To the uninitiated, Douglas Martin’s crusade to help integrate the people who spend the money with those who pay the bills might seem lofty. But a recent visit to Catalyst Paper, illustrates how the heavy-duty engineer achieves his goal. The producer of mechanical printing paper is building efficiencies int
The European bearings market is witnessing steady growth. Factors stimulating growth include the adoption of sophisticated bearings with improved performance and demand for bearings with longer service life, higher efficiency and lower maintenanc
Most people involved in belt conveyors, especially those used in mining and oil sands or heavy equipment operations have heard of “taconite” seals in the bearing pillow blocks (housings) of the pulleys. Taconite is a form of iron ore. It is a sedimentary form of iron ore made up mostly of magnetite, hematite
EPC Model A58HE and Model A58SE are Ethernet-ready, multi-turn absolute encoders designed for harsh factory and plant environments. In addition to Ethercat Deterministic Communication, the models A58HE and A58SE now offer Profinet communication protocol as well. These encoders are particularly suited to appl
The GVCM-051-127-01 linear dc voice coil motor has an internal shaft and bearing. The 3.75-in (95.3-mm) stroke of the precision-ground 0.236-in- (6-mm-) diameter shaft with an internal thread is guided by a long-life plain bearing that allow side loads up to 1 lb (4.4 N). The motor has threaded mounting holes in the housing
The LVCM-038-038-01 vacuum-compatible brushless, quiet, efficient, low-inertia, high-acceleration, high-speed linear dc voice coil motor has zero cogging and features high accuracy and high repeatability when operated in a closed loop as a dc servo motor. It has a stroke length of 0.75 in (19.1 mm) with a high force-to-size
The DGST pneumatic mini slide and yoke plate are machined from a single piece of aluminum, which results in low-torsion and no misalignment. A backlash-free piston rod/yoke connection contributes to the slide’s precision. Maintenance-free twin piston drives and high-force-capacity recirculating ball bearing guides provide th
SureStep IP65-rated high-torque stepper motors are completely protected from solids and dust ingress and from low-pressure waterjets from any direction. These fully sealed, single-shaft motors are available with industry-standard NEMA 17, 23 and 34 mounting flanges and provide holding torque from 61 to 1,288 oz-in. The motor
Stafford’s stainless steel shaft collars and couplings are offered with a standard bright finish or they can be supplied with a matte finish to match machinery and equipment design requirements. Manufactured from 303 or 316 grades, the collars come in sizes from 1/4 in. I.D. to 10 in. I.D. and the couplings in 1/4 in. I.D. to
Beckhoff Automation LLC hired Mark Ruberg as packaging industry manager to further strengthen its presence among U.S. packaging and processing OEMs and manufacturers of consumer-packaged goods (CPGs). Drawing on impressive packaging industry experience and leadership skills, Ruberg will oversee sales efforts and application s
Spherical Roller ‘Vibrating Screen’ bearings are the heavy-duty solution where impact and load are critical. The new generation of “Shaker Screen” bearings use hardened steel cages that are up to 10 times more impact-resistant than conventional cages. They also incorporate special O.D. tolerances as well as a special radial interna
Up to 700 workers are to be temporarily laid off this fall at three Nutrien Ltd. potash mines in Saskatchewan. Nutrien says it expects to proactively take up to eight-week inventory shutdowns at its Allan, Lanigan and Vanscoy potash mines starting in November. It says the production
A Canadian National Railway Co. executive says a sputtering economy is contributing to weaker freight volumes after posting record revenues last quarter. “In the short-term, is the economy softening? Absolutely,” said chief financial officer Ghislain Houle. “We are obviously seeing volumes weakening on a sh
Carbon emissions in British Columbia in 2017 were only slightly below 2007 levels despite a long-running strategy to fight climate change that includes a carbon tax, new data shows. The data released Monday by the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change measured 64.46 million tonnes of greenhouse gas
SKF and FANUC will be demonstrating an edge platform technology solution for automated anomaly detection of machine tool health at EMO Hannover Fair from 16-21 September. By using FANUC’s Industrial IoT Platform, FIELD system and SKF’s IMX condition monitoring technology as the basis, end-users will be able to
