Slip rings tested for years of trouble-free operation

In response to demands for longer, uninterrupted service life, DEUBLIN Co. manufactures a complete line of electrical slip ring systems. These devices are used in many industrial applications such as wind turbines, tooling machines, plastic-molding machines, propulsion centrifuges, robotics, and others.

The company says its slip rings are optimized with material configurations tested and proven for hundreds of millions of cycles, which translates into many years of trouble-free operation with unsurpassed performance, significantly reducing down-time and maintenance costs.

The electrical slip rings feature flexible engineering to support unique requirements and allow for easy replacement of existing slip ring brands by the end user. DEUBLIN designs slip rings to a variety of EMI, operating temperatures, storage temperatures, acceleration, mechanical vibration, and mechanical shock requirements as required by the customer application. The company’s rotary union and slip ring combinations have a unique plug-and-play configuration to reduce installation and maintenance time. Other design innovations include slip rings that meet requirements such as RF shielding, mixed signal handling, high frequency impedance matching, reduced temperature generation, and miniaturization.

A slip ring allows transmitting power and electrical signals from a stationary to a rotating structure. Also called a rotary electrical joint, collector, or electric swivel, a slip ring can be used in any electromechanical system that requires unrestrained, intermittent, or continuous rotation while transmitting power, or data, or both. Typically, it is compromised of a graphite or metal contact brush which rubs on the outside diameter of a rotating metal ring. As the slip ring turns, the electrical current or signal is conducted through the stationary brush to the metal ring making the connection. A new Electrical Slip Ring brochure is available (#SR1104 US), that replaces the SR102 US.

DEUBLIN Co.
www.deublin.com

A few ideas for solving mechanical motion problems

 

A recent Mechanical Motion Solutions brochure provides an overview of key product features and specs for the Thomson family of mechanical and electromechanical motion equipment. The brochure is available in English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.

Featured technologies include Linear Ball Bushing bearings and 60 Case LinearRace shafting, profile rail linear guides, ball and lead screws, specialty ball screws and components, True Planetary gearheads, linear motion systems, positioning slides, precision linear actuators, linear actuators, worm gear screw jacks, clutches and brakes, and precision balls.

Updates include information on the company’s new 400 Series Profile Rail Linear Guides and Micron AquaTRUE Planetary Gearheads. 400 Series Profile Rail Linear Guides are a cost-effective devices engineered to deliver accurate, reliable, and compliant linear motion in straightforward automation applications. Micron AquaTRUE Planetary Gearheads are the industry’s only 100% stainless steel gearheads intended to satisfy the demanding performance requirements of food, beverage, and pharmaceutical handling, packaging and dispensing applications.

A recent Mechanical Motion Solutions brochure provides an overview of key product features and specs for the Thomson family of mechanical and electromechanical motion equipment. The brochure is available in English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.

Featured technologies include Linear Ball Bushing bearings and 60 Case LinearRace shafting, profile rail linear guides, ball and lead screws, specialty ball screws and components, True Planetary gearheads, linear motion systems, positioning slides, precision linear actuators, linear actuators, worm gear screw jacks, clutches and brakes, and precision balls.

Updates include information on the company’s new 400 Series Profile Rail Linear Guides and Micron AquaTRUE Planetary Gearheads. 400 Series Profile Rail Linear Guides are a cost-effective devices engineered to deliver accurate, reliable, and compliant linear motion in straightforward automation applications. Micron AquaTRUE Planetary Gearheads are the industry’s only 100% stainless steel gearheads intended to satisfy the demanding performance requirements of food, beverage, and pharmaceutical handling, packaging and dispensing applications.

Thomson
www.thomsonlinear.com.

 

 

 

Dow lubricant brochure for wind turbine gearboxes

The Dow UCON™ GL-320 lubricant was developed for wind turbines, though it can also be used for other types of gearboxes.

Turbines can shut down in cold weather because of filter failures resulting from high lubricant viscosity. UCON™ GL-320 has a higher viscosity index to address this issue without needing additional VI improvers.  The lubricant also has a higher heat capacity than hydrocarbon oils, which allows it to move more heat, reducing shutdowns. It’s polyalkylene glycol based and has the potential to shift the power vs. wind speed curve to the left, resulting in greater power output.

The brochure is available for download at www.ucon.com.

The Dow Chemical Company
dow.com

A guide to “green” jobs

One estimate from the U.S. Conference of Mayors was that the “green economy” could account for up to 10% annual job growth over the next 30 years. To hit that mark, Vault.com Inc. New York City, is helping jobseekers with the release of its debut edition of the Vault Guide to Environmental Careers. The 70 page and digital-only guide ($29.95) is said to offer readers the information they need to enter the environmental career market that the federal administration is hoping to expand by 5 million jobs over the next decade.

Authors say the Vault.com Guide has:

• Information on the $4.3 billion set-aside for smart-grid technology, as part of the Economic Stimulus Package and the $7.22 billion in projects and programs managed by the Environmental Protection Agency.
• An in-depth examination of the different environmental organizations, from government to the non-profit and private sectors, and the roles they play in the environment.  The section includes information on what companies do within each industry, websites that might be helpful in a job search, and the types of jobs that have been available.
• A breakdown of what environmentalists do on a daily basis, offering a brief glimpse of the varying fields jobseekers have to choose from.
• An extensive list of environmental jobs including information on each position, websites that offer these environmental jobs, and in some cases, an informative look into what the future might hold for a particular environmental jobs (such as the need for hydrologists is that is expected to grow in the next decade, in response to the environmental goals of the Recovery Act of 2009).
• A glimpse into the day in the life of various environmental workers including the schedules of a policy analyst at the EPA, an ecology professor, a national park ranger, and a regional planner at a nonprofit.
• The guide also offers tips on laying the groundwork for a future job in the environment and how to get hired, complete with examples of resumes and cover letters.

“Environmental careers no longer belong only to those working on forests and water conservation projects in developing countries,” Vault.com Editor Aman Singh.  “Today, environmental jobs encompass the executive suite, corporate boardrooms and almost every company, private or public, and this will only increase. This guide will help you navigate this growing field.”

Buy the guide at http://tinyurl.com/vgtec.