The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), a world leader in engineered bearings and power transmission products, will participate in the KeyBanc Industrials & Basic Materials Virtual Conference on May 28, 2020. Participating on behalf of Timken will be Philip D. Fracassa, executive vi
The board of directors of The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), a world leader in engineered bearings and power transmission products, today declared a quarterly cash dividend of 28 cents per share. The dividend is payable on June 3, 2020, to shareholders of record as of May 22, 2020.
U.S. manufacturing technology orders increased 8% in March from the previous month to $301.2 million, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. New orders were 29.3% lower than in March 2019. Total orders through March
Individually tailored drive concepts based on the LogiDrive system solution from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS represent an optimal compromise between energy efficiency and a reduction of variants. They prove themselves in major intralogistics projects for airports or parcel centers where a large number of drive units ar
(AP) At the Fit4All Gym in Lebanon, Illinois, owner David Tate considers Elon Musk a huge ally in the fight against government coronavirus orders that Tate says are driving him into the poorhouse. Tate reopened his 250-member gym in defiance of state orders on Monday, the same day Musk restarted his huge San Francisco Bay Area factory despi…
A Cargill meat-processing plant south of Montreal announced it is closing its doors after at least 64 workers tested positive for COVID-19, even as schools across much of Quebec prepared to open theirs to students on Monday. The outbreak in Chambly, Que. marks the second time the company has experienced a COVID-19 closure at one of its facilit…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will not pay the full price for medical masks that do not live up to medical standards. “We have been working very, very hard from the very beginning to bring in PPE,” he said Saturday. The day before, however, the federal government suspended shipments of N95 respirators from a Montre…
Guillermo E. Morales-Espejel, principal scientist, SKF Research and Technology Development, has been awarded an honorary professorship by Imperial College, London one of the world’s leading science and engineering universities. The visiting professorship is the topic of tribology within the Imperial College
TT Electronics, a global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications, recently announced the addition of ten new product families to its professional audio portfolio. The portfolio expansion includes the introduction of five rotary potentiometer families, four slide potentiometers families, and one encoder se
Depending on design and application, pumps are fitted with high-speed anti-friction or journal bearings, and lubrication systems used may be oil pump pressurized, self-contained oil in a bearing housing, or dry sump systems using oil mist lubrication. In all cases, pumps are subjected to contaminants, wear metals, direct water or condens
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is preparing to resume its North American manufacturing operations. As such, it has developed a program of safety measures to protect employees, their families, and the surrounding communities from COVID-19, upon reopening. “Above everything else, our top priority has always b
Flexicon Sizing-Dispensing System is fed by a pneumatic conveying line, and is equipped with an integral cyclone that separates incoming solids from the air stream. A rotary airlock isolates the pneumatic system from atmospheric pressure and meters material into a vibratory sifter that discharges on-size particles into
Guillermo E. Morales-Espejel, Principal Scientist, SKF Research and Technology Development, has been awarded an honorary professorship by Imperial College, London one of the world’s leading science and engineering universities. The visiting professorship is the topic of tribology within the Imperial College
AutoGuide Mobile Robots recently announced the appointment of Mike Harper as vice president of sales and marketing. The experienced robotics and application engineering executive will lead the sales and market share growth of AutoGuide, establish the global footprint of the company with key integration partners, and enable the success of
Tolomatic’s expanded extreme-force electric actuator family now includes the RSX128 actuator, rated up to 50,000 pounds of force (222.4 kN). Ideal for replacing hydraulic cylinders and designed for 100 percent duty cycle, the RSX actuator features Tolomatic’s precision-ground planetary roller screws for long, consistent operating life in
Gates wrapped V-Belt technology using Ethylene Elastomer compounds for OEMs in the heavy industrial, agriculture, and forestry markets, is available. “At Gates, transforming our industrial belt platforms using Ethylene Elastomer compounds is a priority,” said Tom Pitstick, CMO and Senior VP of product line management, G
OZ Lifting Products LLC expands push beam trolley range. They come with width adjustment, locking mechanism, and glow-in-the-dark decals. It is fitted to an I-beam and typically paired with a manual or electric hoist. The range now include two-ton and three-ton capacity units (in addition to 0.5-ton and one-ton). It is
