drivesweb Newsletter No. 112

drivesweb-Newsletter No. 112

Roller bearings

Franke Wire Roller Bearings in Stage Technology – Rigoletto's Hand

Franke Wire Roller Bearings in Stage Technology – Rigoletto's Hand

The set design for the Bregenz Festival centered on an unusual challenge: Rigoletto’s right hand — eight meters high and weighing about 8.5 metric tons — had to be made rotatable.

Gears

Extended operating time thanks to integrated oil equalization

Extended operating time thanks to integrated oil equalization

Safomi IEC adapter from Nord Drivesystems for Maxxdrive industrial gear units.

Linear guidance

Tool-free disassembly reduces maintenance effort and downtime

Tool-free disassembly reduces maintenance effort and downtime

World's first linear guide with EHEDG certification for hygienic food processing technology from Igus.

Energy efficiency

From Measurement to Action

From Measurement to Action

Mitsubishi Electric champions energy efficiency in drive technology.

Rack and pinion gears

For highly efficient packaging processes

For highly efficient packaging processes

Rack-and-pinion gear systems from Leantechnik enable very short cycle times.

Linear technology

For precise multilayer processes

For precise multilayer processes

Cedatec optimizes PCB manufacturing with linear technology from Rollon.

Guide rollers

Designed for extreme conditions

Designed for extreme conditions

New guide carriage from Bosch Rexroth for vacuum, high and low temperatures, harsh environmental conditions, and contact with aggressive media.

Grippers

Even rough surfaces can be grasped

Even rough surfaces can be grasped

The soft sealing lip of the Schmalz FSGA-78 CF bellows suction gripper allows even challenging workpieces—such as rough-sawn timber—to be gripped securely and without leakage.

Encoder

Positioning with precision and dynamism

Positioning with precision and dynamism

Lenord+Bauer is expanding the VarioCoder product family with the new GEL AIK10 absolute encoder kit — a mechanically robust solution for numerous high-speed and positioning applications.