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Saving Money with High-Efficiency Gearmotors
Standing in a factory or a warehouse, you're bound to notice machinery, whether it's a conveyor system that winds across the floor or large fans that hang from the ceiling. You may even notice automat...

Just Right Lubrication
Automatic lubrication systems are getting smarter, easier to use and pushing condition monitoring into the future....

6 Critical Grease Characteristics
Whether you design, build or maintain industrial equipment, it is likely you have encountered many types of bearing grease over the years. Lubrication plays a crucial role in virtually all operations,...

Motors without Rare-Earth Magnets: What Are the Options
Lower-cost motor technologies exist that can be an attractive alternative to neo-based BL PM motors - and are not subject to unpredictable supply chains...

Noisy bearings? Learn about assessing and optimizing bearing running noise!

The noise behavior of rolling-element bearings is an important indicator of quality – but understanding what is causing the noise often involves complex simulations. The Schaeffler Noise Index (SGI) is a new, ready-to-use rating tool designed to help users select the right bearing for the right application.

Comparing Flexible Disc and Bellows Couplings

For the past 30 years or more, designers of highly dynamic servo drive systems have been turning to bellows couplings to optimize the stiffness, inertia, and smoothness of rotation in their coupling applications. When it comes to torsionally rigid couplings, the stainless steel bellows wins in all three categories. So why use servo disc couplings?