Miniature Fairloc Bellows Couplings

How to Achieve Optimum Performance in a Miniature Gear Train
Smooth, accurate gears and optimum performance is the goal of any new design. Achieving those goals in the early design stage not only meets performance requirements but makes your design cost-efficient. A key component of this is being able to accurately predict dimensional changes due to any type of surface finishing. Other benefits include lower manufacturing costs and no time lost due to a design error. In a gear mechanism, the center distance between shafts and the tooth thickness of the gear define the correct mesh and reliable performance of a gear train. To achieve an accurate gear mesh in a mechanism, it is necessary to account for any dimensional changes that may occur after surface finishing, case hardening or heat treatment. 

Steps to Designing a Miniature Belt and Pulley Drive System
Belt drives are particularly useful in applications where layout flexibility is important. They enable the designer to place components in more advantageous locations at larger distances without paying a price penalty. Timing belts are one of the most commonly used motion transmitting elements in design applications, such as robotics, aerospace, medical, military, and commercial design. There are many different types of timing belt available, with several options for tooth profile, material, color, and reinforced cord. The key to an efficient drive system is choosing the most appropriate belt - learn how here.

Fairloc® - Selecting the Best Hub Fastener for a Power Transmission Application
Fairloc® is completely self-contained and the unique design allows the hub to fully and accurately support the component on the shaft reducing any motion and misalignment after clamping the hub.

SDP/SI Provides a Drop-In Motor Solution for Robotics Applications
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument (SDP/SI), a leader in providing mechanical and electromechanical based design, engineering, and precision manufacturing for critical motion and power transmission applications is launching a series of Frameless ...

SDP/SI Adds Capabilities for High-Volume Production
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument (SDP/SI) has expanded its high-volume production capabilities with the addition of a Mori Seiki NLX2500SY, Sprint 42-10, Miyano BNA-42GTY and Gleason CNC. These machines are now part of the new 96,000 sq. ft. f...

SDP/SI Introduces New Gearless Speed Reducers with Traction Drive Technology
Highly Efficient, Traction Drive Typically Out Lasts Conventional Gearboxes and Speed Reducers

SDP/SI Acquires a ProJet 3D Printer
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument (SDP/SI), a leader in providing mechanical based design, engineering, and manufacturing services for critical motion control and small power transmission applications, recently acquired the 3D Systems ProJet MJP...

SDP/SI Provides Precision Machining for Aerospace and Defense
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument (SDP/SI) meets all certification requirements of the new ISO 9001:2015 + AS9100D standard, maintaining processes that provide superior components and assemblies with detailed quality reporting. SDP/SI is a leade...

SDP/SI Moves to Brand New World-Class Engineering and Manufacturing Facility
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument, a manufacturer of precision mechanical components established in 1950, has begun operations in a brand new world-class facility designed to greatly improve efficiencies and lead times. The new facility will eas...