20 years of rotation for a slip ring in a typical wind turbine application is equivalent to approximately 30,000 miles of contact sliding. Learn about the advantages of solid coin silver rings in … [Read more...] about The Advantages of Coin Silver
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Maximize Slip Ring Lifecycle and Performance
A few simple design tips will help you get the most out of your slip rings Do your slip rings run trouble free for their expected lifecycle? If you answered “no,” you’re not … [Read more...] about Maximize Slip Ring Lifecycle and Performance
How to Acquire the Best Application Advantage: Using Brushless DC Motors
Brushless motors are used worldwide for its’ basic benefit that optimizes performance per package size - - no other technology can match it. In addition, brushless brings tremendous advantages … [Read more...] about How to Acquire the Best Application Advantage: Using Brushless DC Motors
Wire Springs VS Machined Springs
The first question generally asked about Machined Springs is how they compare with Wire Wound Springs. Commencing with this question, this review of Machined Springs will proceed. Wire Springs … [Read more...] about Wire Springs VS Machined Springs
Comparing Efficiency and Capabilities of Hybrid Stepper Motor Actuators to Can Stack Stepper Motor Actuators
Occasionally we receive calls from customers wanting to know why our size 17 hybrid linear actuator with an input wattage rating of 7 watts has better performance than our 46000 can stack version with … [Read more...] about Comparing Efficiency and Capabilities of Hybrid Stepper Motor Actuators to Can Stack Stepper Motor Actuators
The Basics of Motor Selection
Tailored towards design engineers and OEM's "The Basics of Motor Selection" whitepaper is written to assist readers in the motor selection and customization process. Focusing on four electric motor … [Read more...] about The Basics of Motor Selection
Conveyor helps streamline small part handling manufacturing
To instantly download this case study and read how engineers were able to optimized the process of manufacturing butt splices and shorten production time, increased … [Read more...] about Conveyor helps streamline small part handling manufacturing
True Sharp Edge Orifices
To produce accurate, repeatable orifices, all the variables that might influence the Cd Value (Coefficient of Discharge) must be controlled during production. This includes the orifice hole length, … [Read more...] about True Sharp Edge Orifices
High-acceleration servo motors create cabling challenges
In automated production machines, faster acceleration and deceleration of motion axes can lead to productivity gains. It's no wonder that machine builders have started to adopt new low-inertia servo … [Read more...] about High-acceleration servo motors create cabling challenges
Direct Drive Technology Improves Flexo Printing Quality and Throughput
The highest quality flexographic printing machines use direct drive rotary motors to control and synchronize the motion of the anilox roller and plate cylinder. Tom England, Kollmorgen's director of … [Read more...] about Direct Drive Technology Improves Flexo Printing Quality and Throughput