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Steel casting line upgrade benefits from slim gearbox format

04/12/2013

WEG Group subsidiary, Watt Drive has supplied several of its Type K139 helical bevel gearboxes for a new straightening unit at steel producer ArcelorMittal’s plant in Belval, Luxembourg. The project was carried out by engineering company TBR Casting Technologies.

Take these chains from my cart

04/12/2013

Chain specialist, iwis is currently supplying chain pins with a special coating that improves the drive chain's ultimate strength for a demanding racing cart application. The cooperation between iwis and cart chain manufacturer Heller Antriebs Technik (HAT), with its Panther Kart Chain brand, was made public at this year’s Motek in Stuttgart.

Fifty year-old coupling gets a hi-tech makeover

02/11/2013

When the transmission coupling on its BR Class 14 locomotive, D9539, required servicing, Ribble Steam Railway went back to the original manufacturer, Renold Hi-Tec Couplings.

A compact, energy-efficient alternative to traditional axle drives

01/09/2013

Traditionally, vehicle drive systems have used axles and in many ways these remain the best way to transmit power and torque to wheels or tracks. However, the trend nowadays is to reduce size and weight without compromising performance; so, what are the alternatives?

Chains unleash conveyor capabilities

12/05/2013

iwis accumulation and plate chains are performing a variety of demanding power transmission tasks as vital components of German machine builder Schnaithmann Maschinenbau's modular product assembly and transfer systems.

Power Transmission Features

Steel casting line upgrade benefits from slim gearbox format

Take these chains from my cart

Fifty year-old coupling gets a hi-tech makeover

A compact, energy-efficient alternative to traditional axle drives

Chains unleash conveyor capabilities