Nexen X-Line Indexers
June 7, 2023Nexen group, Inc. is excited to announce the new X-Line indexers! Based on Nexen’s innovative Roller Pinion System (RPS), it will offer the same great advantages like high precision and zero-backlash but now with an even higher load capacity. The new X-line delivers up to 3 times more torque and 2.6 times moment load capacity. […]
Functional Safety (and IIoT connectivity) From Linear Brakes
March 8, 2023Recently Design World covered the basics of how functional safety is quantified … and what constitutes a servo-brake option with functional-safety certification. They share details on the construction of safety brakes for linear axes and the intersection of brake safety and IIoT capabilities. Read more on Design World
Horton RCV Fan Drives & HTEC Moulded Fans
January 27, 2022Horton, a leading provider of airflow and cooling solutions, is proud to introduce fully modulating RCV Fan Drives and innovative HTEC Fans for heavy duty and off road applications. Horton RCV fan drives, as well as metal and composite fans, provide robust & reliable coolings solutions in the harshest Australian conditions. HTEC Fans are proudly […]
Norman G Clark Feature In the Latest Issue of ADMM
October 6, 2021Norman G Clark feature in the latest issue of Australian Diesel Mechanic Magazine. We cover the importance of preventative maintenance in maintaining an efficient and effective truck cooling system. Click to view.
Updated Quick Fit Repair Kits for Horton DriveMaster
March 24, 2021Announcing the release of Quick Fit Repair Kits for Horton DriveMaster On/Off (DM), DM Advantage On/Off (DMA) & DM Advantage Two Speeds (DMA-2S) Fan Clutches. Norman G. Clark will be superseding all current Horton DM, DMA and DMA-2S Repair Kits with Fan Mounting Friction Disc (FMFD) in the field with the new release of the Horton […]
Komatsu Australia chooses Horton’s RCV2000 variable-speed fan drive & HTEC fan to power 830E-5 and 930E-5 mining trucks.
November 16, 2020Komatsu has selected Horton’s RCV2000 variable-speed fan drive and HTEC fan for its 830E-5 and 930E-5 mining trucks. Australian Mining speaks with Horton sales manager for the Asia Pacific region, to find out why. Read the full article on Australian Mining.
How To Install A Deublin Coolant Union
August 17, 2020In this video we go over the steps involved in installing a Deublin Coolant Union including a few helpful dos and don’ts.
How heavy-duty engine cooling systems work
June 3, 2020A fan is often a large piece of machinery’s post recognisable engine component. The clutch that turns it? Not so much. But in conjunction with other hardware, fan-drive combinations that provide the optimal amount of airflow inside the engine compartment can have big impacts on performance, driver comfort and emissions. And, of course, they also […]
COVID-19 Update
March 25, 2020Like you all, we are acutely aware of risks and restrictions arising from the COVID-19 outbreak, and are conscious of the need to ensure the safety of our employees, customers, suppliers and the general public. To this end we are endeavouring to follow guidelines provided by state and federal governments, such as increased hygiene practices […]
Centenary Bulletin 23 – Norman G Clark Brands
March 13, 2019Horton Norman G Clark manufacture Horton fan clutches, fans and fan clutch repair kits under licence in Australia. With 60 years of industry experience, commitment to service, reliability, innovation and the environment, Horton is a premium provider of engine cooling solutions worldwide. Nexen Nexen Group Inc., is a leading manufacturer of brakes, clutches, torque limiters, […]
Centenary Bulletin 22 – Flight Systems, Pennsylvania
February 20, 2019In 1982, Norman G Clark had a call from Cummins Diesel Australia. Cummins had been approached by an associate company in the USA who had developed an engine protection device that had saved Cummins millions of dollars in warranty claims in South Africa, where there were a large number of the relatively new “K” series […]
Centenary Bulletin 21 – Web Control Guiding Systems Bulletin No 21
For years Norman G Clark were deeply involved in the processing of open width fabric and film. Apart from our own manufactured products for tensioning and crease prevention, we had a variety of distributor arrangements with overseas companies who built special equipment for such operations. The first of these was Erhardt + Leimer of Augsburg, […]
Centenary Bulletin 20 – Coopers Filters Abergavenny, UK
February 13, 2019Just before Forest and Construction Equipment was formed, Norman G Clark became the Australian agent for Coopers Filters, and on the formation of FCE used this company as the vehicle for all the selling and promotion of the Cooper product. Cooper Filters, of Abergavenny in Wales, was the largest manufacturer of air filters in the […]
Centenary Bulletin 19 – Horton Fan Clutches
As Textiles, Carbon Black and Off-Road machinery had been the back-bone of Norman G Clark in its first 50 years – Horton and its air operated clutches and brakes were the basis of our success in the second half of the century. John Clark had formed the relationship with Hugh Schilling, of Horton, in Minneapolis […]
Centenary Bulletin 18 – Machine Shop
During the 1970’s, the company moved away from labour intensive fabrication to concentrate on machining. The serious fire in Brunswick on 6th June 1979 was a watershed. It gave us the chance to get the surviving machinery and equipment back into operation in a more suitable location, and do some serious thinking on how we […]
Centenary Bulletin 17 – The Fire, 6th June 1979 & Aftermath
At 10.00 am on Wednesday 6th June 1979, sixty years after Norman G Clark founded his business, a fire broke out in its two-story premises at 278 Barkly Street, Brunswick. The fire started in an electrical exhaust fan located in a spray paint booth, and the resulting sparks quickly ignited cleaning solvent stored nearby. It […]
Centenary Bulletin 16 – A W Chesterton International, USA
In 1993 to expand sales levels after a recession we entered into a distribution arrangement with A W Chesterton International, USA, to sell their composite protective coatings in southern Australia. Chesterton was already known to us as a supplier of industrial mechanical seals, and there was a certain synergy with the successful Deublin rotary seals […]
Centenary Bulletin 15 – General Mills – Minnesota, USA
General Mills were a large US flour miller who in the 1980’s had evolved into a major consumer food manufacturer and supplier. Tic Clark had an old friend, John Swildens, who was a senior manager with General Mills industrial division and they were looking for opportunities to sell their guar and locust bean gums to […]
Case Study: Clutch Achieves 950,000km Service Free
November 28, 2018Aim of Trial The aim of the trial was to test the Horton RCV250 Dual Speed viscous fan clutch and fan, and determine the benefits that the fully enclosed the RCV250 Dual Speed fan clutch offers, i.e. less engagements due to dualspeed operation, no wear items and/or maintenance, longer belt life due to smoother viscous […]
Centenary Bulletin 14 – Timber Industry Spin-Offs
November 14, 2018As a consequence of Timberjack, Grand Ridge Timbers, FCE and Repfin, many other ancillary products for the timber industry also became available to Norman G Clark. Sabre Saw Chain Sabre Saw Chain, a Canadian company based in Burlington, Ontario, were challenging the saw chain market leader Oregon with a very competitive product. Saw chain, sprockets, […]
Centenary Bulletin 13 – Repfin Finance
Forest and Construction Equipment had a problem, common to all vehicle and machinery sellers who sell equipment and accept a trade-in as part of the transaction. The profit for a seller, who is often operating on low margins, is in the trade-in. This traded piece of equipment needs to be valued at market price, and […]
Centenary Bulletin 12 – FW Scragg & Sons – Macclesfield, Lancs, UK
November 7, 2018Scragg’s had been making machines to process silk thread since somebody first identified the silk worm. Their machinery was the best in the world, and was produced in the town of Macclesfield. This was the centre of the world as far as silk fibre processing and knitting and weaving was concerned. After World War II, […]
Centenary Bulletin 11 – Grand Ridge Timbers Pty Ltd – Boolarra, Victoria
October 19, 2018The introduction of Timberjack machines in hardwood forest areas was proving very effective, and Norman G Clark was concentrating in a lot of sales effort in the Bairnsdale area. Jack Irish was one of APM’s contractors, and a dedicated Timberjack owner. Jack had previously operated only in softwoods, and while some attempts had been made […]
Centenary Bulletin 10 – Forest & Construction Equipment Pty Ltd
October 18, 2018Once the Timberjack relationship ended, Norman G Clark became an obvious outlet for machinery suppliers looking for Australian distribution. Towards the end of 1972, we were approached by Col Cagnacci of CIMSA representing Clark Equipment of Benton Harbour, Michigan, asking if we would be interested in taking on a Clark Michigan franchise for Victoria and […]
Centenary Bulletin 9 – Airchart Flying Services
October 14, 2018AFS was a direct spinoff of the OMET Simpson Desert operation. A very large profit had been generated during our year in the Simpson, and the OMET tax bill was going to be severe. The company’s Accountants suggestion that we should purchase a general aviation aircraft, had been considered for some time, as an attractive […]
Centenary Bulletin 8 – The Timberjack Story
October 12, 2018When it comes to logging procedures, Australia and North America could not be more dissimilar. They did find, however, common ground in Timberjack machines, which also emphasised the substantial differences in technique between the two countries. One example is, where the North Americans extract logs downhill to a haul road in a valley where they […]
Centenary Bulletin 7 – Off Highway – The Nodwell Story Oil & Mineral Exploration Transport
August 29, 2018Nodwell had nothing to do with textiles and was a spin-off from Polymer Corporation activities. Because Norman G Clark was pleasing the Canadian Trade Commissioner with its Polysar Rubber sales, he was a regular caller offering Canadian products requiring representation in Australia. This eventually resulted in an association with the Robin Nodwell Co., of Calgary, […]
Centenary Bulletin 6 – Engineering Development, The 50’s and 60’s
From the end of World War 2, Norman G Clark worked hard to get into the engineering business, and eventually took, what was then, a major step. It purchased some primitive machinery and housed it in a 20′ x 20′ annex to the chemical store in the Latrobe Street building. The equipment was hopelessly inadequate, […]
Centenary Bulletin 5 – The Reed Manufacturing Plant
July 30, 2018Weaving textiles on a loom requires a reed to separate the threads during the weaving process. The reed got its name from the reeds or rushes that were used in its construction. In the days of the Pharaohs, the ancient Egyptians were able to weave beautiful fabrics from these rather crude reeds, and although the […]
Centenary Bulletin 4 – Industrial Products in the 1960’s
July 25, 2018Horton ‘Air Champ’ Clutches & Brakes Textiles and Rubber had been the key industries for Norman G Clark in the first fifty years, but a significant development occurred in the 1960’s following John Clark’s visit to the USA to attend a textile machinery show in Atlanta, Georgia. An article in the Textile Journal of Australia […]
Centenary Bulletin 3 – Mr. Carbon Black
July 5, 2018Late in 1952, John Clark had a call from an American, Owen J. Brown Jr., who said he was visiting Australia as his company was seeking a local representative to market their products. He had approached a friend of John’s, Ken Christian, who was unable to consider the job, but had suggested contact with Norman […]
Centenary Bulletin 2 – The Post War Period
June 21, 2018By 1930 world markets had slumped as the Great Depression set-in. Many industries closed down and very few materials were sought. Norman G Clark, however, astutely managed and grew his business through the difficult ensuing decade. The resilience and stability he had built into the young company kept it insulated from the general crash. Therefore, […]
Centenary Bulletin 1 – Beginnings
June 6, 2018Norman G Clark (A/Asia) Pty Ltd is now in its one hundredth year, and I thought it appropriate to send regular bulletins over the next 12 months to give some idea of how the business evolved and developed. I thought it best to start with Norman Grey Clark, my grandfather, who was born on 11th […]
Rotary Union Design Factors and Sealing Technologies for Machining Centre Applications
June 5, 2018Rotary unions are a critically important element in through-spindle coolant systems. These systems deliver coolant directly to the cutting edges of end mills, drill bits and other rotary tools, providing a distinct advantage over flood coolant methods. A spray of high-pressure coolant directly in the cutting zone can enhance machining processes by rapidly clearing chips, […]
Introducing the New ZSE Brake Family from Nexen
March 21, 2018Continually testing and improving products as well as developing new technology, Nexen’s contribution to the industry is now illustrated in the ZSE Zero-Backlash Through-Shaft Brake. With countless bore sizes available, Nexen offers an off-the-shelf, zero-backlash braking solution for shaft holding applications. These spring-engaged, air released brakes eliminate the performance problems associated with electrical brakes for […]
Engineers Mesh Cartesian Robot With Nexen Roller Pinion System
February 15, 2018Manufacturers in many industries have relied on MESH Automation Inc.’s machine engineering, design and installation services for nearly 20 years. During that time, MESH has completed more than 850 projects of all sizes related to robotic workcells, vision inspection and system integration. One project from a few years ago involved building an automation system for […]
Compact Precision Ring Drive System From Nexen
September 27, 2017Nexen Group, Inc. introduces the Compact Ring Drive (CRD) system with precision grade bearing and drive mechanism in a sealed housing. Freely programmable, the three-drive design configurations allow the CRD to be optimized for high speed, high torque or both, depending on the application. With a 250 or 350 mm dial plate bolt circle diameter […]
Air Champ® vs. Electric – A Comparative Analysis
September 6, 2017As the result of tests conducted by an independent laboratory, Nexen Group, Inc. identified seven key performance-related and cost-saving advantages of air-actuated clutch-brakes over electric units of comparable size. The tests were conducted by Huntingdon Engineering & Environmental, Inc. of St. Paul, Minnesota. Units tested were the Nexen Air Champ FMCBE-625 air clutch-brake and a […]
Controlling Vertical Ballscrew Applications
August 2, 2017High-efficiency ballscrews are ideal for precise, high-speed linear positioning. However, back-driving can be an issue, especially if the ballscrew is in a vertical position. If the ballscrew is not held properly, the load could drop quickly and cause damage to the payload, machine and workers. To prevent that from happening, engineers have several options. One […]
Horton Expands Fan Drive Line
November 5, 2016Horton has announced two new products designed to provide enhanced engine cooling in off-highway applications.