Industrial Factory Automation

Meco Shaft Seals from FTL Technology offer clean and cost-effective sealing solutions for a variety of food processes. Originally developed for sealing dry powders in screw conveyors, Meco seals have evolved to fill sealing needs for a variety of food-processing machinery. Meco seals handle dry powders, pastes, slurries and liquids in most food-processing industries. FDA-approved materials are used and some models can be configured for explosive atmospheres and certified, if needed, for Atex service. Meco seals permit 6mm diametric shaft eccentricity (runout), ensuring product containment in mixing equipment. The seals eliminate packing and associated abrasion, product leakage and product contamination. The Meco seals' low purge air consumption keeps loss in weight systems accurate and can increase process efficiency by improving vacuum containment. Designed for quick and easy cleaning and sanitising, Meco seals help maintain product purity. Seals and rebuild components are availa...

Simrit has developed a radial-shaft seal system featuring a leakage sensor that allows for telediagnosis of the shaft seal and automatically sends a signal when the seal's wear limit is reached. With the help of these intelligent shaft seals, Wittenstein alpha has maximised the service life and service intervals of its pitch gears for rotor adjustment. Pitch gears are key components in wind turbines around the world. They are used to adjust the pitch of the rotor blades, which in turn changes the aerodynamic efficiency of the turbine. Thanks to pitch gears, wind turbines can be operated at the optimum pitch until the rated power of the generator is reached. If the maximum generator torque is exceeded, the speed is adjusted by changing the pitch of the rotor blades. If performance remains constant, pitch gears allow wind turbines to operate continually at the optimum operating point. One pitch gear per rotor blade is attached directly to the hub by screws. Wittenstein alpha has opt...