case picking and advanced order fulfillment systems, robotic gantry technology and related software and controls as well as a line…
Go-Anywhere Conveyor
A bucket elevator that moves material in three directions gives you a good deal of flexibility in planning a material handling system. Gough Econ is a manufacturer of bulk material handling systems with a range of bucket elevators for sanitary and industrial applications. The multi-axis Gough Elecon™ bucket conveyor and elevator system suits applications requiring…
End-of-Arm-Tooling Vacuum Systems
Hudson, MA – Anver Corporation announces a line of micro-miniature venturi vacuum pumps, suspensions, and vacuum cups for fast attach-and-release EOAT (end-of-arm-tooling) in automation systems. Anver JV Series Venturi Vacuum Pumps, Suspensions, and cups are ideal for EOAT because they are lightweight and can be located close to the pick-up point to provide millisecond attach-and-release.…