Just-in-Time" Just Got Faster. New Lovejoy Configurator" Guided, Searchable Database Offers Instant Access to Engineering Expertise

Loovejoy offers a new online tool called the Configurator. It translates data into CAD drawings and dimensional data for varirous styles of flexible couplings.

DOWNERS GROVE, IL (PRWEB) May 31, 2003 -- Why settle for stick figures when you can have a DaVinci? The new Configurator" online tool offered by Lovejoy, Inc., translates raw data into usable, CAD drawings and dimensional data for various styles of flexible couplings used in multiple power transmission applications including pumps, compressors, and gear boxes. Viewers can download or even email their selection to a colleague, with the simple click of a mouse button.

Visitors to the web site at www.love-joy.com can access Lovejoys database of more than 20,000 couplings with selections suitable for either inch or DIN metric specifications. Currently the Curved Jaw, Torsional LM and Disc couplings are configurable and available in engineering CAD drawings, with more styles to come in the near future.

The Configurator" guides the user through a series of comprehensive, thorough questions and accepts either inch or metric data, making it simple for either the novice or experienced engineer or maintenance specialist to select the right coupling for their particular need. To speed up and simplify the process, the Configurator can automatically compute certain parameters, such as torque, when the user enters horsepower and RPM.

According to Michael Hennessy, president of Lovejoy, Inc., With our global presence, this new online agent meets the needs of our clients worldwide, with access to Lovejoy engineering expertise 24/7. While we actively partner with customers on product engineering, the 'Configurator offers our customers an easy, interactive 'consultation and often, a final solution for their coupling application requirements."
   Special features the Lovejoy Configurator offers the user:
-Definitions of coupling styles and terminology
-Side by side comparisons of different coupling styles
-Photos, specifications and performance data
-Options to view or download CAD drawings
-Ability to edit coupling selection parameters
-Custom configuration of selected coupling types
-Specific part numbers for easy ordering
-Ability to email drawings, photos or dimensional data

To tap into the power of the Configurator" viewers to the web site simply register basic information about their company. Registered users can save previous design sessions for further use, and institute new or access previous searches anytime, 24 hours a day. A 3-D view software package is necessary to manipulate 3D models; several are available for free download off the worldwide web. A video demonstration on how to use the configurator is available on Lovejoys web site www.lovejoy-inc.com.

About Lovejoy:
   Founded in 1900, Lovejoy enjoys an international reputation as the leading company specializing solely in flexible coupling design and development. Lovejoy products are available worldwide through distributors in North America and 45 other countries, supported by Lovejoy offices and support staff in Canada, Europe and the USA. Lovejoy, Inc., is certified under the ISO-9001 International Standards for Quality Management.
For more information, visit Lovejoys Web site at www.lovejoy-inc.com, or contact Lovejoy, Inc., corporate office, 2655 Wisconsin Ave., Downers Grove, IL, 60515, USA. Phone 630-852-0500; fax 630-852-2120; e-mail inquiries Info@lovejoy-inc.com.