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09 Aug 2009

Coupling Types for Different Applications

Tags: Disc Couplings, elastomeric coupling, gear couplings, grid couplings

After spending money on a powerful new pump and the motor to run it,the next big decision is how to connect the two in a way that maximizes their efficiencies and protects them from normal wear and tear.

Coupling the driving and driven shafts would be simple if they were perfectly aligned, machines did not vibrate and the shafts never actually moved. In the real world of power transmission, however, a flexible coupling can accommodate for the flaws and dynamics inherent in most systems.

“Even if you can get the shafts aligned perfectly, you are doing it when the equipment is not actually running,” said Paul Konkol, Marketing and Business Development Manager, Industrial Couplings, for Altra Industrial Motion. Read Article

01 Aug 2009

Huco Dynatork Air Motor is “Sweet Find” for Greydon Bagging Machine

Tags: Air Motors, Packaging

When you’re the purchasing manager of a packaging equipment manufacturer that wants to make a basic, relatively low-cost meat packing machine with a fairly high degree of precision and automation, it’s a good day when your design engineer walks in with your power transmission solution.

“The Huco Dynatork air motor was a sweet find for us,” said Brian Newman, of Greydon, Inc., a global supplier of printing equipment for form, fill and seal packaging machines for the meat, cheese, medical and pharmaceutical industries. “It fits perfectly into our application for this meat and cheese bagger.” Read Article

01 Jun 2009

Couplings – Eliminating the Load on the Motor During System Design

HELP, I’M STUCK!!
Picture the scene. You’ve designed a great drive system and all you need to do is attach the motor. The only problem is the stack up of tolerances in the mountings and bearings means the shafts aren’t exactly aligned. A rigid connection between the two will put too much side force on the bearings and create more load than the motor was designed for. The last thing many people consider in system design is the coupling. Nevertheless, it is this humble component that not only has to link the two assemblies but also to compensate for design errors and operating conditions. Sometimes the design engineer can get stuck, having designed him or herself into a corner. A common question is, how do I make it fit? Read Article

01 Jun 2009

Redesigned Air Motors

Tags: Air Motors

Minimize need for compressors

A redesigned series of air motors from Huco Dynatork has reduced the need for air compressors in paint stirring applications. Plants in both the United States and the U.K. have switched from traditional vane motors to air motors. According to the companies press release, one automobile plant is saving over $150,000 annually on power and equipment costs.

Via an integral rotary valve, air up to 100 psi is supplied to each of three pistons in turn. The free-floating pistons transmit torque on start-up that can be adjusted via a pressure regulator. This results in high torque at variable low speed and low noise. Read Article

05 Apr 2009

Application Profile: Food Packaging Machines

Tags: Air Motors, Packaging

Product: Acetal 1 Air Motors

Application: Food Packaging Machines

At the heart of one of the simpler meat, poultry and cheese packaging machines in the food processing industry is the small, yet powerful Huco Dynatork Air Motor. These compact air motors are capable of precisely starting and stopping a roll of printed plastic bags used to package a wide variety of meat, poultry and cheese products. Offering high torque at variable low speeds, Dynatork air motors consume up to 80% less air than vane motors, providing significant cost savings even at maximum torque. Read Article