Viking Pump relies on TB Wood’s Sure-Flex® Plus couplings for challenging injector pump applications. By John Smihal, Product Manager – Elastomeric Couplings at TB Wood’s. Viking Pump, headquartered in Cedar Falls, Iowa, is a global leader in rotary positive displacement pumping solutions for applications, including oil and gas, petro-chemical, military, and food and beverage. Viking…
Campaign to “Specify the TB Wood’s Difference” is launched
TB Wood’s recently introduced the “Specify the TB Wood’s Difference” program to reinforce the many service, support and strengthadvantages customers experience when specifying TB Wood’s belted drives and couplings. TB Wood’s offers exceptional service – including fast and accurate quotes, prompt response to customer questions and issues, live-person customer service from associates based in the…
Gear grip couplings in mulch blower application
A leading manufacturer of mulch blowers and hydro seeders needed a coupling with a large misalignment capability for one of its bark and mulch blowers. The commercial blower is used to spread mulch for landscaping, erosion control and other applications. The shaft-to-shaft coupling is positioned between a diesel drive engine and a LOB style blower. […]
Boston Gear/Bauer Gear Motor expand Series 2000 family
Boston Gear and Bauer Gear Motor have recently announced the addition of inline models to the existing family of Series 2000 right angle helical gear drives and gear…
Altra Brands to Exhibit at Coal Prep 2013
Altra Industrial Motion brands Marland Clutch and Formsprag Clutch will be exhibiting their latest product lines in booth 1405 at the 2013 Coal Prep Show in Lexington, Kentucky. Featured products include Marland’s BC-MA backstops that prevent reverse rotation on conveyor systems, with the newest massive designs having a torque capacity up to 1,200,000 lb.ft. and…
Altra Industrial Motion publishes brochure for Farm and Agriculture Industries
Altra Industrial Motion has published a brochure that provides engineers and technical professionals in the farm and agriculture industries with an overview of the wide array of power transmission and motion control solutions offered by Altra brands including Warner Electric, Warner Linear, Boston Gear, TB Wood’s and Matrix International. The new brochure is organized into…
Altra Industrial Motion Launches Website for the Farm and Agriculture Industries
Altra Industrial Motion announced it has launched a new website, www.altrafarmandag.com, that gives engineers and technical professionals in the farm and agriculture industries a resource for power transmission and motion control solutions. The website is organized into five product sections: clutches and brakes, linear actuators, gearing, belted drives and castings. Product photos, features, benefits and…
Altra Industrial Motion breaks ground in China
A manufacturer of industrial couplings has broken ground for a 90,000 sq. ft. facility in Changzhou, China. Altra says it new plant, near Shanghai, will let the company better serve the Chinese market by providing shorter lead times and enhanced technical support. Initially, production of couplings at the new facility will be focused on products […]