Industrial Technology

Inkoma PK offset couplings from Francis and Francis

This 'crank' action coupling is for extreme parallel shaft offset. It is exceptionally compact in length and provides a torsionally stiff, efficient torque transmission, shaft connector. It absorbs radial vibrations, compensates for variable parallel shaft offsets, without introducing side loads and installs in an exceptionally narrow 'envelope'.

18th June 2015

Exico to host first open day and training seminars

Electric motor company Exico is to host an open day that will include training sessions on topical issues. The event will take place on Friday 3rd July 2015, at the company's new headquarters in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.

18th June 2015

Inkoma EFK Elaflex coupling from Francis and Francis

The simple EFK 3-component, flexible elastomer 'spider' shaft connector is an externally-fitted/removed-Spider (wrap-round) coupling.

17th June 2015

Mclennan launches new website for precision motion control

Mclennan has launched a new and fully redesigned website at www.mclennan.co.uk that provides fast and intuitive access to its wide range of precision motion control components and systems. The website presents stepper, servo and synchronous motor technologies in the small and precision category up to approximately 1kW, as well as a broad range of servo and stepper drives and motion controls.

17th June 2015

Inkoma KSO Oldham type couplings from Francis and Francis

This central "cruciform" element, simple 3-part coupling provides 'radially-free' slide actions (each at 90 degrees), transmits torque at high levels, backlash-free and at constant velocity. It absorbs all forms of misalignment (within strict limits) with low restoring forces.

16th June 2015

Eaton launches new CPD seminar on IE3

Power management company Eaton today announced that it has launched a new CPD seminar entitled Switchgear for IE3 motors. Approved by the CPD Certification Service for meeting the standards required for CPD training courses, the seminar is aimed at machine and system builders and looks at what the ErP directive means for switching and protection systems for electric motors.

16th June 2015

Inkoma LFK Lineflex couplings from Francis and Francis

This 'pivoting' link-pairs (each at 90°) coupling (interchangeable with the SEMIFLEX), compensates for all forms of shaft misalignment. It is a torsionally-stiff, true constant velocity, precision shaft connector.

15th June 2015

Aerco acquires cable and wire distributor, Electro Cables

Aerco, the Horsham-based electrical component distributor, has acquired 100% of Electro Cables, the specialist distributor of wire and cable interconnection products. The purchase is due to the planned retirement of the previous owners of the business.

15th June 2015

Inkoma IFK Inkoflex couplings from Francis and Francis

In this 3 steel rings, 'patent applied for', coupling design, a number of spring wrapped drive pins, fitted with end-stop and support washers, protrude through equi-spaced/sized holes, on a large PCD, in the centre Disc - each, alternately facing the opposite direction.

14th June 2015

Inkoma KWK Inkocoss couplings from Francis and Francis

In this coupling, two steel pins act as circular planular keys, locked into shallow grooves, cut at 90° to each other, on either side of the central steel disc. Each pin also slots radially into a deep circular-section, low friction, bushed groove, across the inner face of the two steel end-hubs, enabling large radial and angular movements.

13th June 2015

Design Engineering