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Vibration Measurement Instruments and Analyzers:Specs and Apps
Vibration measurement instruments and vibration analyzers measure, display, and analyze vibration. Vibration analysis is used to detect early precursors to machine failure, allowing machinery to be repaired or replaced before expensive failure occurs.
Sealing Machines: Operations, Specifications and Applications
Sealing machines close and seal an individual package or provide a long continuous horizontal or vertical seal.
Specifying Hydrostatic and Hydrodynamic Bearings
Hydrostatic bearings and hydrodynamic bearings rely on a film of oil or air to create a clearance between the moving and stationary elements.
Why Do Puddles Spread?
Ever wonder why when water is spilled onto a tabletop, the puddle eventually stops spreading?
Data Collection on Rotating Components
California-based company, DTS, has created a solution for users experiencing challenges with collecting data on rotating components, such as drive shafts, rotors or reciprocating rods.
Electric or Pneumatic Actuators? Factors That Could Influence Your Choice
Engineers often grapple with the question of whether electric or pneumatic actuators are the better choice for their applications. The inherent advantages and disadvantages of each option relative to the other are well known.
Wittenstein Releases Compact, Zero-backlash Gearheads
German precision motion specialist Wittenstein has unveiled what it calls a new generation of compact, zero-backlash gearheads with independently movable teeth.
Magnet-free Motor with SiC Inverter Claims Weight and Space Savings
Nidec develops a magnet-free switched reluctance (SR) motor, a motor-drive system which is powered by an inverter incorporating silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor devices.
Chinese Market for Medium-voltage Motors Will Slow in 2015, IHS Says
The Chinese market for medium-voltage (MV) motors will decelerate in 2015, IHS says. This drop comes after a 6.6% decrease in revenue from 2013 to 2014. The Chinese MV market faces strong headwinds due to the adverse impact from end markets, says Shirly Zhu, analyst for industrial automation at IHS
ASTM Metallic Wear Standard Will Help Machines Run Smoothly
To keep machines running smoothly, a new ASTM International standard, D7917, Inductive Wear Debris Sensors in Gearbox and Drivetrain Applications, provides practices for the selection, application and use of inductive type metal debris sensors that are used to indicate the presence of ferrous and
Lowering Motor Speed with a Variable Speed Drive
Adding a variable-frequency drive (VFD) upstream of an AC motor can lower energy use, reduce peak demand and improve power factor in many applications. Reducing motor speed at startup and during operation can cut maintenance costs, increase uptime and extend equipment life.
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