Every moving application requires continuous-flex cables, but why waste time assembling them when you don’t have to? The readycable® line of assembled motor, servo, signal and encoder cables comes equipped with standard industrial connectors...
By Lars Butenschon It’s common knowledge that, together with duct tape, WD-40 is a universal tool that can fix anything. While the former keeps everything in place when things shouldn’t move, the latter keeps...
By Lars Butenschon In order to ensure that a bearing stays within its housing properly, users must either better secure the bearing or change the bearing material. What causes bearings to move out...
By Lars Butenschon In part one of this “How to properly secure bearings” series, the reasons as to why bearings move out of their mounting holes and what can be done to prevent it...
When starting work on a new project that requires motion control, one of the most important considerations is what bearings to use. It’s easy to fall back on what you’ve been using for years...
