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Screwjacks Control The Gap Positioning

By Alex Malamos|2020-05-22T15:20:46-05:00February 20th, 2022|Application Examples|

Home improvements, and especially kitchen renovations, are hot topics in lifestyle TV shows and magazines. The focal point of most family's homes is the kitchen. Selection for the countertop is a big decision. There are natural materials, laminates, and solid man-made options. DieQua was called upon to help in the design of a machine to manufacture solid counter top material, one of the more popular choices due to it's wear and maintenance characteristics. The design was complex, but used a concept that is relevant in a variety of extrusion and rolling forming applications. The [...]

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Gearbox Drives 4 Axes At The Same Time

By Alex Malamos|2023-09-13T00:33:15-05:00May 5th, 2021|Application Examples, DieQua News|

Because of the wide range of gearbox products we have in our product line up we often get calls with some strange requests. Well, they may seem strange to most gearbox suppliers since they usually only offer run-of-the-mill solutions. But for us, the unusual gearbox applications seem to be more the norm these days. We recently received a call from a customer who was looking for a way to drive 4 sets of rollers with a single power source. These rollers were set 90 degrees apart and were intended to rotate a load that [...]

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Gearheads For High Cycle Applications

By Alex Malamos|2023-07-10T14:11:18-05:00April 7th, 2021|Application Examples|

The myth of the paperless society has long ago been debunked. It’s very possible that the use of paper, for many requirements, has actually increased over the last several years. With the acceleration in computer power, more reports, spitting out a variety of information, can be generated faster and in more detail. And now that almost every household has a personal computer with a desktop printer, the demand for printer and copier paper continues to grow. Typical machine designs for the making and wrapping of reams of paper previously included a lot of cams [...]

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Corrosion Protection Option for a Wash Down Application

By Alex Malamos|2021-09-30T16:40:07-05:00March 3rd, 2021|Application Examples|

In food packaging applications machinery cleanliness and corrosion resistance are of major importance. But not every application needs stainless steel. Sometimes other options are acceptable. A new prospect contacted us recently looking to upgrade the performance and protection of the spiral bevel gearboxes they were using on their food packaging lines. Tighter motion control was becoming more and more important in their process so they were looking for a box with better consistency in rotary motion and lower backlash. The second thing they were looking for was good gearbox corrosion protection. Since a majority [...]

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Transfer System Drive Put On The Spot

By Alex Malamos|2023-01-18T15:08:23-06:00January 6th, 2021|Application Examples|

With more and more labor-intensive operations moving offshore, the ability to automate the manufacturing process is critical for keeping operating costs in check, allowing North American companies to remain competitive in worldwide markets. This has drastically escalated the importance and influence of the entire motion control industry. In that vein, a customer of ours was designing a transfer system to automatically feed castings into a machining center and needed a motion control solution. The basic system included a large rotary table and two opposing robots to load and unload the table. The need was [...]

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Gears – ROLL CALL!

By Alex Malamos|2024-04-03T07:19:32-05:00November 4th, 2020|Educational|

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Operates Under Cold And Freezing Conditions

By Alex Malamos|2023-01-26T19:23:32-06:00February 5th, 2020|Application Examples|

I am sure just about everyone would be a little heated after being assigned to a stint in Antarctica. Working conditions are miserable at best. But that's exactly where a Tandler Spiral Bevel Gearbox was slated to go. It's well known that a variety of research and monitoring stations are based in Antarctica. It's a unique environment not found in many places on earth. The conditions are extreme. Many machines and instruments require special characteristics to be able to perform their expected duties. DieQua was presented with a challenge to provide a spiral bevel [...]

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Reduce Down Time with Torque Limiters

By Alex Malamos|2022-09-29T15:44:36-05:00January 9th, 2020|Application Examples|

With wood being one of the few renewable resources, its use continues to grow. But the automation of processing the raw material comes with its own challenges. By their very nature, wooden logs are inconsistent in size and density. Although converting tolerances are much larger than metal or plastic components, it's this variation that presents problems in high-speed automated processing. A customer of ours presented us with a problem they were having with their automated de-barking machine. The basic design included a large number of rollers and cutters that sheared the bark off raw [...]

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Spiral Bevel Gearboxes

By Alex Malamos|2022-09-06T15:14:42-05:00October 2nd, 2019|DieQua News, Product Focus|

This video provides an overview of the Tandler spiral bevel gearbox types available from DieQua Corporation and highlights application examples where they are best used. Other common names for these gearboxes are spiral bevel gear units, bevel gearboxes, 90-degree gearboxes, miter gear boxes, right-angle gearboxes, right-angle gear reducers, bevel speed reducers, and torque multipliers. Diequa offers the widest range of spiral bevel gearbox models, ratios, and options. We also have special gearbox designs available. Many are highlighted in this video and the technical spec pages on our website. The variety of options along with [...]

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Torque Limiter Finds Drive Problem During Machine Test

By Alex Malamos|2024-02-22T08:38:08-06:00September 4th, 2019|Application Examples|

Installing some type of torque limiting device in your machine system is very often a wise idea. This is especially true where there is human interaction, but it’s also smart to include them in other types of processing equipment. A common objection to designing them into standard machine designs is that they sometimes cost more than the components they are thought to protect. But that’s really a secondary consideration. The prime reason to add them to machine designs is to eliminate the downtime associated with removing damaged components, finding replacements, and installing new ones. [...]

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IEC and NEMA Motors

By Alex Malamos|2023-10-31T02:06:49-05:00July 11th, 2019|Application Examples|

IEC vs. NEMA Motors A large percentage of our customers produce their machinery for both the North American domestic market as well as for the various export markets of Europe, Asia, and South America. This often causes a design issue as power sources are different from market to market. Different motors should be specified to optimize the design, which then alters the gearboxes used with them. Most of our gear products have a solution for that complexity. Here is an example of one of those gearbox products when it came to IEC vs. NEMA [...]

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Operate In High Temperature Environment

By Alex Malamos|2022-08-18T17:52:25-05:00March 21st, 2019|Application Examples|

Customers often call saying they need a gearbox but tell us the application is secret. It's understandable that privacy can be a concern. But it's equally important that your supplier really knows what is going on. A customer of ours approached us asking for a spiral bevel gearbox that was to be used in a high-temperature environment. They gave us no other information other than the torque required, that all shafts would be mounted horizontal, the speed would be under 100 rpm, and that it had to operate in a high temp environment of [...]

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Feeling The Pressure?

By Alex Malamos|2024-06-25T04:44:52-05:00February 20th, 2019|Application Examples|

There are a lot of industrial applications for gear products in harsh environments with not a lot of sources for them. Some of those gearbox applications require operating underwater. I’d say that’s pretty harsh. But it’s something we’ve been able to offer in a number of instances. A customer recently approached us with an engineering request for a gearbox to be used in a wastewater treatment plant. We had done other applications for this customer, but this gearbox had to be able to operate underwater. They were designing an agitation system, which in [...]

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DieQua at AUTOMATE 2019

By Alex Malamos|2019-02-13T14:26:32-06:00February 13th, 2019|DieQua News, Industry News|

Automate returns to Chicago for 2019 show, and DieQua will once again be a presence at the Automate Show. This year, the show takes place April 8-11, 2019. The following products will be shown at Automate: Precision servo worm gearheads Rotary flange servo gearheads Zero Backlash Cycloidal Reducers Hypoid Servo Reducers Low Backlash Spiral Bevel Gearboxes Screw Jack Actuators https://www.facebook.com/AutomateShow/videos/972377446287045/

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DieQua Attends ATX West 2019

By Alex Malamos|2022-11-16T19:00:37-06:00February 8th, 2019|Application Examples, DieQua News, Industry News, Videos|

From February 4 to February 8, 2019, DieQua participated in the annual ATX-West 2019 Show. The 2019 ATX-West exposition featured more than 2,000 cutting-edge manufacturers that attracted over 20,000 attendees looking for the latest in motion control, robotics, inspection, and automation control solutions. Over the course of the three days, the following products were present: Precision servo worm gearheads Rotary flange servo gearheads Zero Backlash Cycloidal Reducers Hypoid Servo Reducers Low Backlash Spiral Bevel Gearboxes Screw Jack Actuators This year, the additional piece to DieQua’s ATX-West 2019 booth was the Tri-Bot. This robot [...]

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Products

We offer the widest range of gearboxes, gearheads, and speed reducers available from a single source, along with the know-how to select the appropriate one for your application.

Engineering Support

With decades of combined experience specifying power transmission and motion control products, we strive to be your partner in the selection of the proper component or system for your unique requirements. Contact us with your most difficult applications. If we can’t help you, we’ll be your resource for alternate solutions.

Sales

DieQua Corporation has established a network of manufacturer’s representatives and distributors to provide localized personal service to our valued customers. We prefer a consultative approach to provide a true design solution for your application.

Customer Service

DieQua Corporation is dedicated to being your most valuable supplier. From technical support to on time delivery, you can count on DieQua to be a reliable extension of your corporate team.

Manufacturing

DieQua Corporation now manufactures or assembles a high percentage of the products we provide. This adds valuable flexibility to provide on time delivery of standard orders as well as prototypes.

Repair Services

DieQua Corporation can repair any product we supply in our facility, located in Bloomingdale, a suburb of Chicago. Field repairs unfortunately, are not available. We maintain a large parts inventory and factory trained technicians to assure timely turnaround. Failure analysis services are also available on a limited basis.

Special Designs

DieQua Corporation and our manufacturing partners welcome the opportunity to provide component modifications or complete special designs. We established these capabilities to complement our philosophy of offering the best solution available for your application needs.