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MDA Technologies 2/2016

MDA Technologies 2/2016

Worldwide News

Worldwide News Bonfiglioli reaches new heights The drive systems specialist, Bonfiglioli, registered an annual turnover of Euros 730 million in 2015. After a consolidated turnover of Euros 653 million in 2014, the company posted a growth rate of around 11.8 %. In the past five years, Bonfiglioli was thus able to achieve a growth rate of around 22 %. In regional terms, the company’s emphasis has continued to shift towards Asia and the US. Europe and the Middle East generate around 58 % of revenue, while Asia/Pacific and the Americas both generated 21 % respectively. With regard to product groups, drives for mobile machinery made up around 30% of the turnover, and drives for wind turbines made up around 20 %. The other half was generated by industrial applications, mining and steel works, power generation and process technology. The acquisition of O&K Antriebstechnik GmbH in Hattingen complements the planetary gear product portfolio. O&K Antriebstechnik provides Bonfiglioli with a strong quality brand as well as access to the mining industry, while O&K benefits from Bonfiglioli’s global distribution network. www.bonfiglioli.com Heidrive’s new America based owner Allied Motion Technologies Inc. Munich based private equity firm Palero Invest has sold all shares of Heidrive GmbH to US drive technology specialist Allied Motion Technologies Inc. Heidrive GmbH has a strong product portfolio and well established market presence in the drive technology sector with reputable manufacturers among its customers. The new owner Allied Motion Technologies is a global manufacturer of motion control products headquartered in New York, US. Having further sites in the US, Mexico, China, Netherlands, Sweden and Portugal the group is well on the way to becoming a leading supplier in the motion control segment. With the acquisistion of Heidrive, the US group aims at further strengthening its presence in Europe. Allied Motion wants to open up new markets and to gain further development skills with the help of Heidrive’s specialists. With the manufacturer of servo motors located in Kelheim (Bavaria), Allied Motion has found a strong partner for its positioning in the German market. Backed by the powerful US company, Heidrive will push forward the manufacturing of the modular servo system HeiMotion on the existing sites in Bavaria and Czech Republic. www.heidrive.de KTR’s new test bench for mechanical couplings NEWS AND MARKETS KTR started up a new test bench for large couplings which is provided with an electrical variable-speed drive generating a maximum testing torque of 500,000 Nm via several gears. The torque is measured on the gear output side through a calibrated measuring shaft via DMS technology while the twisting angle is calculated on the drive side through a pulse encoder or a position sensor which is installed directly on the testing sample. Apart from recording mechanical coupling figures, the testing of component strength and service life is also performed on the new test bench. In addition positivelocking and frictionally engaged overload systems will be tested. KTR’s test bench for mechanical couplings at the headquarters in Rheine currently comprises 24 rotating and non-rotating test benches operated hydraulically, servo-hydraulically or electrically. The test benches cover a test range from 0.2 Nm to 500,000 Nm and allow for practical testing conditions with dynamic or static load of the testing sample. www.ktr.com MDA Technologies 2/2016

Hall 17 · Booth A37 Your Easy Access To Predictable Succes Maintenance 4.0: A complex topic, made easy for you by Schaeffler. Come and visit us at our trade show booth to find out more. A “Drive Train 4.0” with our proven FAG SmartCheck converted from a stand-alone monitoring system into a cloud-based solution awaits you. For the first time, maintenance intervals can be determined based on the relevant loads. Rolling bearing life can thus be predicted and the procurement of replacement parts can be planned for the benefit of you and your customers. www.schaeffler.de/en/hannover-messe

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