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Are you at risk of counting the cost of poor seal selection?
How do equipment manufacturers and end users ensure they are sourcing seals fit for purpose, with the correct approvals and certification?
After Seattle collapse, tower crane standards are highlighted
The tower crane was being dismantled when it fell, hit the building and landed on several vehicles below. Four people were killed.
What are food-grade bearings?
Nobody wants to bite into their glazed donut to find out what looks like frosting is actually mixed with bearing grease. Bearings in food and drug processing are subject to extreme environments and manufacturers go to great lengths to ensure that this cannot happen.
Free-wheeling ball screws eliminate jamming
Free-wheeling ball screws offer an alternative to traditional ball screws with soft stops or limit switches.
Mazda plans a rotary engine-powered hybrid
Mazda plans to implement a rotary-engine hybrid on a flexible vehicle platform with configurable ratios of petroleum or electrical storage. This would permit the future hybrid to operate as a split-power or series-type hybrid.
Simple battery pack assembly and robust, efficient batteries with Norseal PF compression pads
Reducing battery weight and size can also bring down vehicle materials costs and improve driving range.
How to select your insulation facing
Facing is often used to limit vapor drive with the ultimate goal of preventing condensation.
New EC-i 52XL 200 W high-torque, brushless servomotor from Maxon
The motor is designed for applications where space is limited but high torque and dynamics are required.
Study: Centrifugal-flow heart pump improves patient outcomes
A two-year trial documented a reduced incidence of pump thrombosis associated with a new centrifugal-flow left-ventricular assist device.
Helios Gear Products introduces Hera 90 CNC gear hobbing machine
Key features include an 8.5 diametral pitch (DP) (3 mn) rating, 6,000 revolutions per minute (rpm) maximum hob speed and up to 8 CNC axes.
New solutions save time and money
Using MC cable and Remke Connectors can mean savings of up to 50% on installation costs.
Yaskawa helps saw manufacturer solve a knotty problem
Yaskawa servos help cut imperfection out of a board in the blink of an eye.
Video: Acoustic metamaterial promises a quieter world
The 3D printed material is configured to block 94% of sound without blocking air passage.
How does a non-spreading line blind help you?
Learn the major advantages of using a Strahman Non-Spreading Line Blind over a traditional spectacle blind.
Jammed flight control led to aborted takeoff, accident report finds
High winds caused an elevator control to jam, preventing the aircraft from rotating as it rolled for takeoff.
Emerson adds three new models to Copeland Scroll KA compressor lineup
The models are designed for low- and extended medium-temperature refrigeration applications.
Elastomer seals – How to avoid the trade-off between purity, plasma resistance, and high temperature performance
Perlast Helios is composed of the new FFKM material family, which offers excellent sealing performance at high temperatures without affecting other key material properties.
Advanced motion control meets open source
Due to several factors related to mass manufacturing and the open-source movement, stepper and servomotors have dropped in price, and novel control solutions that integrate open-source architectures are coming online.
Black oxide finish for extended service life steel bearing components
A German bearing manufacturer is now supplying bearings with a black oxide finish for increased performance in wind turbine gearboxes and other critical applications.
Gas connection error led to fatal house explosion, NTSB says
Central to the NTSB investigation was the installation of a tapping tee, the connection between the gas main and the home’s individual gas line.