The new NZ-S1500 two-turret CNC lathe is all about high-volume, small-shaft work involving everything from axle and cam shafts to ballscrews. The machine's special design shortens cycle times, allows ...

Precision line shafts transmit torque across longer distances while maintaining mechanical synchronization. Here we review their basics, as well as speed considerations. Line shafts span long ...

Engineers often design carriages that move back and forth atop of a pair of parallel nonrotating shafts. These shafts must remain parallel or the carriage will wedge to a dead stop. So it is important ...

“The ML400L is a longer version of Muratec’s ML400 shaft turning machine,” Steve Landrum, North American sales manager explained. “The original ML400 is still part of Muratec’s Turning Division lineup ...

Proper shaft alignment of directly coupled machines has proven to be one of the greatest money savers for machinery-intensive industries over the last 25 years. When poorly done, usually for lack of ...

An axleshaft’s overall strength is determined by what Randy’s Ring & Pinion calls DMD: diameter, materials, design. We’ll start with materials. Most readers know that steel is a generic name for ...

Standard components manufacturer norelem have extended their range of shaft collars for use in machine and fixture construction to ensure continuous safety and optimisation in machine and fixture ...