Edited by Mike Santora If you design a machine and fail to notice there is significant shaft vibration you end up feeling it—both literally and financially. Misaglignment leads…
How is torsional rigidity measured for couplings?
By Joyce Laird, Contributing Editor What is torsional rigidity and why measure it? Mike Parzych, Product Marketing Manager at GAM explains that Torsional rigidity is the ability of…
Coupling Trends 2016
Two coupling industry trends could spur growth over the next four years. The first relates to technology trends for components themselves. The second is economics-influenced market trends. In…
GAM celebrates 25th anniversary
GAM, a manufacturer of gear reducers, servo couplings, and linear mounting kits, celebrates its 25th anniversary. GAM Enterprises began in 1990 when Gary Michalek saw an opportunity to…
Engineering web app lets designers pick components
GAM, a manufacturer of precision gear reducers, servo couplings, and linear mounting kits, now offers a engineering web app that lets designers pick components. Available at m.gamweb.com, it works well…
GAM launches a mobile web app
GAM, a manufacturer of gear reducers, servo couplings, and linear mounting kits, is launching a new mobile web app optimized for both smartphones and tablets. The app gives engineers quick access…
Easy to install EDC elastomer drive shaft coupling
GAM, a manufacturer of precision gear reducers, couplings, and linear mounting kits, has introduced the EDC Elastomer Drive Shaft Coupling product line. The EDC is the latest addition…
Interview: Van den Avont on modern gear technology
In this exclusive interview with GAM Gear, Craig Van den Avont shares his views of modern gear technology. In preparation for an upcoming Motion Trends article about changes in…
GAM launches a new product sizing tool
GAM, a manufacturer of precision gear reducers, servo couplings, and linear mounting kits, announces the launch of a new web-based product sizing tool. Designed with simplicity in mind, the sizing tool helps users quickly find suitable GAM products compatible with their motor. Over 9,000 of the most popular servomotors on the market are available for…
GAM was Recognized by the Northwest Educational Council for Student Success
GAM, a manufacturer of precision gear reducers and servo couplings used in automation technology, was recognized by the Northwest Educational Council for Student Success after partnering with Thomas…
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GAM Announces Merger of GAM Gear, LLC into GAM Enterprises, Inc.
GAM announces the merger of GAM Gear, LLC into GAM Enterprises, Inc. GAM Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1990 when Gary Michalek introduced a line of servo bellows couplings to the North American machine tool market. In 1998, GAM Gear, LLC, was started in order to bring to market a complementary range of servo gearboxes.…
A Better Way to Protect Machine Spindles from Collisions
Machine tool operation has traditionally focused on “speeds and feeds,” and today’s advanced machining technology, particularly high-speed milling, has delivered both in terms of the forces that can be created during peak operation. However, higher speeds and faster feeds can lead to collisions in the machining area during the production process. Tool collisions at high…
GAM Gear inline planetary gearbox with helical gearing
With the all-new SPH series inline planetary gearbox, GAM Gear (www.gamweb.com) provides a new level of precision and power to its extensive portfolio of gear technology which includes spiral bevel, hypoid, worm and spur. Featuring helical gearing, the inline planetary gearbox is specifically designed for cyclic and dynamic motion control applications. It can be optimized […]
GAM Gear Achieves Record Sales and Boosts Capacity to Meet Market Demand
MT. PROSPECT, Ill. GAM Gear, LLC (GAM Enterprises, Inc.) a leading provider of precision mechanical motion control components for automation machinery, today announced significant growth since the global recession. A solid performer in automation, packaging, machine tool, semi-conductor, and other industry market sectors, GAM has seen an average of 29 percent growth annually since 2000. …
GAM Gear Introduces the 2010 Gear Reducer Catalog
Mount Prospect, IL – GAM Gear, LLC has released a new 2010 Catalog of Gear Reducers/Torque Converters and Linear Mounting Kits. The 2010 GAM Gear Catalog includes 6 complete new series of products. The new 2010 GAM Gear catalog includes information on: a new line of low-cost high performance planetary gearboxes (PE-Series), a complete new…
GAM Introduces Motor Mount Kit and Gearbox for Festo® Actuators
Mount Prospect, IL – GAM Gear, LLC announces the release of the LSK and the EPL-H – the industry’s first-ever motor mounting kit and planetary gear head that can specifically be adapted to Festo®* actuators. “Many of our customers have had challenges developing and assembling brackets that connect motors and gearboxes to Festo® actuators,” explained…
GAM Selection Guide Features Bellows Couplings
GAM’s complete line of bellows couplings for servo applications are among the products detailed in a new full-line brochure from GAM. An easy-to-follow product selection chart, also available at www.gamweb.com, guides users through bore and torque ranges, hub style, bellows connection method and other major features for each series in the product line. Select couplings…