J.W. Winco, Inc. announced it now offers series AN 350 Tube Expander Fittings, as part of its new complete line of tube connection and conveyor components. The metric-sized, RoHS compliant fittings are made of black reinforced polyamide plastic, with nickel-plated brass bushings. They are designed for 25 mm OD x 1.5 mm wall thickness square…
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions launches updated iPhone App
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has launched an updated version of the recently released iPhone app “ISO Fits & Tolerances” that allows switching between inch and metric measurements. Providing results based on the ISO 286 System of Limits and Fits, the updated version also adds additional tolerance classes and is available in English, Spanish, German and Dutch.…
Winners Announced in Design World’s Fourth Annual “Leadership in Engineering” Program
Design World Magazine and online network www.designworldonline.com announce the winners of their 2010 Leadership in Engineering Program. Leadership in Engineering is an industry recognition program to acknowledge engineering leadership across several disciplines. Winners for the Fourth Annual Program were chosen by Design World online users via a registration based online voting system. The following companies…
New Couplings From Misumi USA Include Double Disc Clamping, High Rigid, And Super Short Oldham
New MISUMI Couplings offer a growing number of choices, sizes and configurations, including high precision Single Disc and Double Disc Clamping models, many of which are ideally suited for use with servo motors. Also offered are Oldham, Slit and N Couplings, as well as Jaw, Sleeved, Bellows, and Resin types, in a variety of sizes…
Combination Wipers for Precision Ball Screws
Burlington, MA — Steinmeyer, Inc. announced a significant innovation to its standard line of wipers for precision ball screws. Steinmeyer offers the Combination Wiper, consisting of a friction type finger wiper in front of a felt wiper. The dual wipers, plastic plus felt, provide superior sealing. And because the felt is saturated with oil, it’s…
Posts and Clamps for Automation and Motion Control Machinery
Schaumburg, IL — Misumi USA, Inc. has introduced a series of new products to its comprehensive lines of Posts, Stands and Clamps. The new additions, which can be configured to suit a variety of applications, are designed to make it faster and easier to securely mount devices, such as CCD cameras and photoelectric sensors, used…
New Stepper Motors Beat Corrosion Without Seals
A new design technique produces corrosion-proof and waterproof stepper motors, extending motor life in harsh outdoor conditions. Electric motors used outdoors are susceptible to temperature extremes and moisture build up, leading to internal corrosion that quickly shortens motor life, causing early motor failure. However, a new approach to preventing corrosion and early failure uses a…
Design World User Community Recognizes ‘Leadership in Engineering’ Winners
Design World Magazine and online network www.designworldonline.com today announced the winners of the 2009 Leadership in Engineering program. Leadership in Engineering is an industry recognition program to acknowledge engineering leadership across several disciplines. Winners were chosen by Design World online users via a registration based online voting system. Design World recognizes the following companies by…
Viper MBC Screw Driving Robot
The Viper MBC is an engineered fastener feeding and installing robot package for seamless integration by machine builders. It incorporates a 4-axis SCARA robot that delivers lightning fast screw driving and flawless fastener delivery. The Viper MBC is preconfigured and modular so it can be quickly deployed. Our lean, flexible design allows placement in a…
TCP/IP-compatible Servo Drives from Baldor Electric Co.
Erie, MI – TCP/IP-compatible servo drives from Baldor Electric Co. have simplified the construction of an innovative automotive component tester. Baldor’s MotiFlex servo drive can be networked using TCP/IP or the deterministic Ethernet-compatible Powerlink protocol. Developed by a leading builder of structural and custom test equipment, Dynamic Testing & Equipment (DTE), the new machine fully…