The recent trend toward electrification minimizes the power requirement needed from internal combustion engines and can sometimes even replace internal combustion engines in a driveline of Off-Highway Equipment. The result is a greener, cleaner, sustainable energy alternative. Electric motors now being designed into mobile equipment have increased the importance of integrating high-performance mechanical components like […]

Today Miki Pulley announced that Serve Robotics, the leading autonomous sidewalk delivery company, has chosen Miki Pulley’s industry-leading electro-magnetic power-off brakes to assist in safely controlling motion while Serve robots navigate busy city sidewalks to complete food deliveries. “Serve Robotics is a major innovator in autonomous robotic delivery, and we’re excited to be part of […]

Zero-Max CD Couplings in Stainless Steel are suitable for use in systems where frequent washdowns are required, or where harsh environments could corrode the coupling components. They are often used for food, dairy, and cleanroom applications. Most important, they have a new feature — an enhanced Clamp Collar design to maximize strength and clamping force, […]

The recently released Zero-Max IP65-Rated Crown Gear Drives are used in the OpenAire Vertical Opening Glass Wall System for a swimming pool enclosure on a Cruise Ship. This retractable Wall System provides a naturally ventilated, healthy, safe, and energy-efficient environment made possible with a mechanical drive system using the IP65-Rated Crown Right Angle Gear Drives.…

When fluid power and power transmission products are discontinued, finding replacements can be challenging. Zero-Max now fills this Overhung Load Adaptor void with its new 212k and 412k OHLA models for 2-bolt SAE A mount and 4-bolt non-SAE mount applications requiring a 1-1/4-in. output shaft. For both new and replacement applications, these new OHLA models […]

Described as the first “Plug & Play” shaft locking bushing, the ETP-HYLOC from Zero-Max is a hydro-mechanical design featuring hydraulic quick connectors for mounting. This new design feature makes it faster and easier to install the ETP-HYLOC as compared to purely mechanical designs that have many fasteners requiring a high tightening torque, often being mounted […]

Zero-Max offers a variety of options within the Posi-Lok keyless shaft bushings (PSL) product line. Options include material choices, plating, and different mounting methods. These options give system designers the ability to select the best shaft locking device for their system. The PSL series allows the user to rigidly and reliably secure shaft-mounted components into […]

Zero-Max new VRT Variable Ratio Transmissions feature an efficient and cost-effective design that ensures accurate and consistent application rates for agricultural seeding and fertilizing equipment. The Zero-Max VRT is designed to meet the performance requirements for today’s agricultural equipment. The VRT can provide a critical link between the control system and the mechanical seed and…

Achieving high torsional stiffness and zero backlash in a packaging system driveline is challenging and essential where precise alignment of the packaging materials is required for a consistent, quality product. Zero-Max application engineers met the challenge with a customized CD coupling. The original packaging system gearbox and driveline did not use a CD Coupling and […]

Zero-Max announced that its ServoClass Couplings provide important reliability and misalignment advantages in servo motor, and stepper motor driven applications. Demanding applications require a coupling that holds up to shock loads caused by rapid acceleration and deceleration, start/stop conditions, and torque reversals in these servo-driven systems. According to Zero-Max testing and field experience, ServoClass Couplings […]

Zero-Max Schmidt Offset Couplings provide machine designers with a proven method to ensure machines operate with constant phase accuracy and constant speed throughout the rotation and cycle of the machine. Where precise performance of system components is required and reduced machine size is important, these Offset Couplings provide a solution. They are available in sizes […]

Flanged gearboxes are well suited for CD Couplings from Zero-Max. They provide high torsional stiffness in precision applications with fluctuating torque loads caused by aggressive acceleration/deceleration and reversing rotation. A unique flanged hub on the CD Coupling attaches directly to the gearbox output flange. This direct connection and use of the torsionally stiff CD Coupling […]

Zero-Max announced expansion of its Posi-Lok keyless shaft bushings product line. These shaft locking devices rigidly secure shaft-mounted components into position. They are an excellent shaft-hub locking solution eliminating keyways which can weaken or cause excess wear to shaft components. The expanded Posi-Lok product line includes nine different models in a range of sizes. Now […]

The Zero-Max Torq-Tender is an enclosed device with no external adjustment features. It has a pre-set torque value and once installed, cannot be changed. This feature safeguards against improper or unauthorized torque adjustments. Designed to avoid system damage, Zero-Max Torq-Tenders provide dependable overload protection. When a jam-up or excessive loading occurs, the built-in Torq-Tender will […]

The challenge: connected motion components in a composite fiber processing system needed extra parallel misalignment capacity to prevent premature bearing failure and oil leakage. The solution: a custom, shortened Double Flex CD Coupling from Zero-Max. In this application, the original machine design called for a single flex, steel disc coupling to connect the system motor […]

Now there’s a better way to mount components on motion control shafts while verifying the installation for quality purposes. It’s the ETP Express shaft locking bushing. This shaft locking bushing is an excellent choice for locking into position gears, pulleys, sprockets and other components in automated machinery. Handling torque ranges from 34 to 12,538 ft.-lbs. […]

Lubricated for life with Beacon 325 premium grade grease, Zero-Max Crown drives feature heat treated AGMA Class 10 spiral bevel gears. This combination of bearing design and lubrication formulation ensures long-term, maintenance free operation for high performance, industrial applications. The drives feature long-life, precision hardened and ground ball bearings handling speeds up to 2000 rpm […]

ServoClass Couplings in both Single and Double Flex models are now available with hubs for k6 and j6 shafts. These couplings from Zero-Max provide high torsional stiffness and are designed to handle high speed reversing loads and precise positioning requirements in today’s demanding servomotor applications. The Single and Double Flex ServoClass models handle bore diameters […]

Zero-Max’s ETP Power keyless connections are the ideal locking device in laminated floor manufacturing systems. They are also an excellent choice for locking into position gears, pulleys, sprockets and other components in automated machinery. Handling torque ranges from 531 to 10,620 inch lbs. (60 – 1200 Nm), these ETP Power shaft locking bushings from Zero-Max […]

Connecting a rotating piston lobe to a hollow shaft has been improved with the ETP-EXPAND, a patented bushing device that is fast and easy to install and adjust. The ETP-EXPAND was developed to simplify exchanging seals in pumps when fluid viscosity is changed. This bushing connects to a hollow shaft, locking the impeller/lobe wheel of…

Today’s precision farming equipment requires accurate and repeatable speed settings when dispensing seed and fertilizer. Zero-Max’s new VRT Infinitely Variable Ratio Transmissions provide the vital operating link between advanced control systems such as GPS (global position systems) and the mechanical dispensing mechanisms used in precision seeding machinery. In the agricultural equipment pictured, Zero-Max VRT Infinitely…

Precision farming management relies on observing and responding to intra-field variations. The concept uses new technology such as geospatial tools coupled with innovative agricultural equipment that maximizes returns on inputs while preserving resources. When integrated into the newest agricultural equipment, Custom Variable Speed Drives from Zero-Max make precision farming more efficient and profitable. The drives…

Coupling Tips

Overload safety couplings from Zero-Max are available in special models designed for washdown applications. They clean up easily, won’t corrode, and operate in a wide temperature range. Providing torque limiting and coupling functions in a single, compact unit, these Torq-Tender™ overload safety couplings serve both as a safety device and as a coupling in a […]

The CNC bender depends on a reliable automated system for loading, aligning and clamping so that the 10-in. diameter pipe is bent precisely and consistently. The loading system experienced its motion capabilities and the influence of these CD couplings on the loads and forces. Because these systems are designed for many years of operation with…

Coupling Tips

Zero-Max ServoClass® couplings now feature improved clamp style hub design for handling larger shafts and higher torque. ServoClass couplings are designed for high speed reversing loads and precise positioning requirements in today’s demanding servomotor applications at speeds up to 10,000 rpm. The new clamp style hubs provide superior shaft engagement for these high speed applications. […]