Stellenbosch University
Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Mechanical Design Data

RS Components (electro-mechanical, electronic, motion control, etc.)
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument (SDP/SI) (mechanical drive components, gears, motors, ...)
Essentra Components (various parts including plactic caps, plugs, handles, knobs, feet, castors, toggle clamps...)

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Belt Drives and Power Transmission

Fenner timing/synchronous belts (timing belts, pulleys, taperlock bushes, ...)
Fenner timing belts with selection guide (pdf 0.36Mb)
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument (SDP/SI) (mechanical drive components, gears, motors, ...)

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Pneumatic and Hydraulic Actuators

For electric motors and gearboxes see Electric Motors and Associated Gearboxes

Festo pneumatic components
Bosch Rexroth pneumatic components [SA agent: Hytec]
Bosch Rexroth hydraulic components [SA agent: Hytec]

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Bearings, Ball Screws, Circlips, Keys

SKF ball and roller bearings, ball screws, linear bearings (under "Motion Technologies"), etc
Local bearing supplier: Western Cape Bearing and Transmission (Tel 021 982 6229, email westcapebearing@telkomsa.net)
Schaeffler/INA online catalogue for bearings, linear guidance, ...
Local supplier of Schaeffler/INA bearing
Keys and Keyways (flat & taper) (pdf 0.06Mb)
Woodruff Keys (pdf 0.005Mb)
Circlips: external (pdf 0.003Mb)
Circlips: internal (pdf 0.003Mb)

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Dry Bearings

Vesconite South African dry bearing material manufacturer
Schaeffler/INA online catalogue for plain bearings
Glacier Plain Bearings

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Pipe Fittings, Clamps

Swagelock tube fittings
International Clamps : hose sealing clamps, hose connectors, pipe couplings and repair clamps, retaining clamps and saddles, buckles and fasteners

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Electrical and Electronic Components

General Catalogs of Electrical and Electronic Components

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Sensors and Data Acquisition

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Electric Motors and Associated Gearboxes

Parker Hannifin (stepper motors, servomotors, rotary gearheads for servomotors, ...)
Bosch Rexroth [SA agent: Hytec] (servomotors, rotary gearheads for servomotors, ...)
SEW Eurodrive (AC motors, servo motors, geared motors, ...)
Bonfiglioli (DC motors and various other motor types)
Bircraft motors, linear actuators & controls (SA distributor for many international brands)

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Design procedures

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Links to websites that require subscription

Granta Design's Material Data Network

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Stellenbosch University Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering Mechanical Design Data

Table of Contents

Design Aids

Drawing Standards and Design Guidelines

CAD Models of Catalog Components

Design for Manufacturing Tools

Catalogues

Material Selection

Standard steel, aluminium and stainless steel sheets, sections, tubes, ...

Size tolerances

Profiles, Sheets, Plates, Tubes: catalogues

Steel profiles: sizes and section properties

Threads, Fasteners and Adhesives

Threads

Fasteners

Adhesives

Machine Components (Mechanical)

General Catalogs of Machine Components

Belt Drives and Power Transmission

Pneumatic and Hydraulic Actuators

Bearings, Ball Screws, Circlips, Keys

Dry Bearings

Pipe Fittings, Clamps

Electrical and Electronic Components

General Catalogs of Electrical and Electronic Components

Sensors and Data Acquisition

Electric Motors and Associated Gearboxes

Design procedures

Links to websites that require subscription

Stellenbosch University
Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Mechanical Design Data