Q: Torque limiters and proximity sensors: What's the connection? Ball-detent torque limiters are based on a simple torque-transfer mechanism, consisting of ball bearings held in conical detents on a ...

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Nexen has launched the TL Series, a pneumatically engaged, single-position torque limiter for improved overload protection for industrial machinery. The TL Series uses a ball/detent interface and ...

Mechanical torque limiters from Zero-Max, Plymouth, Minn., prevent overloads and jam-ups in automated filling systems, without cumbersome shear pins and complex arrays of electronic limit switches.

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