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DES_MayJune_Rotorclip.indd 1 2018-05-02 11:43 AMRod End Bearings
JW Winco Canada, Inc. has released
an expanded range of rod end
bearings, including its GN 648.1/
GN 648.2 Steel Zinc-Plated, Tapped
Type or with Threaded Stem and
GN 648.5/GN 648.6 Stainless Steel,
Tapped Type or with Threaded
Stem. The plated steel rod end
bearings housing’s have a blue passivated finish. For the pairings,
the bearing socket is brass – on the version where lubrication is
possible — while the self-lubricated version is zinc plated steel.
The internal ring for both is steel, hardened, ground and polished.
The GN 648.5 and the GN 648.6 bearings have a stainless steel
housing that is forged and polished. For the pairings, the version
with the lubrication fitting features a bronze bearing socket with
a steel internal ring that is hardened, ground, polished and hard
chrome plated. The two self-lubricated versions have pairings with
a PTFE-insert, with one made of bronze and the other of stainless
steel, with an internal ring that is also stainless steel.
http://www.jwwinco.caDouble clamping vises
SCHUNK is expanding its series of
KONTEC KSC-D double clamping
vises. The double clamping vises
with a jaw width of 125mm are
available in seven body lengths
ranging from 320mm to 740mm.
Designed for operation in automated machine tools with workplace
storage, the vises feature an induction-hardened body, jaw guid-
ance, fitted sides, chuck jaws and an encapsulated drive. Work-
pieces can be inserted side-by-side and clamped together via a
third-hand function. Clamping pins on the SCHUNK VERO pallet
system are connectable into the base of the vise with screws.
Clamping force blocks can also be fitted with a wide variety of
chuck jaws from the SCHUNK chuck jaw program.
https://schunk.comSensors
Sensor enclosure
Hammond Manufacturing has
released its ABS UL94-HB, a 1551V
miniature ventilated sensor enclo-
sures designed to house sensors and
small sub-systems installed in the
manufacturing environment as part
of IoT systems. Available in black,
grey or white, there are four plan sizes ranging from 80 x 80 to
40 x 40mm which are all 20mm high. Four PCB mounts are
moulded into the base and the 20mm height gives enough space
for board-mounted RJ45, USB and other standard communication
interfaces. There are ventilation slots on all four vertical faces and
mounting slots and a 15mm cable knock out in the base.
http://www.hammfg.comIdeaGenerator
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