April 2008
Ogura (Super)charges into Marine Diesel Markets
In April 2008 Diesel Progress ran an article about Ogura's advantages for the supercharger when used with marine engines.

November 2007
October 2007 PowerTransmissionEngineering: The Search for Intelligent Brakes
The original article for this story appeared in some industry newsletters in 2006. The attached story is the full article that appeared in PowerTransmissionEngineering magazine. The article describes how Ogura brakes are being used to help position radio telescopes as they search for intelligent life in the universe.

March 2007
Diesel Progress, North American Edition, Superchargers coming back into focus
In March of 2007 Diesel Progress ran an editorial describing how Ogura's high efficiency superchargers helped Kawasaki jet skis and other manufacturers achieve higher horse power output. The article also describes how by utilizing Ogura electromagnetic clutches superchargers can be engaged and disengaged only when needed to reduce parasitic loads.

February 2007
Machine Design: Clutch/brake chops blade power
In Febraury Machine Design ran an article on a mower manufacturer in England with a GPS mower utilizing Ogura PTO clutch/brakes. The article describes how the Ogura clutch/brakes were the most efficient for the robotic mowers design.

December 2006
Hydraulics and Pneumatics, Pump clutches save energy, wear and tear.
In December and article in Hydraulics and Pneumatics discussed how Ogura pump clutches can be used to decrease pump wear and fuel efficiency in both mobile and stationary applications.

June 2006
Newsletter - Spring Applied Brakes on Radio Telescopes
In May 2006, two different industry newsletters reported on Ogura's spring applied brakes that are being used on radio telescopes. A full version of this story with pictures is attached.

August 2004
Machine Design: Along came a Spider mower
This news article from the August 5th edition of Machine Design shows Ogura PTO clutches on a new type of remote control mower.

August 2003
Gas-powered oil-well pumps: ELECTRIC CLUTCH MAKES THEM PRACTICAL
Machine Design ran an editorial in their August 7 edition on how Ogura's clutches are being used in the oil field industry to allow natural gas engines to cost effectively replace electric motors on pump jacks and how ideally they are suited for continuous exposed environmental conditions.

July 2003
Design News: Electrifying Kart
In July, Design News ran a paragraph in their FLASH section, which denotes new and notable product designs. The article highlighted how the ST1W electromagnetic clutch allowed a go kart to achieve speeds in excess of 100 mph.

November 2002
Machine Design: A Fan of Fuel Savings
Editorial in Machine Design shows the advantages of using an Ogura electromagnetic clutch for engine driven fan applications. Fuel savings, reduced emissions and faster engine temperature climbs are some of the key advantages for both on and off road applications.

October 2002
Design News: How to Catch Torque
This article from Design News shows how effective an Ogura magnetic particle brake can be used in an arcade game. The article shows how a magnetic particle brake can simulate line pull in the arcade fishing game called "Angler King" from Namco.

July 2001
Design News: Clutch/Brake Maximizes Portable Sawmill Efficiency
Ogura Industrial provides TimberKing with a clutch/brake that enables a rotating band saw to be started and stopped remotely. Now an operator can remain behind the mill and control all functions. Upon cutting power to the clutch/brake, the brake slows to meet pre-set stop time requirements. Remote control over blade engagement and disengagement also minimizes the stress on the blade band.

May 2001
Newsletter: Auxillary Power Systems for Trucks
Ogura Industrial was featured in an industry trade magazine showing how a small horsepower diesel engine and a number of Ogura clutches can run the various generators and compressors required on a tractor trailer. The advantage with running the smaller horsepower engines is that the drives do not have to run their large diesel engines all night long just to provide heat and electricity. A full version of the article as it appeared in the Ogura newsletter is attached to the link.

January 2001
Trouble Shooting PTO Clutch/Brakes
With the increase in usage of electric PTO clutch/brakes in the outdoor power equipment industry, many customers are doing their own trouble shooting of PTO clutch/brakes. The following is an article that was originally published in 1995, but it is still relevant today. However, before proceeding with any of the numerical references in the article, please check with the manufacturer to confirm the specifics for the clutch you are using.

October 2000
Machine Design: Electric Clutches on the Go
Ogura Industrial was featured in the October 19, 2000 issue of Machine Design. The article entitled "Electric Clutches on the Go", show the advantages of Ogura clutches on gas and diesel engine applications.

October 2000
Design News: Magnetic clutch controls bottle-capping torque
Ogura Industrial was featured in the October 16, 2000 issue of Design News. The article entitled "Magnetic clutch controls bottle-capping torque", showed how Ogura engineering brings a better twist to the bottling industry.

May 2000
Design News: A paper pusher extraordinaire
Ogura Industrial was featured in the May 15, 2000 issue of Design News. The article, entitled "Magnetic-particle clutch ENDS paper chase", showed how Ogura engineering helped in speeding up Kodak's Document Scanner 9500.

April 2000
Redesigned Mower Brake Stops On A Dime
Ogura Industrial was featured in the April 3, 2000 issue of Design News. The editorial article, entitled "Redesigned Mower Brake Stops On A Dime", showed how Ogura engineering overcame a design challenge at Simplicity Manufacturing.

December 1999
Getting a Grip on Clutch and Brake Selection
Ogura Industrial was featured in the September issue of Machine Design. The featured article, entitled "Getting A Grip On Clutch And Brake Selection", detailed the proper steps that should be taken when selecting an electromechanical clutch or brake. The article also highlighted the importance of inertia when selecting a clutch and brake and the free inertia calculator on our web site was highlighted.

October 1999
Getting a Handle on Inertia
Ogura was featured in an article similar to this one in a recent issue of Machine Design. The article discussed the importance of calculating inertia in an application to determine how much torque is required from a clutch or a brake. A key highlight of the article was showing Ogura's on-line inertia calculator. That saves engineers time in doing complex inertia calculations. (For more information on this, go to the inertia calculator portion on our website.)

September 1999
Floating armature revs up clutch/brake system
Ogura Industrial was very proud to be featured on the cover of the May 17 Design News issue. This article showed Ogura's engineering excellence in meeting the application challenges required by Pitney Bowes. The article shows how Ogura's innovative use of materials and design allowed Pitney Bowes to meet their time-to-speed and time-to-stop requirements. These quick activating clutches and brakes allowed Pitney Bowes a considerable cost savings versus what servo motors would have cost them.