The DGST pneumatic mini slide and yoke plate are machined from a single piece of aluminum, which results in low-torsion and no misalignment. A backlash-free piston rod/yoke connection contributes to the slide’s precision. Maintenance-free twin piston drives and high-force-capacity recirculating ball bearing guides provide th
SureStep IP65-rated high-torque stepper motors are completely protected from solids and dust ingress and from low-pressure waterjets from any direction. These fully sealed, single-shaft motors are available with industry-standard NEMA 17, 23 and 34 mounting flanges and provide holding torque from 61 to 1,288 oz-in. The motor
Stafford’s stainless steel shaft collars and couplings are offered with a standard bright finish or they can be supplied with a matte finish to match machinery and equipment design requirements. Manufactured from 303 or 316 grades, the collars come in sizes from 1/4 in. I.D. to 10 in. I.D. and the couplings in 1/4 in. I.D. to
Beckhoff Automation LLC hired Mark Ruberg as packaging industry manager to further strengthen its presence among U.S. packaging and processing OEMs and manufacturers of consumer-packaged goods (CPGs). Drawing on impressive packaging industry experience and leadership skills, Ruberg will oversee sales efforts and application s
Spherical Roller ‘Vibrating Screen’ bearings are the heavy-duty solution where impact and load are critical. The new generation of “Shaker Screen” bearings use hardened steel cages that are up to 10 times more impact-resistant than conventional cages. They also incorporate special O.D. tolerances as well as a special radial interna
Up to 700 workers are to be temporarily laid off this fall at three Nutrien Ltd. potash mines in Saskatchewan. Nutrien says it expects to proactively take up to eight-week inventory shutdowns at its Allan, Lanigan and Vanscoy potash mines starting in November. It says the production
A Canadian National Railway Co. executive says a sputtering economy is contributing to weaker freight volumes after posting record revenues last quarter. “In the short-term, is the economy softening? Absolutely,” said chief financial officer Ghislain Houle. “We are obviously seeing volumes weakening on a sh
Carbon emissions in British Columbia in 2017 were only slightly below 2007 levels despite a long-running strategy to fight climate change that includes a carbon tax, new data shows. The data released Monday by the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change measured 64.46 million tonnes of greenhouse gas
SKF and FANUC will be demonstrating an edge platform technology solution for automated anomaly detection of machine tool health at EMO Hannover Fair from 16-21 September. By using FANUC’s Industrial IoT Platform, FIELD system and SKF’s IMX condition monitoring technology as the basis, end-users will be able to
An energy company says a pipeline from a gas facility has been shut down after it leaked an estimated 500,000 litres of produced salt water in northwestern Alberta. Produced water is a byproduct of oil and gas development. Calgary-based NuVista Energy Ltd. says staff identified
Global demand for crude oil appears to have weakened recently in many parts of the world, according to The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. OPEC’s monthly market report for September estimates that total world demand for crude will grow by 1.02 per cent in 2019 over last year and 1.08 per
Construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will likely be delayed due to detailed route hearings, outstanding provincial permits and Indigenous court challenges, says a report from environmental group Stand.earth. The report argues that the Crown corporation that owns the project faces bigger construction ch
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says he wants Canada’s major telecommunications providers to send representatives to Halifax the next time the province opens its emergency command centre to prepare for a big storm. McNeil was responding Thursday to widespread complaints about failing cellphone and internet services
SKF is urging users of rotating equipment to rethink the way they pay for bearings and related items. In the traditional transaction-based model, suppliers’ profits depend on numbers of parts sold and not on improvements in machine performance. There’s fundamental conflict of interest, as longer component li
Portescap is pleased to announce the release of a new line of standard prototype motors for surgical applications. These 15 motors represent Portescap’s new SM series of surgical motors designed to meet the demanding requirements for surgical devices at a more cost-effective price point. These motors leverage Portescap’s mark
