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  Internal Gear Shaping

  Posted on February 21, 2020 by Terry McCormick in news.

  Internal gear shaping    Internal shaping on a 12″ internal outer ring planet gear.  P600/800 Gleason Hobbing machine handles disc and shaft type parts up to module 16 mm and 600 mm outside diameter, and can hob involute and non-involute gears.   Learn More:  Manufacturing Capabilities

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  Heavy-Duty Gearbox

  Posted on February 20, 2020 by Terry McCormick in news.

  This rugged heavy-duty gearbox was designed with heavy shafts and bearings to take a decent shock load, and will stay in place once mounted.   Typical Applications:  Booster Pumps, Fracking, Mobile Hydraulics   Features:   SAE #1 bell housing Manual clutch package with handle Pressurized lube pump Heavy duty bearings 4 inch output shaft Mounts to an […]

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  Retrofit Gearboxes with Improved Performance Characteristics

  Posted on February 19, 2020 by Terry McCormick in news.

  Rj Link Int. receives requests for retrofit units from companies that are looking for service components when designs are no longer available. Examples of some concerns that have been addressed with these types of inquiries, are leak and/or vibration issues, as well as the need to increase speed and/or torque.  The footprint is very important, […]

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  Speed Increasing Gearboxes in High Demand

  Posted on February 14, 2020 by Terry McCormick in news.

  Rj Link has been seeing an increase in requests from companies needing speed increasing gearboxes.  A recent project consisted of designing a gearbox for a new PTO driven manure pump application.  Another recent project consisted of designing a gearbox for a new customer who was retrofitting auxiliary hydraulic pump systems that were being used at […]

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  Gearbox Solution for Agricultural Off-Road Forklift

  Posted on February 11, 2020 by Terry McCormick in news.

  Rj Link received a request from a company that was having noise issues with gearboxes that were being used in an agricultural off-road forklift application.   The small shop did the best they could to check the gearboxes prior to sending them out to the field.  When testing out the gearboxes on the forklifts, some would […]

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  Custom Gearbox for Agricultural Applications

  Posted on February 4, 2020 by Terry McCormick in news.

  Features:  Various input and output shaft configurations, tapered shaft and agricultural PTO connections, SAE bell housings with clutch, rubber block drive or flange connections.   Typical Applications:  Farm Waste Pumping, Feed Lot Grain Handling System, Leaf Vac System.   Specifications:  Ratio:  1:1 to 2:1      1:1 to 1:2 Max HP:  300 Input Speed (rpm):  1,000-2,100 Overall […]

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  Small Package Gear Drives with High Output

  Posted on February 3, 2020 by Terry McCormick in news.

  Rj Link International continues to see an increasing customer demand requiring small package Gear-Drives. These types of systems have involved the application/design of several Right-Angle, Variable-Angle, or Planetary systems. Starting with the driver (input-side) providing a variable speed, torque and transferring to the output-side producing an increase / decrease in speed, torque. Our Application/Engineering team with 75+ […]

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  Gearbox Design Application Questions – Rebuilds/New Designs

  Posted on January 29, 2020 by Terry McCormick in news.

    Considerations when looking at gearbox package constraints: Horsepower Torque Type of loading characteristics Ambient conditions Speed range in terms of input and output – is it continuous? Size/space limitations Cost Service in the unit – is there easy access? How is the gearbox going to be interfaced – Matching the design to fit the customer’s […]

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  Providing Best in Class Design Performance Gearboxes

  Posted on January 27, 2020 by Terry McCormick in news.

  Rj Link International is always exploring the max performance of our gearbox designs to continuously offer the best performance that our customers expect.  When original designs are released, Rj Link designs to fit the customer’s application and sets the baseline performance of the gearbox. As the customer’s application evolves, Rj Link continuously evolves with them, reviewing […]

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  Custom Gearboxes for Booster Pump Applications

  Posted on January 14, 2020 by Terry McCormick in news.

  Rj Link’s D244 gearboxes have been heavily used in booster pump applications.  The advanced gearing technology in these types of gearboxes means that the design is able to handle fairly tough applications across multiple industries.   Some Considerations: Built for a rugged long life Superior design features and components Drop in replacement capability that is […]

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