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The Basics of Lightweight Conveyor Belting
, v-guided belts, and in side loading circumstances. 3. Step: This splice retains the highest percentage of the belt strength and is used in heavier applications. It is also more reliable for trough applications. Hot or cold (glued) splices are used on the thermoplastic belt style while a glued cold
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Low Profile Conveyor Reliability
last longer – No need to replace drive pulley – Reduced down time and cost. 6. Minimum Pulley Dia. Of 1.86”. Offers greater load capacity and improved belt and bearing life. 7. Crowned Pulleys. Provides automatic wear free tracking avoiding damaging belt wear, and more expensive vee guided belts. 8
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Clutch/brake chops blade power
Electromagnetic clutch/brakes from Ogura Industrial Corp., Somerset, N.J., start and stop cutting blades in GPS-guided lawn mowers. A user programs a McMurtry robotic mower. The mower blade-drive mechanism uses an electromagnetic clutch/brake to start and stop the blades. Somerset, N.J., start
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Pneumatic linear guides lighten loads
Air-powered motion systems combine economy, speed, and cleanliness. Linear thrusters from Bimba Mfg. Co. come in seven bore sizes. They are said to ensure smooth, guided motion because a durable housing with guide shafts keeps the thrusters from rotating. The DFM Drive/Guide series from Festo
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Six Sigma, the Baxter Way
the most significant impact on quality. These efforts involved team members as well as Green and Black Belt specialists.PhM: What principles guided your work?A.H.: Six Sigmas DMAIC methodology is critical. You need to define the problem in terms related to the customer, measure performance and know
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Six Sigma Lessons from Capsugel
implements programs such as Six Sigma. Six Sigma manager Blair Chalmers believes that starting the implementation with a Black Belt from each region, guided by a global steering committee with top management support, ensured global top-down and bottom-up buy-in. Any Six Sigma project
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2001 Mercedes C-Class coupe and wagon: All in the family
in no time. By entering our final destination on the screen, a friendly voice guided us back with helpful hints such as "bear left" or "turn right in 500 m.". We also had ample opportunity to test the wagon's turning radius during one of many U-turns. We were both duly impressed with the extremely
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Application 023: Food distribution Agrexco, Israel
conclusions about the nature of the goods. The labels are read by barcode scanners that are installed upstream of the Interroll Sorter and feed the sorter's guidance system with data regarding the intended destination. "Game, set and match" for the crossbelt sorter. Guided with precision, the boxes of herbs