Mechanical Components

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  • The true cost of bearing lubrication

    The hidden costs of bearing lubrication can really add up. Discover what you’re actually spending.

  • Learn how to measure chain wear or stretch

    Determining chain wear is now easy.

  • Corrosion fatigue led to a fatal pipeline rupture, NTSB says

    Corrosion fatigue cracks along with external loading that caused bending stress, led to a pipeline rupture that released more than 108,000 gallons of liquid anhydrous ammonia.

  • Aircraft flight control issues prompt NTSB safety recommendations

    The recommendations stem from a Nov. 6, 2019, incident involving Republic Airways Flight 4439, an Embraer EMB-175 as it departed Atlanta's Hartsfield airport.

  • Bosch Rexroth SafeMotion achieves CIP Safety over EtherNet/IPTM certification from ODVA

    SafeMotion functionality is ideal for applications in the machine tool, packaging, printing, testing, marine, material handling and other industries.

  • Twin Spring Coupling releases hybrid flexible coupling unit

    The new hybrid flexible coupling unit replaces all universal, jaw, beam, bellows and other flexible industrial couplings.

  • NORD Gear to showcase gear units for poultry processing industry at IPPE 2020

    High efficiency, low maintenance overhead conveyor drives have a low total cost of ownership and offer clean, reliable operation in food processing plants.

  • Superior’s new mine duty conveyor pulley will debut at CONEXPO-CON/AGG/2020

    Applications for the new pulley include aggregate and mine duty conveyors using fabric belts, which start and stop under full loads frequently.

  • Video: Clippard releases new Eclipse proportional isolation valves

    The valve is designed for critical applications for liquid and gas delivery, medical, analytical and industrial automation requiring ultra fine resolution and excellent repeatability.

  • Ultra low carryover valve increases throughput, simplifies fluidic circuits for clinical diagnostic and analytical chemistry instrumentation

    The valve is suitable for a variety of different liquids and can achieve a water flow rate of up to 395 ml/min at 45 psi (3 bar).

  • Emerson’s new pulse valve delivers higher peak pressure for longer bag, filter lifespan and reduced maintenance

    The new design improves airflow through the filter bags or cartridges for optimized dust collector performance while reducing costly compressed air consumption.

  • Valve positioner with explosion-proof housing for use with natural gas applications

    The valve positioner is designed as an option to deliver safe, stable and accurate control of rotary and linear valves in applications using sweet natural gas in hazardous environments.

  • Complimentary HVAC coil cleaning guide

    The e-book provides real-world examples and data to show the impacts on efficiency and system longevity of cleaning coils.

  • Seals from Freudenberg Sealing Technologies meet the demands of hygienic applications

    Seals designed for hygienic applications, such as those designed for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industry, face assorted challenges. In addition to having to comply with a number of industry- and country-specific legal regulations, these seals are oftentimes in direct contact with the products being manufactured.

  • Watch: CSB releases animation of refinery explosion and fire

    A corroded slide valve likely led to the inadvertent mixing of hydrocarbons with air that found an ignition source resulting in an explosion.

  • Vehicular CO2 emissions slashed with onboard capture and conversion scheme

    Gas captured from the exhaust stream is liquefied and stored within the vehicle for future use as feedstock to produce gas or liquid green fuels and chemicals.

  • Raising ICE efficiency by spinning gas

    Efficiency improvements and emission reductions can be realized by rapidly spinning gas inside internal combustion cylinders.

  • Hermetic Pumpen expands V-Line

    The modular line of canned motor pumps for chemical and petrochemical industries has expanded.

  • Atlas Copco expands intelligent vacuum pump series for robust processes

    The pump series is accompanied by a new app that enhances the remote monitoring and intelligence of vacuum pumps.

  • Watch: Design flaw, rules loophole cited in fatal helicopter accident

    The tail of the front passenger’s harness tether caught on the helicopter’s fuel shutoff lever, resulting in a loss of engine power at an altitude of 1,900 feet.

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