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 Mobile paper shredders lose weight with planetary drives

Mobile paper shredders lose weight with planetary drives

12/05/2013

When Whitham Mills Engineering sought a drive for its latest mobile paper shredder, one of its key design criteria was the need to keep the drive as compact as possible in order to keep the weight of the product down and ultimately increase the shredding vehicle’s payload.

 Bi-stable tooth clutch is both safe and efficient

Bi-stable tooth clutch is both safe and efficient

11/02/2013

Mechanical drives specialist, Moenninghoff is relatively small by German 'Mittelstand' standards - just 140 employees and a current turnover of 12.5 million Euros. But it is certainly 'big' in terms of its technological know-how; “we sell engineering - the hardware is a bonus” is a favourite mantra of the Moenninghoff sales team.

 Space and weight dictate mobile bridge launcher drives

Space and weight dictate mobile bridge launcher drives

21/11/2012

The importance of mobile bridges has grown as military forces and rescue organisations alike seek to extend the usability of heavy equipment by using transporters to bring them closer to the front line before they are deployed. This poses problems; for example, the combined weight of a battle and its transporter is around 96 tons, quite beyond the capacity of most mobile bridge systems.

 Disc couplings make the world go round

Disc couplings make the world go round

21/11/2012

As with most of the components that keep high power industrial transmissions running smoothly and efficiently, most of us probably don’t notice the spinning cylinder mounted between the torque supply and the driven device.

 Maximising the efficiency and reliability of drive trains

Maximising the efficiency and reliability of drive trains

21/11/2012

Two prominent bearing manufacturers provide insights into the design and maintenance of power transmission systems: the effects of external drive components on motor driven system efficiency, and the proper management of complex online condition monitoring systems.

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