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| May 14, 2024 | Volume 20 Issue 18 |
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 | Over 26,000 Stock Metric Gears
KHK USA Inc offers the largest selection of stock metric gears in North America -- with over 26,000 configurations. KHK USA offers Metric Spur Gears, Metric Helical Gears, Metric Internal Ring Gears, Metric Gear Racks, Metric Bevel Gears, Metric Worms and Wormwheels from stock! Free 3D CAD models, technical specs and 24/7 price and availability detailed online.
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 | 8 top ways to wreck your coupling-driven system
Engineers at Ruland Manufacturing Co. have compiled the eight best ways to consistently sabotage or damage your coupling-driven system -- and how to avoid these pitfalls in the future. Misunderstanding performance criteria such as misalignment, torque, or rpm can be all it takes to cause a critical and costly failure.
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 | Ferrari 12Cilindri: V12 power with ultimate style
Inspired by the Gran Turismo cars of the 1950s and 1960s, the new Ferrari 12Cilindri two-seat berlinetta is a 830-hp, race-bred stunner with a 6.5L V12 that combines driving thrills with versatility. In a world of boxy hybrids and all-electrics, it's a refreshing anomaly of elegant design and old-school raw potential.
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 | Improving high-RPM performance with a Revolox self-locking retaining ring
This video, presented by a Smalley engineer, focuses on Smalley's innovative solution for high-RPM applications. The video overviews the challenges associated with high rotational speeds and the key features that make the Revolox® self-locking retaining ring an effective and reliable solution. The proper retaining ring plays a large part in ensuring the success and longevity of applications and equipment. Smalley offers a versatile selection of spiral retaining rings suitable for various rotational speeds.
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 | Top Product: E-Z LOK threaded press-in inserts for plastics
E-Z Press™ threaded inserts from E-Z LOK are specifically designed to cater to the unique properties of thermoset plastics or thermoplastics, ensuring seamless integration without compromising the material's integrity. By incorporating these press-fit inserts, your projects that use plastic can achieve higher quality, efficiency, and cost effectiveness. See E-Z LOK and its full line of threaded inserts for metal, plastic, and wood at Fastener Fair, May 22-23 (stand 542) at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, OH.
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or contact Kyle Lindsly-Roach for free samples at 310.323.5613 x221. |
 | OnRobot doubles payload capacity of its grippers
OnRobot's new 2FG14 and 3FG25 electrical grippers for heavy-duty, collaborative applications are now launching along with the new machine tending solution AutoPilot powered by D:PLOY, developed in collaboration with Ellison Technologies. The new three-fingered 3FG25 gripper provides users with 25 kg (55.1 lb) of payload power in a compact, all-electric, lightweight form, unlocking the potential of the latest cobots. Ideal for CNC machine tending, the 2FG14 is a lightweight parallel-finger gripper with a payload of 14 kg (30.8 lb). It doubles the payload and gripping force of OnRobot's popular 2FG7 gripper while also providing 30% more total stroke.
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 | Great Resources: ABCs of gears and more
KHK USA takes you on a journey through the history and applications of gears in two information-packed, no-cost volumes called "The ABCs of Gears." Part A is aimed at beginners, while part B moves on to intermediate fare, such as types of gears and tooth forms, heat treatment, surface treatment, production methods, etc. "Intro to Gears" and a "Gear Technical Reference" also available.
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 | How Reell electric wrap spring clutches work
Electric wrap spring clutches are ideally suited for critical timing applications requiring consistent, repeatable engagement and disengagement performance. Wrap spring technology used in Reell clutches provides the capability to transmit a large amount of torque in a small size -- package sizes smaller than other clutch technologies such as friction disk, tooth, or magnetic particle. Reell's technology has very positive engagement characteristics and also limits the effects of wear.
Read this informative Reell article. |
 | Compact snap-in capacitors for general-purpose applications
TDK's new EPCOS B43659 series of snap-in aluminum electrolytic capacitors is the next generation of ultra-compact, general-purpose components for voltages of 450 V (DC) featuring an extremely high CV product. It provides the same features and serves the same applications as the previous series but is much more compact. These RoHS-compliant capacitors can be used in a wide range of applications, such as switched-mode power supplies, frequency converters, UPS, medical equipment, and solar inverters.
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| | Most popular last issue |
 | 55 years ago: 3 months until the Moon landing
The rapid pace of preparations for the first Moon landing continued in April 1969. The successful Apollo 9 mission in March cleared the way for Apollo 10 to test all three components of the spacecraft in lunar orbit in May, in a dress rehearsal for the landing itself. Preparations continued in parallel for Apollo 11, the mission to attempt the first Moon landing.
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| | Videos+: Technologies and inspiration in action | Benefits of using 3D printing for metal forming: Dies and press brake tooling
Learn from Thomas Whiting, Stratasys applications engineer for Manufacturing Solutions, the multitude of benefits that using 3D-printing FDM technology for metal forming dies and press brake tools can yield -- even for complex shapes. This video includes information on high-strength thermoplastic choices and tool and die design considerations. A well-rounded presentation.
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