News & Application Stories

The New Zero-Max ServoClass® Brochure Features New Coupling Sizes And Clamp Style Hubs – Also Has Hysteresis Analysis To Help in Coupling Selection

Zero-Max’s new brochure featuring their ServoClass® couplings introduces new Single and Double Disc coupling sizes, giving designers even more options when planning their systems

Overload Safety Couplings From Zero-Max Are Available In Special Models For Food And Packaging Applications Requiring Frequent Washdowns

Plymouth, Minnesota: Overload safety couplings from Zero-Max are available in special models designed for washdown applications. They clean up easily, won’t corrode, and operate in a wide temperature range.

Zero-Max CD® Couplings Synchronize Motion In Automated Loading System In Pines Technology Giant 10-Inch Capacity Pipe Bending System

Westlake, Ohio: Pines Technology’s newest Model 250 Heavy Duty CNC bender is a powerful automatic precision system for fast, repeatable bending of tube and pipe up to 10-inch diameter. Providing fast set-up and changeover advantages, this giant bender has an advanced level of programming to deliver automated high performance and flexibility in tube and pipe bending operations...

Latest High Speed Tab Inserter Systems From UMG Technologies Operate 24/7 Utilizing ServoClass® Couplings From Zero-Max – They Promote Smooth Servo Drive Operation And Prevent Backlash

24/7 automated operation has become an industry standard for UMG Technologies high speed tab inserters used in the manufacture of electronic printed circuit devices. These systems are designed for continuous, unattended operation with minimal maintenance due largely to top notch design engineering and the use of the latest and best off-the-shelf component technology...

"Floating Shaft" CD® Couplings From Zero-Max – Shock Proof Reciprocating Motion In High Speed Servo Powered Partition Inserters From Wayne Automation

Newly introduced Partition Inserters (Model SF-400) from Wayne Automation Corporation cycle once every second and travel 38 inches vertically. Every up/down cycle accurately inserts solid fiber or corrugated partitions into cartons that hold bottles and plastic containers ready for shipment to the marketplace...

Zero-Max CD® Couplings Provide High Torque Capability While Handling High Reverse Loads In Merritt PMI Sliced Hardwood Veneer Production System

New model high speed veneer slicers from Merritt Plywood Machinery, Inc. produce up to 90 sheets per minute of high quality wood veneer in sheet sizes up to 4 meters long x 900 mm wide x 0.5 mm thick. These systems are operated two to three shifts per 24 hour day with virtually no downtime for maintenance due largely to their robust design which incorporates the latest servo drive technology...