For precise equipment, ensuring an optimum coupling is vital for performance and reliability. For over 50 years Huco has offered a wide range of standard couplings designed to meet the needs of the precision automation, motion transfer, medical and laboratory sectors. However, as application demands for couplings in these industries can vary widely, Huco offers […]
Grid coupling helps keep the water on at pumping station
Originally built in 1898 and expanded over the next 30 years, the Twyford Waterworks continues to supply water to the city of Southhampton and surrounding areas in Southern England. In 1985, the non-profit Twyford Waterworks Trust was established to run the facility. The site is currently owned by Southern Water Services who use electric submersible…
Stromag KMS CC marine clutch handles larger shaft sizes for vessel packaging
Combining the versatility and performance of its KMS Multi-Disc marine clutches within a more compact package, Stromag has launched the newly designed KMS CC. Offering an inherent ability to accommodate larger shafts despite its reduced size and weight, the KMS CC provides a distinct advantage for condensing and optimizing the propulsion system of almost any […]
New flex element/blade triangular bushing design
Ameridrives and Bibby Turboflex, two leading Altra brands, have developed the Tri-Bushing, a unique flex element/blade triangular bushing design that increases the axial capability of high-performance flexible disc couplings used in turbomachinery applications. Flexible couplings for critical equipment must accommodate angular and axial movement due to thermal growth. In steam and gas turbine applications, machinery […]
TB Wood’s introduces improved belted drive online selection tool
TB Wood’s now offers more enhancements to its online Belted Drive Selection Program at beltdriveselector.tbwoods.com. The improved online program now checks the arm/web strength of a sheave/sprocket along with the bushing torque rating for suitability of the application. The program will now automatically drop bushing solutions with torque ratings that are obviously inappropriate. The program will also […]
Svendborg Brakes’ SOBO ® iQ Braking Control Goes Mobile
SOBO® iQ controls are now accessible from both Android and IOS mobile devices. This new level of convenient accessibility is significant since most SOBO iQ controls are installed in tough, hard-to-reach, isolated areas such as underground or overland mining conveyors. Users can remotely access and monitor their Svendborg Brakes SOBO® iQ controls by simply downloading…
Hugo Dynatork Oldham couplings for forklift steering columns
A leading European manufacturer of forklifts experienced coupling failures in the steering columns of some of its products. Due to the speed and tight cornering requirements of many…
Disc couplings for gas recovery compressor package
A major global gas compressor OEM needed couplings for a new gas recovery reciprocating compressor package. The multi-stage unit featured a preliminary motor-driven flash gas compressor scrubber and…
Altra Named in ‘Forbes America’s 100 Most Trustworthy Companies’
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (Nasdaq:AIMC) a global designer, producer and marketer of a wide range of electromechanical power transmission products, was recently named in “Forbes America’s 100 Most…