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A Real-World Approach To Improved Lubrication, Part One This practical series examines proven strategies and tactics from an equipment standpoint, one system at a time. Read the Full Story
Extending The Life Of Gear Reducers Dip into these tips to get your lube practices up to speed. Read the Full Story
Anatomy Of A CLS: Single-Point Lubricator Technology These workhorses (aka SPLs) may not be right for every application, but they have a rightful place in every plant’s lube-management program. Read the Full Story
Get It Right: Respect The 5Rs Refreshing yourself and your team on the “RIGHTS” of lubrication can help prevent plenty of lubrication “WRONGS” around your operations. Read the Full Story

From Our Perspective: Run Like A Religion!

ken_bannister_thumb_thumbIn today’s world, we expect to be able to step into a car, turn the key and drive virtually non-stop across the country at high speed, with little thought as to the vehicle’s ability to make the journey. Many of us remember when this wasn’t possible. A few short decades ago, the same excursion would have required significant preparatory work, coupled with plenty of automotive TLC throughout the trip!

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The Corporate Report 2011: Des-Case Corporation

Des-Case understands the importance of fluid cleanliness and the role it plays in helping equipment investments last longer. For more than 25 years, we’ve pioneered solutions to help maintain lubricant quality specific to your applications. Featuring designs unparalleled in the marketplace, Des-Case products are used wherever lubricant life and performance are essential to daily operations.

Industry-Leading Manufacturer of Desiccant Breathers

  • Continuous innovation. Des-Case invented the desiccant breather and continues to design new innovations.
  • Widest variety of high-value solutions.From small gearboxes to large hydrau-lic systems or storage tanks, Des-Case breathers are engineered to last and matched with your specific needs.

A Full Line of Fluid-Handling Products & Adapters

  • Easily customizable. Des-Case filtration systems can be easily configured to your exact needs.  Larger systems are also designed to your specs.
  • Rugged designs/thousands of options.Des-Case systems incorporate smart technology to make contaminant filtration a simple task, requiring less equipment and labor, while redu-cing system contamination.

Lubrication TransformationSM : Putting Best Practices Into Practice

Des-Case Lubrication TransformationSM Services help companies further develop world-class lubrication practices. Man-aged by experienced lubrication engineers, the Lubrication Transformation process can help you and your team implement best-in-class lubrication practices. Visit descase.com to learn more about the variety of plant-survey, design and training options available.

Whenever you’re in need of contamination control, rely on Des-Case to provide the right products to keep you up and running.

Des-Case Corporation
675 N. Main Street
Goodlettsville, TN 37072
Ph: 615.672.8800
www.des-case.com

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The Corporate Report 2011: US Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC

1112crtsubakiU.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC is a leading manufacturer and supplier of state-of-the-art power transmission and motion control products and is a global leader in roller and conveyor chain production. U.S. Tsubaki is the largest global subsidiary of Japan’s Tsubakimoto Chain Company, which was founded in 1917. Today, Tsubaki’s products are marketed in over 70 countries. U.S. Tsubaki’s corporate headquarters and main distribution warehouse are just outside of Chicago, in Wheeling, IL, and it has full manufacturing facilities in Holyoke, MA, and Sandusky, OH.  In addition to this it has service centers strategically located in Los Angeles, CA, Dallas, TX, Atlanta, GA, Philadelphia, PA, Charlotte, NC, and Anoka, MN.

The TSUBAKI name is synonymous with excellence in quality, dependability and customer service. An intense focus on research and development, along with constant modernization of its production facilities, are among the key components in Tsubaki’s ability to successfully meet the ever-changing needs of the marketplace.  Leveraging its vast, inter-national network of corporate and industrial resources, U.S. Tsubaki offers customers the finest power transmission products in the world. According to the company, it is well positioned to meet the challenges of the 21st century and beyond as it strives to be the “Best Value” supplier in the industry.

Tsubaki’s global presence affords the company with unprecedented opportunities to market advanced new products and technologies, and to utilize the intellectual assets of what it characterizes as “some of the brightest minds in business and engineering from around the world.” This strength, combined with its continuous improvement of quality and processes, has U.S. Tsubaki poised for lasting growth now, and well into the future.

U.S. Tsubaki’s industrial group is currently comprised of four business units: the Roller Chain Division, Engineering Chain Division, Power Transmission Components Division (which includes Sprockets) and the KabelSchlepp Cable & Hose Carrier Division.

The Roller Chain Division provides some of the most versatile products on the market. Tsubaki innovations have yielded popular problem solvers such as self-lube Lambda® series chain, corrosion-resistant Neptune® chain, fatigue-resistant Super Chains, and rugged Energy Series™ oilfield chains and attachment chains.

U.S. Tsubaki’s Engineering Chain Division offers heavy-duty chains designed specifically to meet the demanding needs of a vast array of industries, all designed to prolong wear life under rigorous operating conditions. They use various grades of steel, heat-treated to precise specifications and assembled with accurate press-fits to withstand the requirements of today’s powerful, high-production equipment.

Tsubaki Sprockets are built from top-grade, heat-treated carbon steel to offer long wear life, resist abrasion, and withstand heavy shock loads. Precision manufacturing at their ISO-certified facilities ensures that every U.S. Tsubaki sprocket stands up to critical design specifications and meets the highest quality standards.

Tsubaki’s Power Transmission Components products include all Tsubakimoto products other than chain and sprockets. A partial listing includes belts, cam clutches, actuators, dampers, overload protection and reducers.

And in the past year, U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC has announced the integration of KabelSchlepp America into its operations as part of the Tsubakimoto Chain Company’s global acquisition of the German-based Cable & Hose Carrier manufacturer. KabelSchlepp America will now operate as the fourth division of U.S. Tsubaki and will expand Tsubaki’s presence in the U.S. market by adding cable & hose carrier systems to its already extensive product lineup.

Tsubaki is an ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14000 registered company.

U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC.
301 E. Marquardt Dr.
Wheeling, IL 60090
Ph: 800.323.7790
www.ustsubaki.com

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