Features
Roller Chain Is Built for Long Life
Industrial roller chain from Rexnord is designed to meet demanding applications from glass plants to textile mills. It is available in pitch sizes from 3/8 in. to 4 in., single and double pitch, multiple strand configurations and with a variety of…
Attachment Roller Chain Is Durable
Precision attachment roller chains from Drives Inc. can push, roll, carry or lift. Meeting or exceeding ANSI standards, these tough, wear-resistant chains are produced in carbon or stainless steel and manufactured to exact tolerances. Available op…
Stainless Steel Roller Chain Stands Up to Tough Conditions
Manufactured using class 300 series stainless steel, Renold Coris roller chain is suitable for use in acidic or alkaline environments, where the chain will be exposed to water, and for very high or very low temperature locations, where resistance…
High Torque Synchronous Sprocket Broadens Product Family
Martin’s synchronous product line now includes High HP HTS (high torque synchronous) sprockets, manufactured to run with high-horsepower RPP profile belts such as Panther, Blackhawk and QT power chain. The product line also includes the HTS sprock…
High-Horsepower Synchronous Belt Is Strong
Jason’s Tiger high-horsepower synchronous belt extends the company’s synchronous belt application range. Special aramid-reinforced compounds, along with improved tooth facing and tensile members, provide the muscle for the increased horsepower rat…
Virtually Dry Chain Is 100% Recyclable (April 01, 2004)
Synergy chain from Renold is virtually dry to the touch when it comes out of the box. The chain is still lubricated, but the lubricant is in the chain and not on it. Also, both the chain and the box are 100% recyclable. Soft pin-ends allow quick-a…
Roller Chain Handles High Loads
ANSI 240 roller chain from Diamond has medium carbon alloy steel pins, making it suitable for high-torque, high-load applications. Made to API 7F specifications, the chain is available in pitches ranging from 1/4 to 3 in. The chain line includes 2…
Belt Alignment Tool Fits in Pulley Grooves
The SKF BeltAlign TMEB 2 is a laser-driven belt alignment tool for industries that use pulley and belt drive systems. One of the common reasons for unplanned downtime of belt-driven machinery is pulley misalignment, which can increase wear on pull…
BSA Devises New Strategic Plan
The Bearing Specialists Association (BSA), Glen Ellyn, Ill., has responded to the changing needs of the marketplace and the economy by revising its mission and strategic plan to more accurately meet the needs and reflect the roles of bearing indus…
New Paper Machine Optimization Program Includes Online Condition Monitoring
The Press Section and Spreader Roll applications are the first offerings in the new Paper Machine Optimization program from SKF Reliability Systems.
Plastic Belts Suit Precision Applications
W.M. Berg offers a wide range of plastic moulded belt/chain families and their accompanying sprockets for use where high gear quality is not required. Since the belts are a moulded polyurethane, they do not require lubrication and so can operate i…
How to Give Advice
Don’t you love making suggestions? But before you start offering an abundance of new tips and advice to your co-workers, hold on for a moment. Some folks don’t take well to unsolicited suggestions. Sometimes they may perceive suggestions as meddli…
Metric Belt Fits European Imports
Carlisle Power Transmission has announced a full metric V-belt line of Power-Wedge Cog-Belts. The line includes SPZX, SPAX, SPBX, and SPCX metric belt cross-sections, assuring full line coverage of metric V-belts. Manufactured for high performance…
Laser Pulley Alignment System Is Easy to Operate
The Pulley Partner laser alignment system for belt-driven equipment is lightweight, compact and durable. Attaching magnetically to the inside or outside face of any pulley or sprocket, the system can measure long spans with any size pulley, large…
Instruments Helps Ensure Proper Belt Tension
The new SM4 Universal Tension Meter from Brecoflex is designed to measure the frequency of all belt types, regardless of the composition of the belt. The measurement tool provides a belt frequency reading in the range of 6 Hz to 350 Hz (+/- 5%). I…
New Screw Jacks End Maintenance Problem For BMW
The installation of new screw jacks at BMW’s plant in Regensburg, Germany, has helped increase production of the BMW 3 Series cars and has ended a maintenance problem at the state-of-the-art facility.
Industrial Concentration in Manufacturing Analyzed
Industrial concentration ratios in the manufacturing sector for 1998 to 2001 are now available from Statistics Canada.
Tensioning Tool Does Away With Problems
Many V-belt problems arise as a result of improper tensioning. Carlisle Power Transmission has introduced a new tensioning tool, the Tension-Finder, that is practical, reusable and easy to use. This simple tool requires no calculations, no compute…
Project Will Help International Engineering Technicians Get Work in Ontario
A new project to help remove barriers to employment for international engineering technicians and technologists has been launched by the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT), the Centre for Language,…
Canada to Fund Apprenticeship Forum Project
The Canadian government will provide almost $3 million in funding for a project by the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum-Forum canadien sur l’apprentissage (CAF-FCA). The CAF-FCA Infrastructure project is funded by the federal Sector Council Program.
PEMAC Launches National Maintenance Conference
The Plant Engineering & Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC) has announced plans to produce its own national conference for the physical asset management profession. MainTrain 2004 is scheduled for Nov. 22-25, 2004, at the Grand Hotel in Toro…
Briefs (April 01, 2004)
The University of Toronto will begin to award a certificate and scholarship in its Maintenance Optimization and Reliability Management program soon, thanks to the efforts of friends of the late John Dixon Campbell. Campbell, a maintenance…
Maintenance in the Lean World
As more and more companies turn to Lean manufacturing to remain competitive, the role of mainte- nance can become somewhat confusing. Our introductory Lean Maintenance column (MRO, Feb. 2004, page 22) explained what Lean meant to the operations gr…
The Cost of Non-Compliance
If people around your company aren’t talking about Bill C-45, they should be. The bill for an Act to Amend the Criminal Code of Canada recently became law. Bill C-45, also known as “Occupational Health & Safety Criminal Negligence Bill,” is import…
Outlook for Power Transmission Industry Brighter for 2004
Business and optimism are picking up at most distribution and manufacturing firms in the North American power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) industry heading into 2004. That’s based on responses to the most recent annual member survey conduct…
Bearing Up Rather Well
If you ask Don Latham, president of Canadian Bearings Ltd. of Mississagua, Ont., about his interests outside of business, you will probably see a look of mild puzzlement cross his face. Or at least you will for the balance of 2004.
Oil-Shear Clutch/Brake Saves $26,000 for Auto Parts Maker
A high-volume manufacturer of steel elbows for automobile sun visors experienced a nasty kink in its operations. About monthly, a dry clutch/brake driving the cut-off shear in the elbow manufacturing work cell would fail, stopping production an av…
Improving Distributor – Manufacturer Relationships (April 01, 2004)
Serving today’s customer requires ever-closer collaboration between distributors and manufacturers in the power transmission/motion control industry. At the same time, long-held beliefs and mistrust between channel partners stand as a barrier t…
Conveyor Surveyor Sees Solutions
Most conveyor belt maintenance activities and replacements are necessary because of mechanical damage, not wear. This article looks at system components and ways to avoid mechanical damage, reduce downtime and extend belt life.
Scoring for Hockey Stars
In the hockey equipment manufacturing plant in St-Jean sur Richelieu, Que., there is an exquisite appreciation of the relationship between good maintenance and high production.
