NMB Newsletter for Q1 2010

 
In this issue: Automotive Applications, Industrial Applications, Medical Applications
Spotlight on
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Chicago-based Newark is part of the global Premier Farnell Group, and a leading, multi-channel, high service electronics distributor supporting millions of engineers and purchasing professionals across the Americas. Newark offers a broad selection of components and test equipment and comprehensive technical information for design engineers and maintenance professionals throughout the US, Canada and Mexico.

Newark's website at http://www.newark.com/ not only houses 4.4 million products online, but it is also a virtual information portal. Product information includes real-time availability, pricing, datasheets, substitutes and accessories. You can chat live online 24/5 with their experienced team of engineers for cross-references and product application questions, or call 1.800.463.9275 to connect with them through a Newark representative.

However you do business with Newark, through their world class website, contact center, branch network, or dedicated field sales force, Newark is dedicated to making your experience the best in the business.

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Automotive Applications
Miniature Ball Bearings
Small Motors
 


Automotive manufacturers around the world have been using NMB bearings in their throttle bodies, wiper motors, fan motors and anti-lock braking applications for many years. As automotive technology continues to evolve, so do the component offerings from NMB.

NMB's adoption and partnering of new technologies in the automotive industry has led us to supply brush motors, stepper motors, and cooling fans as well as miniature ball bearings.

Today, you will find NMB bearings and motors in the following applications:

  • Instrument Cluster Gauges - speedometer, tachometer, temp gauge, fuel gauge
  • Head Light Adjustment - adjust and moves light direction and reflectors
  • Lumbar support - adjustment for seats
  • Air Control Valves
  • Throttle Body Motor
  • Idle Air Control Valve
  • Cooling fan Motor
  • Wiper Motor

As a mass producer of high quality products, NMB brings manufacturing expertise, and cost competitiveness to the industry. As we move forward, NMB continues to focus on manufacturing technologies, and reinforces development of new products for the automotive industry.

Industrial Applications
Miniature Ball Bearings
Cooling Fans
Brushless and Step Motors


From miniature precision ball bearings to small step and brushless motors to fans and blower, NMB continues to be an important part of the industrial and automation marketplace.

NMB's weather resistant fans and blowers cool the electronic units on the larger CNC and milling machines. NMB motors are used in applications from winding machines to valves and pumps. Our precision miniature ball bearings continue to be an important component for the small motor manufactures in this industry.

NMB products are present in the following applications:

  • Postal / Letter Sorting Machines
  • Coil Winding Machines
  • Fluid Power Valves & Pumps
  • Small Robotics
  • Textile Machines
  • CNC Milling and Welding Machines

NMB supplies the industrial and automation market with high precision and high quality components, as well as reliable and timely supply capabilities. Our ultra-precision machining technologies, worldwide manufacturing locations, and quality products offer a competitive advantage to any manufacturer in the industrial and automation markets.
 

Medical Applications
Miniature Ball Bearings
Miniature Bearing Assemblies
Brushless and Step Motors

Products from NMB are well suited for a variety of medical applications. Our precision miniature ball bearings, stepper motors, and cooling fans offer smooth operation and reliable product life that is critical for medical equipment, whether used in a laboratory or in a treatment setting.

You may find NMB bearings, bearing assemblies, and stepper motors in laboratory automation and clinical analysis equipment such as:

  • Sample transport and preparation systems
  • Plate readers
  • Liquid and Specimen handling systems
  • Storage Retrieval Systems
  • In Vitro Diagnostics
  • Chromatography

X, Y, and Z axis movement found in these applications require the high level of precision that NMB bearings provide. Many of these systems also use geared assemblies made from aluminum or resin. At NMB, we apply our expertise in manufacturing technology to develop and produce highly accurate, long life, and low torque geared assemblies custom designed for your product needs.

Medical devices used for patient treatment also require the high quality products that NMB offers. Our current customer base includes manufacturers of:

  • Peristaltic Pumps for IV fluid delivery and for Blood circulation
  • Oxygen Concentrators
  • CPAP and BiPAP for positive airway pressure, to treat sleep apnea or to provide patient ventilation
  • CT scanners

NMB's motors and cooling fans used in these medical applications contain NMB miniature ball bearings, because of their low noise characteristics, long life and high reliability. Ultra-precision machining and mass manufacturing technologies facilitate the production of all ball bearing components in house, giving the company an unparalleled advantage in terms of quality, supply capabilities, lead time and manufacturing costs.