Mechanical Components

Ingersoll Rand markets a full series of modular spindles for automatic or semi-automatic applications with very high duty cycle capacity. The spindles are designed in particular for motor vehicle assembly machines, and more generally for all applications requiring precision fastening with full traceability.

The latest generation of Y-bearing units for extreme temperatures from SKF are optimising productivity and minimising costs in a diverse variety of industrial applications. The robust units have been developed to withstand an extremely wide range of operating temperatures and aggressive fluids, gasses and particulate matter; in addition they require little or no lubrication, enabling users to reduce both maintenance requirements and costs.

The JK0S range of integral tapered roller bearings from Schaeffler are ideally suited to applications in which loads are very high but speeds comparatively low, such as pulleys, crane wheels and cable rollers.

In order to speed up delivery of linear guides and machined shafts, Schaeffler (UK) Ltd has opened a Linear Quick-Centre at its manufacturing plant in South Wales, offering UK customers significantly shorter lead times.

The machine tool industry in the UK holds a key position in general mechanical engineering. Everything from space telescopes to toy trains, from artificial hip joints to mobile phones are manufactured directly or indirectly using machine-tools. The focus is increasingly on cost reduction driven by competition from the Far East. With their tailored parts and systems, especially pre-harnessed energy supply systems (“ReadyChain”), igus UK gives the machine tool manufacturing industry tools that will help increase competitiveness for the future.

For efficient lifting of any load in environments where moisture or chemicals can compromise the mechanism, or where hygienic and contaminant-free operation is a prerequisite, the latest introduction from HepcoMotion® is a real breakthrough. Its new ZIMM Z-Series provides an off-the-shelf range of Screw Jacks that is both corrosion resistant and competitively priced. On most, if not all comparable systems, corrosion protection is ‘extra’ not ‘standard’.

In 2005, the European Union's ATEX Directive (EN 94/9/EC) went into effect, governing all industrial environments containing potentially explosive atmospheres. Examples of sites under the jurisdiction of ATEX are those where dust or vapors are present in contained or concentrated atmospheres, such as processors of hydrocarbons or dry powders.

An ingenious new self-levelling machine foot or glide is being used by Denny's restaurant chain in Japan to stop tables from wobbling on uneven floors

Worms and worm gears have been manufactured since ancient times. In modern times the profile or tooth form of gearing has been standardised for most types of gears. Helical or spur gear teeth can be defined in terms of pressure angle and NDP.

NewAge(R) Industries is pleased to announce that its brand of PVC tubing, Clearflo(R), is now available from stock in more than 50 sizes. Ranging from 1/16” through 4” I.D. (inner dimension), Clearflo’s inventory is intended to meet the requirements of a wide variety of industries such as food, medical, pharmaceutical, chemical, OEM, MRO, and general industrial.