Shafts Articles

  • Better shafts for better linear motion performance

    New opportunities for improving performance for linear-motion shafts have come along with the recent developments in materials and finishing techniques for linear-motion shafts.
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    August 1995
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  • Floating shafts make long distance connections

    If your machinery and motors are separated by large distances, floating shafts can make the connection so that these drive components can work together.
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    October 1994
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  • Flexible shafts make obstacles disappear

    If the path of your drive shaft is blocked and you need a way around the obstruction, flexible shafts can offer a simple and cost effective solution to such power transmission problems.  These shafts are flexible enough to bend around obstacles but stiff enough to transmit motion and light loads.
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    July 1993
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  • Catching shaft torque data on the fly

    In order to maintain the effectiveness of manufacturing equipment, engineers are relying on torque data from drive shafts as an indicator of the equipments' condition.  Wireless measuremental techniques are making it easier to obtain this data from spinning shafts.
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    September 1993
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