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Designing long-travel axes: When rack and pinion outperforms ball screws and linear motors
Author: GAM
Past 2–3 meters, ball screws start to whip and linear motors get expensive. Here's how rack and pinion compares on travel length, stiffness, cost, and energy use, and where it's the wrong choice.
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How to select the right rack and pinion system for high-precision linear motion
Undersize a rack and pinion and it can break. Oversize it and you pay for space and cost you don't need. Here's how to balance speed, feed force, tooth type, and pinion size.
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Why are planetary gearboxes preferred for servo applications?
Author: Danielle Collins
Planetary gearboxes improve servo motor performance by reducing reflected load inertia, multiplying torque, and lowering speed -- offering higher stiffness, less backlash, and better efficiency than other…
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GAM-Melior Acquisition
GAM Enterprises, LLC has completed the acquisition of certain assets of SUPD from Schaeffler. Forms new company, GAM-Melior GmbH, to support PSC product
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Advantages of hypoid gearing over worm, bevel and bevel-planetary
Author: GAM
Overview of how Hypoid right angle gaearing compares to other common types right angle gearing including worm, bevel, and bevel-planetary
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How coupling stiffness and misalignment compensation impact servo performance
Author: GAM
Includes the three types of misalignment, the trade-off between stiffness and flexibility, and a comparison of bellows and elastomer couplings.
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GAM acquires certain assets of Schaeffler Ultra Precision Drives (SUPD)
Author: GAM
The transaction strengthens GAM’s position in precision motion control and expands its ability to serve global automation and robotics customers.
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How gearbox ratio selection impacts inertia matching, servo tuning, and machine performance
Author: GAM
Improper inertia matching makes servo systems unstable, inefficient, and hard to tune. Selecting the right gearbox ratio brings inertia closer to 1:1, improving control, reducing motor size, and enhancing…
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How to avoid over- or under-sizing a servo gearbox
Author: GAM
Choosing the right gearbox means balancing several key specifications.
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Inertia Matching
Author: Danielle Collins
Inertia matching is one of the inexact sciences of motion system design. When a motor and a load are coupled together, the ratio of load inertia to motor inertia determines how well the motor can control…
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What are different ways to express a gear ratio?
In motion control systems, gears are used to change the torque and speed delivered by a motor to a driven component.
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Understanding bellows couplings
Author: Mike Santora
A bellows coupling is basically a type of coupling design which consists of a thin walled, flexible corrugation (bellows) that is connected between two clamping hubs, traditionally used for servo motion…
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Flexible-coupling considerations for motion designs in OEM and plant setups
Author: Lisa Eitel
Couplings connect rotating shafts in equipment powered by electric motors and other drives. All transmit torque and angular velocity. Flexible variations compensate for misalignment. Many of the latter…
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FAQ: How do I calculate the inertia of a servo-driven system?
Author: Danielle Collins
Inertia, or more specifically, inertia ratio, is one of the most important factors in sizing a servo system. Inertia is defined as an object’s resistance to change in velocity, and in servo-driven systems,…
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Union Park Capital Acquires GAM Enterprises
Union Park Capital has acquired GAM Enterprises to form the basis of a new precision motion control platform. This deal positions the new entity to serve the increasing demand for high-precision components…
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Gary Michalek, GAM Founder & CEO, Retires
Author: GAM
We say goodbye to our founder, Gary Michalek, and congratulate him on his retirement.
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Automation Fuels Growth, Creates Skilled Jobs
Author: GAM
GAM's deployment of automation in our manufacturing creates opportunities for skilled jobs.
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Bellows vs. Elastomer Couplings
Author: GAM
We look at the two types of servo couplings, the advantage of each, and how to select the best type for your application.
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Right Angle Gearing: Types & Advantages
Author: GAM
A right angle gearbox has an input and output perpendicular to each other. Here we compare 3 types gearing: spiral bevel, worm, and hypoid, and the advantages of each
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GAM Celebrates 35 years!
Author: GAM
Celebrating 35 Years of Innovation, Growth, and Customer-Centric Excellence at GAM
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