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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 ...
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Thread Inspection
From: PennEngineering®Description: Many years of experience with customer concerns related to threads indicates there is value in clarifying three main areas of thread inspection criteria. These three areas are: 1. The proper use of NO ...
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Surface Finishing Sheet Metal Assemblies
From: PennEngineering®Description: Steel and aluminum panels in assemblies often will undergo surface finishing for reasons ranging from cosmetics to performance, while stainless steel panels may require passivation. For any assembly ...
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Testing Clinch Performance
From: PennEngineering®Description: A self-clinching fastener's performance can be divided into two major types. ...
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Repair and Replacement of Self-Clinching Fasteners
From: PennEngineering®Description: Properly installed self-clinching fasteners are designed to provide permanent load bearing threads in thin metal sheets. When installed the fasteners become an integral part of the host panel and will ...
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Choosing a Fastener Finish
From: PennEngineering®Description: All PennEngineering catalog bulletins list a standard finish and some also list optional finishes. There are also a wide variety of special finishes available to meet customer requirements when the ...
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Fasteners for Use in Stainless Steel Sheets
From: PennEngineering®Description: Engineers, designers, and manufacturers often choose clinch fasteners to eliminate the need for loose hardware or to provide a method to include threads in thin sheets. Self-clinching fasteners are ...
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Accuride Answers: Five More of Your FAQs Answered
Description: Here are answers to some of your most frequently asked questions (that we haven't covered yet). ...
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Making Way for The Modern Frontier | Accuride Customer Stories
Description: Fostering a passion for quality handiwork, functional artistry, and life on the road, the self-made women behind The Modern Caravan fully live by the words of the ancient Chinese philosopher, ...
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Seal Stuff In, Seal Stuff Out Part 1 - Sealing Boots & Bushings
From: APM Hexseal Corp.Description: Industrial mechanical equipment must reliably perform essential tasks, even while operating in challenging conditions. The slightest error or malfunction can lead to time-consuming and costly ...
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Seal Stuff In, Seal Stuff Out Part 2 - Sealing Hardware
From: APM Hexseal Corp.Description: Conventional fasteners, such as nuts, bolts, rivets, and screws, are relatively efficient at mounting a broad range of items to surfaces, or surfaces to each other. However, in some industrial ...
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Moisture-resistant sealing materials for downhole HPHT electrical feedthrough packages
Description: Downhole logging tools and electrical circuits are packaged in a hermetically-sealed metal enclosure, which is either sealed and pressurized, or filled with fluid, to protect the circuits from ...
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Braille Typewriter Tooling
Description: Case Study: Solving Spring and Fastener Problems ...
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Glossary of Terms
Description: Glossary of Terms ...
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All Springs are Not Equal®: Smalley Wave Springs
From: SmalleyDescription: malley's wave springs are unique flat wire compression springs that replace traditional coil springs in load-bearing applications. The thin, crest-to-crest design of Smalley's wave springs reduces ...
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Application Spotlight: ID/OD Locks - Retaining Ring Functionality
From: SmalleyDescription: Smalley retaining rings are groove interchangeable with stamped rings, but they have No Ears To Interfere® with assemblies. These features permit them to fit into an internal and external groove ...
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Application Spotlight: Smalley Retaining Rings as a Replacement for Multiple Bolts
From: SmalleyDescription: Bolts are a common fastener used to connect two or more components in an assembly. Although bolts can be used as an inexpensive method of assembly, Smalley Spirolox® Retaining Rings can be used ...
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Application Spotlight: Wave Springs for Bearing Preload
From: SmalleyDescription: There are two types of bearing preload: fixed and spring. In fixed bearing preload, the position of the inner and outer races of each bearing is mechanically fixed using either a dead weight (adhesive ...
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Ask the Expert - Smalley Load Specifications
From: SmalleyDescription: Smalley Engineers answer questions about minimum work height, load, and spring rate. ...
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Bearing Preload Series Expansion
From: SmalleyDescription: Smalley is pleased to announce the expansion of our Bearing Preload Series. The SSB series is a popular choice among engineers, the single turn wave spring helps eliminate bearing play and minimize ...
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CORRECT TORQUE TO BOLT CALCULATIONS
Description: Bolts and screws are so ubiquitous that it's impossible to fully articulate their importance or applications. These fasteners literally hold the world around us together. From the rigors of the ...
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Designing a Custom Retaining Ring or Wave Spring with Smalley
From: SmalleyDescription: Designing a custom ring or spring with Smalley is efficient and economical due to our No Tooling Cost™ manufacturing process. Because we edgewind our parts from flat wire, we can create ...
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Did You Know? Smalley's Online Resources
From: SmalleyDescription: Smalley has become The Engineer's Choice® in Retaining Rings and Wave springs not just because we were the originators of the technology, but because our engineers work directly with you to ...
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DIN Interchange
From: SmalleyDescription: DIN standards are documents that specify requirements for products and outline required characteristics which were developed by the DIN Consumer Committee, which resides in Germany. The DIN Consumer ...
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FAQ: Rings
From: SmalleyDescription: Learn more about Smalley retaining rings through our frequently asked questions. ...
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How we Package our Wave Springs and Retaining Rings
From: SmalleyDescription: I've found the perfect retaining ring or wave spring, but how do I get it here? The logistics of shipping and packaging can be a headache when you're working with components of all sorts of shapes, ...
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Installation & Removal Advantages of Spirolox Retaining Rings
From: SmalleyDescription: Spirolox® Retaining Rings are specified to literally retain components within a bore or shaft. What sets them apart from other retaining rings on the market is that they are designed with "No ...
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Introducing Smalley's Newest Standard Wave Spring Series: Nested Spirawave® Springs!
From: SmalleyDescription: Smalley is proud to announce the first standard line of nested wave springs on the market. Though we have offered Nested Spirawave springs as a custom for 30 years, they will now be available from ...
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Material Selection Guide
From: SmalleyDescription: After finding the right retaining ring or wave spring for your application you would think you had made all the hard decisions. Wrong! Now you need to choose the right material for your application! ...
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MP35N: Industrial Grade
From: SmalleyDescription: Smalley has recently added MP35N to the expansive list of materials in which our Retaining Rings and Wave Springs can be manufactured. This unique material was added to our production capabilities ...
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Product Spotlight: Internal Retaining Rings
From: SmalleyDescription: Internal retaining rings act as a removable shoulder within a bore/housing. These internal rings come in a variety of configurations. For applications that require an internal retaining ring, Smalley ...
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Product Spotlight: Self-Locking Rings
From: SmalleyDescription: In addition to standard Spirolox® retaining rings, Smalley can also manufacture them with a unique self-locking provision. These self-locking rings are ideal for applications with high rotational ...
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Smalley FAQ
From: SmalleyDescription: Learn more about Smalley through some of our commonly asked questions, including the industries we serve world wide and our manufacturing process. ...
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Smalley's CAD Library
From: SmalleyDescription: Smalley leads the way in designing and manufacturing retaining rings and wave springs. We have developed an interactive, parametrically drawn, CAD library. This library provides information about our ...
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Smalley's Finishes for Retaining Rings and Wave Springs
From: SmalleyDescription: Whether you need added corrosion resistance or simply want to change the appearance of your part, Smalley has a wide range of finishing processes to ensure that your retaining rings and springs ...
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Spirolox® Retaining Ring Tooling Guide
From: SmalleyDescription: Smalley now offers "standard" assembly tooling for the installation of Spirolox retaining rings. Each Assembly Tool is designed to facilitate loading a specific ring size ring in a housing or on a ...
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Why Does It Pay to Switch to Spirolox?
From: SmalleyDescription: Spirolox retaining rings are one of our most popular and unique products. As heavily detailed in our eBook, Why It Pays to Switch to Spirolox, this exclusive design offers advantages unavailable ...
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Zinc Plating effects on Fasteners
Description: Electroplating is the process of adding a thin layer of metal to a workpiece of a different base metal. It is common for jewelry, as it is an inexpensive means to improve visual beauty by adding a ...
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Case Study - Electronics - Printed Circuit Board
From: Zatkoff Seals & PackingsDescription: Zatkoff Seals and Packings increased efficiency on heat dissipation of a PCB and reduced labor cost due to a fully-automated dispensing system. ...
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Case Study - Ball Lock Pin
From: Pivot Point, Inc.Description: When Pivot Point was presented with a challenging fastening application for hospital beds, our inventive engineers got to work! The manufacturer needed a secure but convenient fastening system to ...
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Case Study - Increasing Safety and Efficiency in Exit Devices
From: Pivot Point, Inc.Description: In this challenge, our solution actually increased both the safety of the end product, as well as the ease and speed of assembly, in order to surpass customer expectations. ...
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Case Study - Quick Release Pin Improves Indoor Grills
From: Pivot Point, Inc.Description: Kenyon Grills needed a solution to quickly remove/re-attach grill lids. The solution had to be easy to clean, rust resistant, heat resistant, low-profile and a single-piece design with no components ...
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Solenoids: Principle of Operation
Description: Why use solenoids? Actuation for machine and process automation must range from the most basic on-off function to extremely complex sequencing. When the process involves linear or rotary motion, ...
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Solenoids: Principle of Operation for Engineers
Description: Why use solenoids? Actuation for machine and process automation must range from the most basic on-off function to extremely complex sequencing. When the process involves linear or rotary motion, ...
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Case Study - Power Transmission - Clutch System
From: Zatkoff Seals & PackingsDescription: Zatkoff Seals & Packings has developed a sealing solution that increases its customer's product performance while providing the lowest total cost of ownership. ...
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Case Study - Process Industries - Abrasive Fluid Dispenser
From: Zatkoff Seals & PackingsDescription: Zatkoff Seals and Packings designed a sealing solution with superior performance and resistance to aggressive media. ...
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Linear Motion Design with Components
Description: If guide roller technology is the answer for the requirements and challenges of a particular application, there are several options for the equipment designer to choose from. Modern Linear offers a ...
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Case Study - Automotive Tier - Low Volume Over-Molding
From: Zatkoff Seals & PackingsDescription: Zatkoff Seals and Packings has developed cost-effective options to support prototype and low volume production plastic components to meet the growing needs of the EV market. ...
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Case Study - Fluid Power - Hydraulic Pump
From: Zatkoff Seals & PackingsDescription: A customer was designing a new hydraulic pump, and turned to Zatkoff for assistance in determining the best sealing solution for its application. After various tests, the original pump design failed ...
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Sample Application Animations
From: C-Flex Bearing CompanyDescription: Bearing Applications ...
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Set-Screw Size and Tightening Torques
From: C-Flex Bearing CompanyDescription: Set-Screw Size and Tightening Torques ...
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Case Study: Audi TT Production
Description: Audi GmbH approached Weber Screwdriving Systems Inc. with an application to fasten aluminum and steel together without the use of welding, or riveting ...
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Case Study: Replace a Seal - Save $1 Million
From: Woodex MECO IndustriesDescription: Read how updating a process dryer boosted efficiency and saved huge dollars ...
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Know your Shoulder Screws
Description: The basics of shoulder-screw grades, dimensions, materials, and options can help designers get the best product for their applications. ...
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Know Your Shoulder Screws White Paper
Description: Shoulder Screws, also known as Shoulder Bolts and Stripper Bolts, are machine screws with an integral shoulder or journal between the head and the thread. Although they are not readily available in ...
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What are Fiberglass Ropes Used For?
Description: Given these comprehensive mechanical strengths and high degrees of formability, fiberglass ropes are commonly used as high temperature sealants for kilns and ovens, and thermally-resistant industrial ...
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Which Austenitic Stainless Steel Spring Pin is Best for Dynamic Loading?
From: SPIROLDescription: This White Paper details the specific design differences between both Austenitic Stainless Steel Slotted Spring Pins and Coiled Spring Pins and explains which Spring Pin is best for dynamic loading. ...
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Bearing Adjustment - A Common Cause of Irregular Tire Wear
From: Temper CorporationDescription: Do you have irregular tire wear? If so, you may be thinking it's a wheel alignment, tire inflation, or axle issue because that's what we've all been led to believe. Well, it's time to let in some new ...
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How to Calculate the Estimated Fatigue Life of a Disc Spring
From: SPIROLDescription: Disc Springs are conically shaped washers designed to provide predictable and repeatable results. This paper focuses on the use of Disc Springs and how to estimate fatigue life in dynamic situations. ...
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What Makes a Good Steam Gasket Material?
Description: What kinds of gasket materials are best for high temperature steam applications, ranging up to 300F? ...
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Top 5 Reasons to Use a Crest-to-Crest® Wave Spring
From: SmalleyDescription: Wave springs are superior to coil springs in certain applications because they operate at lower work heights while providing the same force. This article will explore the technical benefits of using a ...
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Alpine Bearing and its Massive Inventory Make the World Spin
From: Alpine Bearing, Inc.Description: For some parts, especially those that need frequent replacement, it makes sense to keep a stock of spares. For others, the price, size, or infrequency of replacement make keeping extras on hand ...
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Application Spotlight: Nested Spirawave Wave Springs
From: SmalleyDescription: Smalley’s new Nested Spirawave® Wave Springs can be used in applications across many different industries. They are used to replace a stack of single-turn wave springs or when a ...
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Ask the Expert - Wave Spring Compression and Load
From: SmalleyDescription: The diameter of a wave spring will grow with compression. This is also referred to as diameter expansion, and all Crest-to-Crest®, gap, overlap, Nested, and WAVO® springs will function in ...
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How to Choose Between Round Shafts or Square Profile Rails
Description: The criteria for choosing one over the other are no different than choosing any other machine component: define system objectives, then consider factors such as load capacity, stiffness, accuracy, ...
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Design Considerations for Rotating Union Sealing Technologies
From: Deublin Co.Description: Rotating unions convey fluid from a stationary supply line to equipment or a rotating tool. They are critical elements in a variety of applications across many industries, serving as the fluid ...
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Compression Spring characteristics
From: Century Spring Corp.Description: Century Spring warehouses the largest inventory of high-grade, straight, cylindrically-shaped compression springs in the world. ...
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Die Spring Characteristics
From: Century Spring Corp.Description: Century Spring offers a complete line of die springs in both oil-tempered and chrome-alloy materials. ...
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Torsion Springs Characteristics
From: Century Spring Corp.Description: Century Spring offers a selection of torsion springs with legs of equal length oriented at varying unloaded angles. Torsion springs can store and release angular energy or statically hold a mechanism ...
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How to Install an SNMPWEBCARD
From: Tripp Lite by EatonDescription: Step by step instructions on how to install an SNMPWEBCARD ...
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How to Install PowerAlert Local (Windows)
From: Tripp Lite by EatonDescription: Step by step instructions on how to install PowerAlert Local for Windows ...
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PSA - Optimum Performance
Description: 5 Tips for getting the most out of your pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) backing on rubber materials. ...
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Upgrading a Console Server's Firmware from the Command Line CLI
From: Tripp Lite by EatonDescription: You can upgrade the firmware in your Tripp Lite device from the command line. The command to determine the current firmware version is cat /etc/version. This will print the current version and model ...
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Sealants
From: Conax TechnologiesDescription: Standard Sealants ...
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When is a Belt Drive Better for Mechanical Power Transmission?
From: W.M. BergDescription: In the challenging world of power transmission, belt drive systems may offer advantages over other drive systems, including improved performance, lowered costs, and reduced downtime. This webinar will ...
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5 Ways to Overhaul Your Home for a Clean and Efficient Spring
Description: We're in the midst of spring and it's as good a time as any to consider organizing your home. We want to help you out by providing some helpful tips for creating a nice, organized home (without ...
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Electric Sanders: A Short Guide to the Different Types
Description: An electric sander isn't a necessity when it comes to sanding wood. But it sure makes the process A LOT easier. Over the years, manufacturers have rolled out electric sanders for about every variation ...
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Should Your Next Project Be in MDF?
Description: Thickness, durability, and stainability-they all lead to sustainability. Medium density fiberboard (MDF) can give you almost all of those. A purist might vow to never use MDF, but there are a lot of ...
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Slideology 201: How to Read a Data Sheet
Description: With all that information, a data sheet can be daunting to look through. That's why we're helping you break down that info in an easy-to-follow way. ...
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You Don't Need a Million Dollars' Worth of Tools to Build Great Furniture
Description: You'd love to make some furniture. Problem is: you don't have the fortune to build a shop to do just that. Good news: You don't need one. ...
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Novel Hacks: How I Turned a Slide into an Outrigger
Description: If you've been woodworking for a little bit, you've run across this problem: you have a longboard, and you need to move the short end across a table saw or router table. You are presented with the ...
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What is a Tadpole Gasket?
Description: Tadpole gaskets are unique thermal sealing solutions comprised of a heat-resistant cover and a durable core material arranged in a distinctive bulb and tail structure. ...
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Heat Treatment of Bolts and Fasteners for Demanding Applications
Description: High-strength or heat-treated fasteners are often required to handle the tensile, shear or combination loads on the bolted joints in demanding applications. Many demanding applications require ...
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Ask the Experts - Exotic Alloys
From: SmalleyDescription: Q & A about designing retaining rings and wave springs ...
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Can You Use a Wave Spring to Replace a Lock Washer?
From: SmalleyDescription: Article explaining the uses of Smalley's Nested Wave Springs ...
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Why You Should Use a Wave Spring
From: SmalleyDescription: Q & A about wave spring rates ...