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Zero-Max Introduces Series A1C High Performance CD® Couplings – Many New Features Include Improved Clamp Style Hub Design For Handling Larger Shafts And Higher Torque

Plymouth, Minnesota: The continuous improvement practices at Zero-Max have produced a new series of the world famous CD® Coupling - Series A1C high performance CD® couplings. These couplings are designed for today's most demanding servo motor and motion control applications.

Zero-Max Offers Very Large Torque Limiters Capable Of Handling Torque Up To 50,000 Nm -- Custom Designs Available For OEM Applications -- Call 1-800-533-1731 For More Information

Plymouth, Minnesota: Zero-Max, Inc., an ISO 9001:2008 certified design and manufacturing company, announces expansion of its Torque Limiter product line to include very large models for handling up to 37,000 foot pounds or 50,000 Newton meters of torque.

Zero-Max ETP Express™ Keyless Bushings Now Available In Heavy Duty Models -- Ideal For Locking Gears, Cams, and Timing Pulleys Into Position

Plymouth, Minnesota: Heavy duty models of the popular ETP Express keyless shaft bushings are now available in 20, 40 and 60 mm sizes.

Zero-Max Right Angle Gear Drives Provide Directional Motion Change – They Feature Smooth, Quiet Operating Class 10 Spiral Bevel Gears

Motion system designers looking for a smooth operating, quiet right angle gear drive will find Zero-Max "Crown" gear drives the ideal choice. They feature heat treated AGMA Class 10 spiral bevel gears and non-magnetic stainless steel shafts providing long term, maintenance free operation.

Increased Speeds In Automated Electronic Assembly Systems Benefit From ServoClass® Coupling’s Robust Design Features

Plymouth, Minnesota: Design engineers looking to increase speeds in electronic assembly systems will find ServoClass® Couplings from Zero-Max a viable design option.

Zero-Max CD® Couplings Combine High Performance Materials, Design Features And Precision To Withstand The Rigors Of Demanding Servomotor Systems

Plymouth, Minnesota: Zero-Max Composite Disc (CD®) Shaft Couplings combine high performance materials, design features and precision to withstand the rigors of today’s most demanding servomotor systems.

Zero-Max Overload Safety Couplings Provide Torq Limiting And Coupling Functions In A Single, Compact Unit

Plymouth, Minnesota: Zero-Max Torq-Tender Overload Safety couplings protect critical rotating power transmission components from torque overloads. Torq-Tenders serve both as a safety device and as a coupling in a power transmission system.

Zero-Max Phas-Lok Changes Phase Relationship Of A Drive Component And The Shaft

Plymouth, Minnesota: Zero-Max Phas-Lok adjusting hubs provide a fast and easy method for changing the phase relationship of components in a power transmission system.

FREE Brochure Features Control-Flex® Couplings From Zero-Max - Ideal For Encoder Applications - They Feature Zero Backlash And High Misalignment Capabilities Call 1-800-533-1731

Plymouth, Minnesota: Control-Flex® couplings from Zero-Max are designed for the precision feedback requirements of encoder applications. They are featured in a FREE new brochure available by calling 1-800-533-1731.

Flex Element Designed Into Zero-Max CD® Couplings Provides Electrical Insulation While Protecting Mechanical Components From System Reaction Loads

Plymouth, Minnesota: Motion system designers have a new option to arrest electrical current. Zero-Max CD® couplings are designed with composite flex elements that are nonconductive in addition to their primary function...

Low Thermal Transfer Feature Of Zero-Max ServoClass® Couplings Helps Minimize System Misalignment

ServoClass® Couplings from Zero-Max have low thermal transfer. Here's how: As servo motor speed increases (A) heat increases and is transmitted outward (B) to the connected ServoClass coupling. It dissipates heat that is transmitted (C) downstream to the connected components.

Zero-Max Wind Turbine Couplings Deliver 100,000 Nm of Torque – Retrofit Models Available And New Designs For OEM Applications

Floating Shaft CD® Couplings

Plymouth, Minnesota: Zero-Max Floating Shaft CD® Couplings provide system designers with a torsionally stiff, no backlash option for connecting long distances between shaft ends.

Zero-Max Announces Its New, Full Line Of RoHS Compliant CD® Couplings – They Feature Zero Backlash And High Torsional Stiffness For Precision Servo Motor Positioning

Zero-Max announces introduction of its next generation of CD® couplings. These newly updated CD couplings feature zero backlash precision and high torsional stiffness required in today's demanding servo motor applications with high reverse loads and positioning requirements...

Three New Larger Sizes Added To Zero-Max ServoClass® Coupling Line – They Provide High Torsional Stiffness And Zero Backlash

Three new sizes in both single and double flex models have been added to the Zero-Max ServoClass® coupling line. Providing even higher torsional stiffness than previous models, these ServoClass couplings are designed to handle high speed reversing loads and precise positioning requirements in today's demanding servomotor applications...

Zero-Max CD® Couplings With Aluminum Hubs Have Low Weight And Low Inertia – Ideal For Servo Motor Applications To Ensure Reliable Machine Operation

Zero-Max CD® couplings with aluminum hubs have low weight and low inertia making them an excellent choice for servo motor and other precision motion control applications. CD couplings provide the ideal combination of high torsional stiffness and high dynamic load capacity to ensure reliable machine operation...

Zero-Max Announces Its New RoHS Compliant ServoClass® Couplings – Zero Backlash And High Torsional Stiffness For Precision Servo Motor Positioning

The next generation of ServoClass® Couplings has been introduced by Zero-Max. These new couplings feature zero backlash and even higher torsional stiffness required in today's demanding servo motor applications with high reverse loads and precision positioning requirements...

Zero-Max CD® Couplings With Aluminum Hubs Have Low Weight And Low Inertia – Ideal For Servo Motor Applications

Zero-Max CD® couplings with aluminum hubs have low weight and low inertia making them an excellent choice for servo motor and other precision motion control applications...

Stainless Steel CD® Couplings Are Ideal For Corrosive Environments and Washdown Applications

Zero-Max CD® couplings in single flex stainless steel models are ideal for use in systems where frequent washdowns are required or harsh environments could corrode the coupling components...

New Model 1100 Zero-Max Overhung Load Adapter Provides Load Support In Hydraulic Motors And Pumps

A new, heavy duty Model 1100 Overhung Load Adapter (OHLA®) has been introduced by Zero-Max for SAE “D" pump and motor applications requiring reliable load support...

Zero-Max Servo Class Couplings Available In Miniature Sizes – Single And Double Disc Models Available For Servomotor Systems

Zero-Max has expanded its line of Servo Class couplings to include a new smaller 16 mm diameter size with operating torques of 4.43 in-lb. in both single SD and double disc SC models. Called the SD005 or SC005, this coupling is designed for use in miniature servo applications. Designed to handle the drive and resolution characteristics of servomotors such as AC, DC, or Stepper and AC synchronous...

Winds Of Change Are Blowing For Couplings – Modified Zero-Max CD Coupling Solves High Performance Requirements in Wind Turbines Designed By NEG Micon

The coupling needs for wind turbines pose problems that are beyond the performance specifications of most standard coupling offerings. And no wonder. Wind generators are big - really big.They operate at varying speed ranges from 12 rpm to 22.5 rpm driving a generator at speeds between 1000 and 1800 rpm. They are subject to constantly varying wind forces and climatic changes...