Asked to repair an electric motor for a machine that polishes metal sheets down to tolerances in microns Schneider Electric Motor had difficulty pinpointing the problem The motor had been installed for only eight months when the bearings failed Learn more

Capable of withstanding varying degrees of particle and debris contamination NSK Series V1 Linear Guide offers significantly higher resistance to fine particles and debris and achieves long life under contaminated operating conditions.Linear Learn more

As part of a modernization project a Brazilian steelmaker decided to attack the costly problem of frequent replacement and maintenance of its graphite heat exchangers George Fischer's thermoplastic Calorplast Immersion Heat Exchangers provided Learn more

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On the Japanese-built electrogalvanizing line at Great Lakes Steel 44 collector heads each with 40 brush assemblies carry about 12,500 A to a liquid used to put galvanizing plating on rolled steel Until recently Great Lakes was going through 200 Learn more

Self-lubricating GRAPHALLOY® bearings operate in high temperatures up to +1000°F in air and up to 1800°F in non-oxidizing atmospheres Graphite/metal alloy is uniform throughout and contains no oil or grease to harden or burn up in high Learn more

For hard or graphite milling hybrid Roku-Roku Model GR-658N's full enclosure confines dust to machining area keeps it suspended via intermittent air blasts then evacuates it for clean disposal with dust collector Single-piece columns and cross Learn more

BISCO® EC-2000 Series Conductive Silicones from Rogers Corp is industry's first electrically conductive EMI/RFI shielding material available in wide continuous rolls Among the thinnest softest materials being offered on the market today these Learn more

IEN How are manufacturers using existing technologies in new ways?Lefebvre: As end-products get smaller so do the 'envelopes' for brush-commutated DC motors used in countless applications The irony is that while small brush DC motors offer Learn more

The Integrated Measuring System (IMS) available for Rexroth Ball Rail® and Roller Rail™ systems offers machine designers cost- and space-saving options in applications requiring continuous precise measurement The combination of guided motion Learn more