The XYR (Theta) alignment stages offer high precision and repeatability. The XYR-01-01 and XYR-01-02 stages feature ±7.5 mm of travel in the X and Y axes and ±180° of rotation (theta). The stages feature linear resolutions of the X and Y axis of 0.25µ (microsteps per step motor driver in use); the repeatability of each
The GVCM-095-089-03 linear voice coil motor features a continuous force of 63.9 lb (284.1 N) and 202 lb (898.4 N) of peak force at a 10% duty cycle. Guided by a long-life plain bearing that can allow side loads up to 3 lb (13.5 N), the precision ground 0.236-in-diameter (6-mm-diameter) shaft with an internal thread has a stroke length of
SKF has completed the acquisition of Form Automation Solutions (FAS), a US-based software development start-up company. FAS has developed GoPlant, a mobile-based asset inspection and data collection solution used in industrial applications. The technology will be integrated into SKF’s existing mobile solutio
The AGMA Foundation Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2019 Scholarship Awards. Each fall, the Foundation awards $5,000 scholarships at the Undergraduate/Graduate levels, and $2,500 scholarships at the Associate/Technical school levels. Applicants with work experience in the gear or power transmiss
Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler is supplying its modular hybrid transmission to the 2020 Ford Explorer and Police Interceptor Utility, as well as the 2020 Lincoln Aviator. One of Schaeffler’s latest E-Mobility technologies, the modular hybrid transmission enables hybridization for the SUV, truck and off-road veh
The 329 mines, including 48 operative and 281 non-operative ones, are spread across 10 states. With the mining leases of 329 private mines slated to expire on March 31, apex mineral body FIMI believes that iron ore, a raw material used in steel-making, will be the worst hit fro
Lithium miners in Australia face an uphill battle for margins, with weak prices for the battery metal expected to persist till the year-end owing to laggard demand from slowing electric vehicle sales. Australian lithium miner AVZ Minerals said on Monday it would negotiate a supply deal with a unit
The history of Schaeffler at the Luckenwalde site began 35 years ago. This was remembered yesterday (from left to right): Jens Fiedler, Plant Manager; Klaus Cierocki, management of the engine systems division; Georg F. W. Schaeffler, family shareholder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Schaeffler AG; Christian Shepherd, Parliamenta…
SKF has, as one of the first industrial companies, issued a green bond. The bond will raise EUR 300 million to fund eligible green projects in accordance with SKF’s recently launched Green Finance Framework. SKF’s green bond has received much attention from investors and it was oversubscribed four times. The
Amsted Seals and Forming has acquired Clark Seals Ningbo, to be renamed Amsted Seals Ningbo (ASN). The IATF-certified seal production facility, built in 2012, incorporates the latest in manufacturing, testing, and quality control systems to supply oil, grease, and bearing seals to customers in Asia and the wider g
NORD Gear Corporation recently announced the release of two products that enable convenient dashboard-based visualization to aid in the diagnosis, parameterization, and monitoring of NORD drive systems from a smartphone or other Bluetooth-enabled device. The new NORDCON APP and NORDAC ACCESS BT—a mobile app
BMW's new chief executive delivered a 33% third-quarter operating profit rise as stronger sports utility vehicle sales and the absence of the one-off factors which depressed earnings a year earlier lifted its earnings. BMW's new chief executive delivered a 33% third-quarter operating profit ris
"For our company at the global-level, we have quite a few cars lined up and by 2022 we will have 10 pure electric vehicles on the global scale", said Schwenk. German luxury car-maker Mercedes-Benz India was taking a careful approach on the launch of electric vehicles in the country as the
The court said it is ought to be kept in mind that these types of facilities/amenities cannot be developed/introduced overnight by the authorities at a particular place and some time is bound to be consumed by them. The Delhi High Court has directed the NHAI and HSIIDC to ensure basic amenities, incl
