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Industry News
Newly-Formed Trident Motion Technologies Brings Customized Powered Motion Solutions to
Mid-Size OEMs

Trident Motion Technologies (TMT) is a newly-formed global powered motion solutions provider. Trident
Motion brings together three companies, American Control Electronics, HTI Technology and Klauber
Machine and Gear, to provide OEMs with a complete range of powered motion and mechanism solutions.
The company is focused on serving smaller and mid-sized OEMs that have been, due to their volume,
limited in their options for customized products.
"Traditionally, mid-market OEMs have had to work around standard products because their volume didn't
warrant the cost of developing application-specific solutions," said John Paul, CEO and President, Trident
Motion. "The combination of our three business units allows Trident Motion to offer the highest quality
integrated and customized products at a competitive cost."
Trident Motion has engineering, sales and production capabilities both in the US and in company owned
operations in China, allowing the company to offer the advantages of both local support/responsiveness
and cost effectiveness.

Heidenhain TV Showcases the Latest in Motion Control Advances
From jet planes to laboratory equipment, today's life-changing
technologies require ultimate accuracy, and now Heidenhain TV
on YouTube is available to the public offering over 100 videos
highlighting its latest advances in the highest of accurate precision measurement and motion control equipment.

With this online Web service, Heidenhain TV brings much of that
current information to the public at the touch of a few buttons.
Video categories include Heidenhain Basics, Machinery Accuracy,
TNC Controls, Webinars/Tutorials, and Mounting, among others. Click here for a 3.51-minute video example on Heidenhain's
"Machining Accuracy on Machine Tools".
Serving the worldwide markets, Heidenhain TV videos are available in many languages including English,
German and Chinese. Users can subscribe to the service to receive the latest videos as they are added,
as well as use a Search function to find what is most applicable to their needs.

SKF Remanufacturing Services for Industrial Gearboxes to Refurbish and Upgrade Obsolete or
Damaged Systems

SKF remanufacturing services for industrial gearboxes provide cost-effective solutions to refurbish and/
or upgrade obsolete or damaged systems and quickly return them to service. A systems approach is applied to diagnose root causes of gearbox failure and prescribe technical remedies to implement proper
fixes. This process further engages proprietary modeling and simulation software combined with engineering expertise to enable performance upgrades. All types and brands of gearboxes represent candidates for SKF remanufacturing services implemented at dedicated SKF gearbox repair centers.
The process begins with on-site inspection and initial diagnosis before a gearbox is sent to one of SKF's
repair centers. SKF service engineers at the repair center then disassemble, clean, inspect and analyze critical components such as gears, bearings, shafts and seals. Root cause analysis pinpoints why a
gearbox has failed or experienced unplanned stops. Refurbishment is carried out as a complete machine
renovation involving the replacement and/or reworking of parts and housings.
Refurbishment presents an opportune time to upgrade with value-added design, engineering, components, and/or precision machining for enhanced gearbox system operation. Upgrades can focus on
increased power and output torque, higher service factors and extended MTBF (Mean Time Between
Failures), among other parameters. After all work is completed, SKF performs final testing and installs
the gearbox for a return to full productivity and efficiency.
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