With Schaeffler OPTIME, comprehensive and automated condition monitoring is now a cost-effective proposition for maintenance personnel and facility operators. Schaeffler OPTIME is an efficient and easy-to-use low-cost solution designed specifically for the comprehensive condition monitoring of all indirectly process-critical assets across…
Vibration-based condition monitoring systems (CMS) are a proven and highly effective means of avoiding unplanned machine shutdowns and the associated production losses. Three condition monitoring systems for different customer requirements and plant sizes Schaeffler OPTIME: New addition brings CMS to the multitude of assets typic
The new XZU conical thrust cage needle roller bearing by Schaeffler is used in lightweight and collaborative robots both as an articulated arm bearing and as a main bearing support for Schaeffler’s new RTWH precision gearbox. Schaeffler develops new market with major growth potential New XZU conical th
Owners and users can significantly extend the working range of their cobots by installing Schaeffler driven linear units as horizontal axes. Plug-and-play linear actuators from Schaeffler add horizontal axes to extend the working range of robots and cobots Ready-to-install turnkey system can be tailore
Bearings Limited has provided, through distribution, a full line of bearings and power transmission products for over 70 years. With a full product range offering including mounted units, ball bearings, and chain and sprockets, Bearings Limited has evolved from a surplus supplier to focusing only on factory-fresh, brand-new p
The salient feature of this series is the wide range of variants it comprises: more than 3,000 types are made to order in NKE’s assembly plant in Steyr, Austria. In addition to being exceptionally flexible, the modular production facility enables very short lead times on all products. The applications of this type of bearing
Life" is the number of hours that a percentage of similar bearings have survived under an essentially identical set of operating conditions and loads. Life can be affected by a number of factors including loads, speed, lubrication, fit, maintenance, temperature, contamination and others. Bear
The AGMA Technical Division recently announced the release of AGMA ISO 18792-A19, Lubrication of industrial gear drives. Gear lubrication is important in all types of gear applications. Through adequate lubrication, gear design and selection of gear lubricant, the gear life can be extended, and the gearb
The digitalization of factories and plants as well as the Internet of Things promise new possibilities for the automation industry. In this development, a wide variety of technologies from the field level to the cloud and also across different stages of the value chain must be combined across manufacturers to create tangible
NTN, the parent company of BCA Bearings, is proud to be awarded the 2019 Rising Star Supplier of the Year award by the Auto-Wares Group of Companies. The award was announced and presented at the recent Auto-Wares Group annual sales meeting in Grand Rapids, MI. “It is a great honor to be recognized by Auto-Wares
New certification gives machine builders more options to utilize Bosch Rexroth’s drive-integrated SafeMotion functionality, even with third-party PLC platforms using different automation bus interfaces. Bosch Rexroth’s drive-integrated SafeMotion machine safety platform has received the ODVA’s CIP Safety ov
The Hamburg-based specialist for pioneering drive technology is proud to present its new website. The new layout is neat, clear and easy to use, while the menu is both intuitive and convenient for visitors. Indeed, the redesign focused on this superior user experience. “Designing our website with our customers in mind and ensuring
Sadaf Irfan, a versatile and target-oriented professional was recently appointed inside sales representative to Lafert North America. Irfan brings over six years of experience in technical sales and customer relationship management combined with a specialized focus in manufacturing, engineering consulting, and project managem
After six years as president of AD’s Electrical Business Unit and chief marketing officer, Ed Crawford has elected to retire effective April 24, 2020 following Electrical’s spring network meeting. Seizing Crawford’s retirement as an opportunity to make organizational improvements aimed at delivering legendary service to membe
The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) Technical Division is pleased to announce that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved the reaffirmation of four standards. 1. ANSI AGMA 2004-C08, Gear Materials, Heat Treatment and Processing Manual Reaffirmed Feb
At Timken, our 17,000 associates are focused on making the world a better place through our products, services and actions, and doing the right thing every day, everywhere we do business. Because of this, Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, has recognized us for t
This week, I was honored to share the stage with some outstanding female business leaders at the 2019 Akron-Canton Women in Leadership Symposium. During the course of the discussion, each panelist shared the journey she took to achieve her goals. I realized that all of us had a different definition of s
