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What are Plain Bearings?
From: GGBDescription: Plain bearings, also referred to as bushes, bushings or sleeve bearings, are cylindrical shaped and have no moving parts. ...
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What are Radial and Axial Bearings?
From: GGBDescription: Back to FAQ While all ball bearings reduce rotational friction, some high precision bearings are specially manufactured to withstand support loads, or bearing loads, in various directions. Two ...
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What are the Differences between Plain Bearings and Roller Bearings?
From: GGBDescription: Plain bearings, also referred to as bushings, sleeve bearings, solid bearings, shaft bearings, or journal bearings, are differentiated from roller bearings by the fact that plain bearings have no ...
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What are Thrust Washers?
From: GGBDescription: Thrust washers, also referred to as thrust bearings or thrust plates, are flat, disk-shaped bearings that are made of either metal-polymer or fiber reinforced composite material. ...
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What is a Ball Bearing?
From: GGBDescription: What are the different types of ball bearings, and what are their applications? ...
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What is a Bushing?
From: GGBDescription: Bushings, (sometimes called plain bearings, plain bushings, or sleeve bearings) reduce friction between two surfaces sliding against each other. ...
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What is a Deep Groove Ball Bearing?
From: GGBDescription: Deep groove ball bearings are the most common type of ball bearing. They are commonly used in electric motors and in household appliances, car motors, office machinery, automation control, and garden ...
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What is a Roller Bearing?
From: GGBDescription: A roller bearing is a type of rolling-element bearing that uses a cylinder (roller) instead of a ball. In general, the cylindrical bearings allow for greater radial loads. They are made to handle ...
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What is a Sleeve Bearing?
From: GGBDescription: Sleeve bearings (sometimes called bushings, journal bearings or plain bearings) facilitate linear movement between two parts. Sleeve bearings consist of a metal, plastic or fiber-reinforced composite ...
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What is a Slide Bearing?
From: GGBDescription: Slide bearings facilitate precise linear motion and accommodate structural expansion. ...
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What is the Difference between Bearings & Bushings?
From: GGBDescription: A bushing is one classification of the overall category of bearings. ...
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How to Determine if a Spring Needs Replacement
Description: Coiling Technologies Inc. is part of the essential critical infrastructure workforce as we produce products for the US Government and we must maintain normal operations under the current COVID 19 ...
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How Springs are Made
Description: Since many products rely on the durability of their spring components, it is crucial to select high-quality springs that will not fail prematurely. Untimely spring malfunction can be the result of ...
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Critical Wind Mitigation for Mega-Tall Structures
From: Enidine Inc.Description: In developed cities around the world, space on the ground is becoming scarce. The new trend is to build slender, "mega-tall" skyscrapers. These structures require special considerations to mitigate ...
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Change Leader Full Interview: Early Partnerships Among Engineers and Solution Providers Lead to the Best Projects
From: Enidine Inc.Description: Ben Eder is ITT Enidine's global product manager for large bore shock, infrastructure and seismic components. ...
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ITT Enidine Celebrates 50 Years of Manufacturing in New York
From: Enidine Inc.Description: ITT Enidine Inc. is celebrating fifty years of providing innovative solutions for energy absorption and vibration isolation applications to the aerospace, industrial, rail and defense markets ...
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ITT Enidine to Display Vibration-Isolation and Energy Absorption Setups at Helitech 2017
From: Enidine Inc.Description: ITT Inc. and its Enidine brand will showcase a portfolio of unique rotorcraft setups at Helitech Intl. 2017 - October 3 to 5 in London. Enidine's highly engineered setups are central to increasing the ...
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Sentinel 1 Shock Absorbers Remotely Optimize Safety, Equipment Life and Productivity
From: Enidine Inc.Description: Technology advancements and the emergence of the industrial internet of things (IIoT) has led to what is referred to as Industry 4.0, or the fourth industrial revolution. Industry 4.0 combines ...
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Shock Absorbers: The Sizing Process
From: Enidine Inc.Description: Machine builders are always on the lookout for ways to run equipment faster and increase throughput and productivity. However, components moving at high speeds often must decelerate and stop without ...
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Shock and Vibration Mitigation by Design, Not by Mistake
From: Enidine Inc.Description: Design engineers and equipment operators often view shock absorbers and isolators as nonessential fixit elements to add to original equipment only if it shows vibration or shock problems. Here we ...
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Improved Reliability and Lower Total Cost of Ownership with Magnetic Bearings
From: Waukesha BearingsDescription: With over 20 years of experience Lukoil, a leading oil & gas business of Russia, aspired to expand oil & gas fields in Russia. For the expansion, Lukoil decided on the Bolshekhetskaya depression in ...
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The Automotive Industry: Why Spring Manufacturers Should Diversify
Description: Coiling Technologies Inc. is part of the essential critical infrastructure workforce as we produce products for the US Government and we must maintain normal operations under the current COVID 19 ...
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Understanding Lean Manufacturing
Description: Coiling Technologies Inc. is part of the essential critical infrastructure workforce as we produce products for the US Government and we must maintain normal operations under the current COVID 19 ...
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Bearings and Bushings: The Inside Story
From: Alpine Bearing, Inc.Description: Most people know what a bearing is, but fewer recognize a bushing. In this piece, we'll compare bearings and bushings and point out the differences between the two types of components. ...
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Maxalign® Bearings Reduce Spiral Vibration on Turbo-generators
From: Waukesha BearingsDescription: With over 100 years of experience, Alstom Power is a leading provider in the power generation industry. Close to 25% of the world's power production capacity depends on Alstom technology or services. ...
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Optimized Bearings and Dampers Provide Long-Term Solution to Vibrations
From: Waukesha BearingsDescription: Over a 13-year span, a major South American oil company's maintenance department fought recurring high vibrations in three gas reinjection compressor trains. To reduce the likelihood of machine trips, ...
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Case Study - Designing a Quick-Release Pin for Condiment Dispenser
From: Pivot Point, Inc.Description: A long-time customer of Pivot Point approached us with a concept for a drive rod in a condiment dispenser, but needed a quick-release mechanism at the tip. Learn more about the application, the ...
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Retaining Rings and Wave Springs - Helping the Fight versus COVID-19/Coronavirus
From: SmalleyDescription: As a leading supplier to the medical industry, Smalley provides products and engineering expertise to support our customers worldwide, including the needs of the essential businesses that we supply. ...
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DMG MORI's New Turning Machine Includes igus® Readychains
From: igus® inc.Description: DMG MORI, an industry leader in the manufacturing of machine tools, has developed a new automatic turning machine with multiple spindles that represents a technological revolution in producing turned ...
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How to Match Switches With Boots
From: APM Hexseal Corp.Description: This is why APM Hexseal originally developed and patented the first sealing boots on the market, designed to shield electrical components from the incursion of unwanted moisture, pollutants, and other ...
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18,000 RPM Air Bearing Spindles for Image Scanning in Harsh Conditions
From: ABTech, Inc.Description: 18,000 RPM Air Bearing Spindles for Image Scanning in Harsh Conditions The Challenge: Design an inspection system for a European high-speed rail system - that must function accurately in harsh ...
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Guide Roller Technology for Heavy Duty Linear Motion
Description: Many applications involve vibration, heavy, and/or shock loads, in addition to environmental issues like contamination, temperature variations and corrosion. Some conditions like temperature and ...
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Linear Motion Advantages for the Food Industry
Description: Modern Linear makes products suitable for food processing and packaging applications. Special designs, materials and processes allow our guide roller components to meet the stringent standards of food ...
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Fasten Up!
From: APM Hexseal Corp.Description: In the industrial sector, sealing hardware plays a critical role in ensuring components are securely fastened within a system and preventing contaminants-such as liquids and gases-from moving through ...
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How and Why You Should Use a Wave Spring for Bearing Preload
From: SmalleyDescription: You wouldn't drive without a seatbelt, so why would you preload a bearing without a Smalley single-turn wave spring? Let's back up to the basics of bearing preload. A bearing is designed to move ...
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Top 6 Advantages of a Wave Spring
From: SmalleyDescription: However, adding a wave spring to your design toolkit can open up a world of new and innovative possibilities. Knowing when to use a wave spring and understanding the value it brings can take your ...
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Wave Spring Compression and Work Height
From: SmalleyDescription: You order a standard Crest-to-Crest spring, C100-H7, which has a free height of 1.00" and carries a 25 lbs. load at a working height of 0.541". The spring had the dimensions you were looking for in ...
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Thread Sealant Compatibility Issues with Plastic Piping at Semiconductor Fab
Description: A leading international semiconductor manufacturer recently cut out and sent a section of pipe to Plast-O-Matic complaining of a leaking check valve, pointing to cracks on both the inlet and outlet. ...
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Types of Seals
Description: Intro to Plastic Valves: Seals ...
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5-Axis Air Bearing Positioning System
From: ABTech, Inc.Description: ABTech's 5-Axis air bearing project was designed and built for the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore Labs. The National Ignition Facility, or NIF is a stadium sized facility used to ...
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Early Modernization of Control Components
From: Conductix-WampflerDescription: With the discontinuation of Simovert Masterdrive inverter range by Siemens, the date until the end of production that is set for 2020 is fast approaching. This will mean the discontinuation of ...
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Multi-functional Air Bearing Machines for NASA NuStar X-ray Telescope
From: ABTech, Inc.Description: NASA needed a machine that would safely and quickly produce optics for their long-delayed NuSTAR X-ray telescope. The scientists at NASA challenged ABTech to develop a multifunctional machine that ...
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Your Ultimate Guide to Belleville Washers
From: American BellevilleDescription: Belleville washers, also referred to as conical spring washers, are cupped spring washers that flatten out as pressure is applied to them. Unlike a flat washer, a Belleville washer absorbs vibration ...
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Solenoids - Design Considerations
Description: Solenoid design considerations and descriptions including open frame linear, low profile, linear, soft-shift linear, tubular linear and more ...
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Factors Affecting the Mechanical Strength of Reflowed Solder Joints for Surface Mount Technology (SMT) Products
From: PennEngineering®Description: At present, the PEM SMTSO product line is used for providing mechanical fastening to Printed Circuit Boards (PCB). The most important parameter in this fastening system is torque-out attainability, ...
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A Solenoid's Place in High Speed Parcel Processing
Description: With the ever increasing E-Commerce market, parcel sorting will be a number one priority. It is estimated that packages being delivered by conveyor will reach up to 16 billion this year, and this ...
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Growth in the Market for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Description: Electric vehicles (EV) are not new to automotive markets. Beginning with the automaker giant, Tesla, other OEMs have supercharged their efforts in bringing affordable, reliable, and safe electric ...
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How the Hybrid and Electric Cars Segment is Growing
Description: Electric and hybrid vehicles are, in many people's view, the way of the future. According to Mordor Intelligence, the hybrid vehicle market is likely to increase by 10.23% between now and 2024, with ...
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Porch Pirates Creating Product Opportunities
Description: With thousands of packages disappearing from porches every month, many people believe that delivery companies aren't doing their share to prevent package theft. Some even go as far as changing their ...
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The True Cost of Unscheduled Downtime Due to Electrical Equipment Failure in Your Warehouse
Description: The real costs of unscheduled downtime are both direct and indirect. Along with the expenses, there can be long-term repercussions for your business that can impact you for months or even years. That ...
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Surface Quality in Aircraft Sealing and Bonding for Repairs
From: Brighton ScienceDescription: When an aircraft is manufactured, every single portion of the plane or jet is designed to be able to be serviced and repaired for the next 20-30 years. Aircraft manufacturing OEMs are building ...
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ISFD® Technology Eliminates Subsynchronous Vibrations on Steam Turbine to Achieve Full Power Output
From: Waukesha BearingsDescription: Doosan Škoda Power has more than a century's experience manufacturing steam turbines and is investing in research and development to be an international leader in the delivery of advanced clean energy ...
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Magnetic Bearings Exceed 95% Availability in Pipeline
From: Waukesha BearingsDescription: Located in the Leningradskaya region of Russia, Gazprom's Compressor Station Elizavetinskaya-1 is a key point of the Gryazovets-Vyborg Pipeline and provides gas to European consumers via the ...
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The Furniture Spring and How it Works
Description: It was in 1874 when the first ever furniture spring was placed into furniture. Springs help create the comfort into furniture. Even leather sofas have springs built into them. If springs are developed ...
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#1 Reason for Retaining Ring Failure and How to Overcome It
From: SmalleyDescription: Drills, saws, sanders, and grinders - what do all of these power tools have in common? Retaining rings keep them from falling apart. A retaining ring's function is to hold components or assemblies in ...
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Case Study - Designing a Tether to Retain Scupper Plugs
From: Pivot Point, Inc.Description: Pivot Point's latest case study focuses on the design process behind a steel lanyard - used to tether scupper plugs to marine vessels. ...
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How to Control Corrosion: Material Selection
From: SmalleyDescription: Corrosion is a naturally occurring process that causes gradual degradation of materials. Corrosion can be categorized into general and localized corrosion. General corrosion results in uniform ...
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Top 4 Advantages of Edgewinding Over Stamping
From: SmalleyDescription: What are some advantages of using edgewinding? ...
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Top 6 Overlooked Benefits of a Custom-Engineered Design
From: SmalleyDescription: In an ideal world, you could build the best possible designs with standard parts. However, this is not always a reality, especially when certain specifications are a critical aspect of your ...
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Wave Spring Guide: A Brief Overview
From: SmalleyDescription: While finding the best possible design solution can be challenging, knowing what options are available can make it easier for you. One option Smalley provides is a wave spring. A wave spring, a type ...
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Wave Spring vs. Coil Spring
From: SmalleyDescription: Both wave springs and traditional coil springs fall under the category of compression springs. While the primary function is to provide axial load, wave springs have a few key differences and ...
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Whitepaper: Spiral Conveyor Systems
Description: Spiral conveyor systems are a great way to increase throughput and optimize floor space. How do you know which one is right for your operation? ...
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Outlining Silicone Coated Rope
Description: Silicone rubbers are highly stable elastomers that are broadly used in industrial engineering and sealing applications. ...
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Spring Basics
Description: There are various types of springs such as custom, compression, torsion, and suspension. Each spring type has unique features and design specification. It is always important to choose the right ...
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Socket Cap Screw Data
Description: An extensive reference for socket cap screws. We break down the specifics, terminology, lengths, nominal sizes, dimensions, and more that will help aid in selecting the right part for your ...
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The Right Shims for the Right Applications
From: Artus CorporationDescription: Shim Types and Uses ...
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5 Awesome Under Stair Storage Ideas
Description: Five incredible under stair storage ideas and highlight the crafty builders who made them. ...
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6 Discrete Designs Using Accuride Slides
Description: Here are six hidden designs that transform everyday furniture into extraordinary opportunities for extra space. What might you spy with your little eye? ...
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Accuride Moves Forward into the Future with Shipping Container Architecture
Description: Shipping containers first transformed the transportation industry. Now, they are transforming the architectural world ...
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Accuride OEM Direct - What it is & Why Manufacturers Trust it
Description: OEM Direct Explained ...
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All You Need to Know About Hold-In & Hold-Out Detents
Description: Ever close a drawer in your kitchen, turn to do something else, only to hear or see that drawer roll back out. You shut it again, but that drawer still rolls out? ...
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Designing a Data Center?
Description: Follow These Tips or Risk a Costly Fiasco Down the Line ...
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Has Your Drawer Slide Lost Its Smooth Movement?
Description: 5 Steps to Clean and Lubricate Your Drawer Slide Like New ...
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Micro-Living with Accuride in Action
Description: The practice of micro-living-an ongoing movement to live tiny, affordably, and efficiently-is growing larger. In a previous blog post, we told you about the history of micro-living and how you, too, ...
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Left-Handed and Right-Handed Fastener Threads: Uses and Comparison
Description: Fasteners are the nuts, bolts, screws, and other small components that keep machinery and components together in working order. Many fasteners work through the effective use of threads (left-hand ...
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Fastener Material Selection & Plating Guide
Description: Selecting the proper fastener material and finish can make or break a project-especially those with intended applications underwater or in harsh environments. With many options available, many ...
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Hot-Dip Galvanizing of Fasteners
Description: Corrosion, a natural phenomenon that causes the degradation of metals, results in hundreds of billions of dollars in maintenance and repair costs every year. Corrosion can affect any metal including ...
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Rotating unions for steam, hot oil and water applications
From: Deublin Co.Description: Rotating unions (also referred to as rotary unions, rotary joints, rotary swivels and rotary couplings) transfer fluids from a stationary source to rotating equipment. In theory, rotating unions are ...
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7 Ways Your Production Tooling Manufacturer Can Help You Achieve Cost Efficiencies
Description: Production tooling and machine fabrication are key to producing many electric components. Many electrical tools, cabinets, and other products require significant design and manufacturing. Whether ...
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How Solenoid and Haptic Actuators are Transforming Automotive Safety Technologies
Description: Most cars are driven purely mechanically, however drive-by-wire technology is starting to make its way into the automotive sector. Many drivers are resistant to the change, especially with ...
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Industry Solutions For The Most Common Solenoid Valve Challenges
Description: Whether you're a mechanical or electrical engineer or the senior purchasing manager at a major manufacturing facility, you're likely familiar with solenoid valves and their role in the flow of liquids ...
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The 5 Best Industry Applications For Linear And Rotary Solenoids
Description: Electromechanical devices (e.g., linear and rotary solenoids) play a tremendous role in manufacturing processes and thousands of consumer products which make our lives easier and more productive. Both ...
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The 5 Key Advantages of Magnetic Latching Solenoids
Description: In standard solenoid valves, the solenoid requires the introduction of an electric current to produce a magnetic field. This magnetic field pulls the plunger away from the opening and allows the valve ...
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The History of the Rotary Solenoid
Description: Rotary solenoids are electromechanical devices used for a variety of applications. They have a strong connection to Dayton and are vital for long life operation in challenging environments. What, ...
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The Top 5 Trends In Medical Device Manufacturing In 2019 And Beyond
Description: As the owner or operator of a medical device company, your livelihood hinges on your ability to set yourself apart from your competitors. Developing strategies to maximize product quality while ...
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Transportation Industry In A "Buzz" Over Haptics
Description: When A "Buzz" Can Save A Life According to the National Highway Safety Administration, 3.2% of crashes attributed to the driver were the result of "...being sleepy or actually sleeping at the time of ...
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Flexure bearings for limited movement assemblies
From: C-Flex Bearing CompanyDescription: Although flexure bearings are recommended for radial loading applications, they can also be used for axial, moment or torsional loading applications. When used in radial load applications, the bearing ...
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Less is More: Economy Spring Uses Project Management Skills to Reduce Costs, Shorten Timeline for Medical Device Launch
Description: A major medical device manufacturer wanted to bring a new, game-changing laparoscopic surgical instrument to market. The OEM needed to partner with suppliers who could deliver components and complex ...
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Precision Metal Components Improve Connected Medical Device Performance
Description: Extensive technological inroads in drug delivery devices and surgical platforms are enabling significant improvement in the quality of patient care. Many of these fall under the "connected device" ...
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Designing Auto-Injectors for Multiple Drug Viscosities
Description: Components-specifically springs used for device activation and needle retraction-play a key role in creating a flexible design. Pharma and biopharma OEMS need to engage spring suppliers at the very ...
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Innovative new healthcare product features ACE Locking Gas Springs
From: ACE Controls Inc.Description: The ACE gas springs reduce the amount of force that is required by the caregiver for lifting. Two 250N gas springs were needed to provide enough power to lift 350lbs. Additionally, the design needed ...
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High-Temperature Seals: Silicone Coated Rope Vs Gaskets
Description: Mid-Mountain Materials, Inc. compares the performance of silicone coated rope and die-cut gaskets in more detail. ...
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Materials and Manufacturing
From: PennEngineering®Description: Coating requirements regarding PEM materials and manufacturing ...
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Automotive Standards for Technical Cleanliness
From: PennEngineering®Description: Ultra-fine cleaning to comply with the highest levels of cleanliness requirements in the automotive industry. Components are now becoming smaller and more compact, this harbours the risk of tiny ...
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Torque Basics
From: PennEngineering®Description: Torque basics and definitions ...
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Thread Position
From: PennEngineering®Description: The most important point relative to this topic, and a matter which is frequently overlooked, is the fact that self-clinching fasteners are not inherently self-centering in a mounting hole into which ...
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Standoff Basics
From: PennEngineering®Description: PEM® self-clinching standoffs install with a squeeze in properly sized round mounting holes and become permanently mounted in the thin sheet. These standoffs enable components to be stacked or ...
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Zinc Plating Appearance
From: PennEngineering®Description: In our literature we simply call out our zinc plating as zinc plated 5?m, colorless, plus sealant/ lubricant. Further, but not generally noted is that this plating meets appearance requirements as ...
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Machine Pressure to Force Conversion
From: PennEngineering®Description: Installation forces published in PennEngineering catalogs for self-clinching and broaching fasteners are always shown in units of force. Values are in pounds for unified parts and in KiloNewtons for ...
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Miniature Screw Threads
From: PennEngineering®Description: The microPEM® line of fasteners from PennEngineering introduces some new thread designations which may not be familiar to many users. This technical sheet will present the differences between ...