This Customized Gearbox Saved Both Time and Money

By |2022-06-07T12:19:53-05:00September 5th, 2018|Application Examples|

Many machine designers look to use standard components with the idea of saving time and money. But quite often a customized solution can do a better job of achieving both. We had a customer using a larger than necessary helical bevel speed reducer because of the requirement of a large output bore. They needed to drive a cooling drum in a plastic extrusion application. In addition to the driving torque, they had to feed a water line through the drum shaft journal to circulate water for the cooling process. To accommodate the water line a [...]

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Roller Drive and Gap Control

By |2023-12-12T19:40:27-06:00July 26th, 2018|Application Examples, Educational|

Providing production flexibility in machinery design, to manufacture or process different product sizes for example, is becoming more of a necessity with today’s desire for shorter runs and quicker deliveries. With our consultative approach and some unique capabilities, we were able to help a recent customer achieve the flexibility he needed. A prospect recently contacted us with interest in our spiral bevel gearboxes with hollow output shaft. His task was to feed material through two counter rotating drums or rollers. The kicker was that different material sizes where required, meaning the center distance between [...]

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A Concrete Example of Motion Control Benefits

By |2021-09-23T17:05:24-05:00July 24th, 2018|Application Examples|

The infrastructure and building construction industry is vital to the growth of a dynamic economy. Commercial building and bridge support structures are one element of these industries. Concrete continues to play an important role as a primary material resource. The development of improved manufacturing and converting methods, for standard and custom structural building products, is an ongoing endeavor. Especially now when the construction industry faces such big challenges to provide cost effective structures with adequate ROI. A customer recently approached us with a design challenge to assist them in improving the automation of their [...]

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Servos Get Up to Speed

By |2023-08-07T19:11:28-05:00July 16th, 2018|Application Examples|

For many products, the package can cost more than the contents inside. Considering the competition for shelf space and consumer attention, package quality is important in marketing the product. To assemble the package properly, it has to be cut to the right length. That was the challenge. A customer of ours was developing a new cutoff machine design for use at the end of a package printing line. The paperboard stock was printed, creased, and die cut, then had to be cut off to the proper length for quality folding and assembly. Tolerances for [...]

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Input Coupling Improves Worm Performance

By |2021-11-04T14:10:27-05:00June 6th, 2018|Application Examples|

Worm gear speed reducers are used in a variety of applications because of the many advantages they offer. These include a compact design, with high ratios possible in a single stage, a right angle configuration that allows for shaft mounting and tucking the motor up next to the machine frame, and a relatively low cost compared to other gear technologies. They do have certain disadvantages, however, as they are relatively inefficient, and even more so when run slowly or started and stopped frequently. It's the give and take of these characteristics that determine if [...]

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Custom Gearbox Helps Control The Flow Of Oil

By |2021-09-02T15:31:55-05:00May 30th, 2018|Application Examples|

Oil, especially across the heartland of America, continues to be a hot topic. We were recently involved in a project to provide safe control of the flow. A Canadian oil and gas pipeline valve manufacturer presented us with a challenge to produce a right angle gearbox to manually actuate a pipeline valve. They had been originally building these gearboxes themselves. But as larger oil flow control valves were being introduced, they preferred to find a supplier to eliminate using internal resources and to reduce component costs. Before approaching us, they had difficulty finding a [...]

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A Gearbox Supplier’s Expertise is Key in Helping with Spec Solutions

By |2023-07-17T13:42:01-05:00May 16th, 2018|Application Examples|

There is almost nothing better than to get an inquiry from a new prospect that saw one of our advertisements or product announcements or found us somewhere on the web during a normal search. It means our promotions were working, our message was read loud and clear, and there was someone actively looking to use one of our gearboxes, zero-backlash couplings, or screw jacks. It gets better when the prospect has checked out the catalog, done his research, and selected a specific model that he wants to discuss or to get a quotation. Unfortunately, [...]

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A Quick Connection Improves Efficiency

By |2022-02-25T11:52:14-06:00May 2nd, 2018|Application Examples|

Short run printing and automated machining requires quick tool changes to achieve customized production in an efficient manner. Two different applications use the same design concept to solve this problem. In the first application a manufacturer of printing presses was looking for a quick connect device to speed up cylinder changes. With short run printing becoming the norm, print cylinder change over was eating up a lot of production time. In the past, a transfer gear was installed on the cylinder shaft journal. However, because of gear error, some motion variations were created. The [...]

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Torsion was the Culprit: Gearbox Problems and Solutions

By |2024-01-03T01:11:23-06:00April 25th, 2018|Application Examples|

Backlash, torsion, and transmission error are all gearbox problems that can contribute to lost motion in a drive system that includes mechanical components. But this doesn’t mean you should eliminate these components, as the mechanical advantages of their use are significant. They just need to be monitored, analyzed and controlled. A customer came to us with a gearbox problem that looked to include lost motion as one of the symptoms. This customer produced a line of packaging assembly machines, one series of which put tops on containers. Their typical drive design wasn’t working on [...]

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Know When to Fold ‘Em

By |2021-10-05T16:04:44-05:00April 18th, 2018|Application Examples|

Servo systems aren’t the only solution for precision motion control applications. Other gear products can fit the bill when more traditional drive technology is desired. We recently had a customer inquire into a solution for a motion control problem he had in his production of precision bellows. The design was a continuous process of feeding a substrate that was systematically folded and then cut off into either standard or custom lengths. His problem was that the material length between folds was inconsistent, which affected the proper compression of the bellow. He was presently trying to use [...]

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Turning the Tables

By |2022-08-18T17:16:12-05:00April 9th, 2018|Application Examples|

There are many process and manufacturing operations that consist of multiple steps. In many cases, the process is linear like a progressive punch press or an auto assembly line. But just as often it’s circular, like a bottle filling line or a CNC tool holder. For circular applications, the use of rotary tables is often incorporated. In its standard form, a rotary table is a flat round plate mounted on an axial bearing, which is either driven from a central shaft from below or by a pinion driving a bull gear mounted around the [...]

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Food Industry Gearboxes: Solutions for Mixers

By |2024-02-05T20:50:48-06:00March 21st, 2018|Application Examples, Product Focus|

Mixing and agitating applications can provide some of the most demanding requirements for food industry gearboxes. Not only can speeds and loads vary dramatically, but environmental conditions can be difficult as well. High-quality components, robust designs, and protection options are often necessary. We had a customer provide us with an opportunity for a mixer gearbox application that turned food solids into semi-liquids. Typical products could include spreads, cheese dips, ice cream, and pie filling. The specifications were for two industrial food mixer sizes that included 20 and 50 horsepower capacities operating at a full [...]

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Hybrids Drive Commuters

By |2021-12-27T19:18:18-06:00March 7th, 2018|Application Examples|

With energy efficiency, a hot topic, designing hybrid power plants for vehicles is growing in popularity and cost-effectiveness. But the gearing necessary requires special consideration. We had a customer recently request a right-angle spiral bevel gear design that was to be incorporated into a hybrid diesel/electrical power package to drive a bus. Much like a train power supply, this hybrid diesel bus engine was to drive a generator that supplied energy to electric motors that powered the vehicle. Designing a gear system to achieve this presented several challenges. The first challenge is that diesel [...]

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Two Screws, One Motor, Zero Problems

By |2023-10-11T03:05:42-05:00February 26th, 2018|Application Examples|

Linear motion for the positioning of tooling, or driving carriages, is a common requirement in automated machinery. Where dual drives are required, precision gearing is critical for positioning performance. In many applications, a single linear device, such as a ball screw or belt drive, can be driven by a single servo motor, which may or may not include a gearhead to gain additional mechanical advantage. But, for larger or wider loads dual screws are often necessary to provide even or balanced forces. While synchronized master/slave servo motor controls could be used to drive each [...]

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Chicken Breast or Easter Bunnies?

By |2022-09-06T15:32:54-05:00February 17th, 2018|Application Examples|

While many have visited a fast food restaurant and ordered a chicken sandwich, or that seasonal favorite, the riblet sandwich, they don't look bad, but I don't think anyone really believes they are getting an actual chicken breast or boneless rack of ribs. Or, how about the variety of baked goods formed into unique shapes, and confection products like chocolate bars or ice cream treats produced in specific configurations? To satisfy our quick lifestyle, and our penchant for tasty luxuries, a variety of machinery manufacturers are designing machines to increase the production of these [...]

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