Deublin acquires Barco Seals
1st Quarter 2013, News & events

Deublin Company has acquired Barco Seals. Based in Illinois, USA, both companies manufacture rotary unions used in a variety of equipment and process industries. Founded in 1908, Barco first produced ...

High pressure rotating unions for wind turbines
1st Quarter 2013, Hydraulic systems & components

Wind turbines make huge demands on their components. Generating steady shaft speed on a wind turbine requires constant adjustment of the pitch of each blade to handle wind variations. The blades connect ...

Rotating unions for steel coil winding
4th Quarter 2012, Hydraulic systems & components

Strip steel coils are the precursor of many steel products before their final shaping process. These include high strength constructional steels, tin cans and stamped parts for vehicles. Even the plastic ...

Coremo brakes and clutches
3rd Quarter 2012, News & events

Coremo brakes and clutches are used in the mining industry worldwide on draglines, conveyors, minewinders, locomotives and ventilation systems. Accurate design, continuous product innovation and high ...

Hydraulic pitch control for wind turbines
2nd Quarter 2012, Hydraulic systems & components

Generating steady shaft speed on a wind turbine means constantly adjusting the pitch of each blade to accommodate wind variations. The blades connect to a huge hub mounted to a shaft that turns a gearbox ...

Selecting a pneumatic valve
1st Quarter 2012, Pneumatic systems & components

Selecting the right pneumatic valve for your machine requires three important factors to be considered: shifting force, balance and speed. In order to ensure a reliable valve, high shifting forces are ...

Operating principles of rotating unions
4th Quarter 2011, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

Most modern machine tools and machining centres are equipped with coolant because high-speed cutting tools require both cooling and lubrication to reduce the rate of tool wear and prevent overheating, ...

Caliper brakes for draglines
3rd Quarter 2011, Pneumatic systems & components

The Coremo E4N caliper brake is a pneumatic spring-applied brake designed for heavy duty applications such as draglines, where it is used worldwide to provide smooth, accurate and reliable braking. The ...

Valves that do not stick
2nd Quarter 2011, Pneumatic systems & components

The Bullet Valve (BV) series of solenoid valves from MAC Valves, supplier of air valve solutions to the filling industry, represents an evolution in air valve technology.       Speed and repeatability A ...

Corrugator brakes increase productivity at Georgia Pacific container plant
3rd Quarter 2010, Other technologies

Georgia Pacific’s container plant in Chicago was experiencing very high maintenance and downtime costs on the 8-inch (203 mm) corrugator brakes on its Martin roll stands. Georgia Pacific runs 1524 mm ...

Extending life of continuous casting machines
2nd Quarter 2010, Other technologies

Demanding ambient conditions are encountered in continuous casting machines – in particular the service life of rotating unions is impacted by:    * Cooling water is of poor quality and has entrained abrasive ...

Sensorless drive is energy-efficient
Fourth Quarter 2008, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

The new KEB ASCL (asynchronous sensorless closed loop) variable speed drive offers real vector control without feedback as a solution for speed control of pumps, fans and compressors. Major benefits ...