Mechanical Components Reference Materials

Description: Installing a drawer slide can be intimidating. Regardless of your slides being under-mounted or side mounted. If the slides are not aligned, or you don't have the right tools, installation can be ...

Description: Once relegated to storing console televisions and video cassettes, flipper and pocket doors have made a resurgence in space-saving designs. If you haven't considered or may be totally unfamiliar with, ...

Description: five takeaways we found in the survey: ...

Description: Have you ever wondered how drawer slides get their load ratings? Is it the application? Is it from testing? ...

Description: How Accuride Drawer Slides are Revolutionizing Outdoor Living ...

Description: How the 116RC is Changing Hospital Sliding Solutions ...

Description: How to Install a 3832 Drawer Slide on a Frameless Cabinet ...

Description: Vlad has established one of Brooklyn's top handcrafted furniture businesses, catering to respected clients like the Kathryn Scott Design Studio. ...

Description: Millwork and casework. They're terms that people often use interchangeably. That's understandable: Both are forms of carpentry, right? Right, but while they are both forms of carpentry, they have ...

Description: Accuride prides itself on the ease that comes with installing its drawer slides. To help convey that, we want to show how you can install a drawer slide in as few as five steps. ...

Description: Micro-Living Defined ...

Description: What is a Drawer Slide and How Do I Choose the Right One? ...

Description: Let's take a look at the five ways Accuride aircraft interior sliding hardware enhances the comfort of the airplane cabin: ...

Description: Gears, pulleys, couplings, shaft extenders, shaft reducers, flexible shafts and shaft accessories are critical rotating and power transmission components. They are found in assemblies for applications ...

Description: Proper lubrication prevents overheating, corrosion, and equipment breakdown. The correct amount of lubricant is important too. Too little doesn't provide enough coverage and too much can leak and ...

Description: Electrodeposited nickel bellows couplings flex to fit misaligned shafts yet remain torsionally stiff ...

Description: Low Spring-Rate Sensor Applies Positive Pressure Breathing for G with Quick, Consistent Response ...

Description: Dimensional Requirements and Performance Requirements ...

Description: Mechanical seals are more than 100 years old, originating in 1905 when they were used in refrigeration compressors. Seals today contain, withstand, accommodate and survive a rotating shaft in a closed ...

Description: Structural and Chemical Alterations in Transfer Films ...

Description: Coil flow tubing is often used in oil well testing and is a cost- and time-effective way to provide well intervention solutions. Operations such as cleanout and perforating the wellbore (the hole that ...

Description: Seal Sprayed Solutions, Ltd. (Seal Spray) is a spray foam contractor based in Kingston, Jamaica. It is engaged in the business of roof spray, cold store, and interior spray applications, both in ...

Description: There are a variety of ways to create the threads of a fastener, but the most common by far are the cutting and rolling methods. ...

Description: Introduction to Cold Heading Cold heading is a cold forming process that essentially involves applying force with a punch to the end of a metal blank contained in a die. The force must exceed the ...

Description: There's more to Capital Spring than just the production of various springs. Design and manufacturing modifications that resolve larger production and quality issues for clients have long been a ...

Description: Information provided in this section is strictly theoretical based on ideal conditions. Actual performance is heavily dependent on the physical properties of the mating components and their ability to ...

Description: In any assembled component there are three ways to reduce the overall cost of the assembly: reduce the cost of the individual components, reduce component preparation cost, and reduce the cost to ...

Description: White paper focusing on step-by-step design specifics of a coiled pin and everyday uses. ...

Description: Proportional Solenoids are linear actuators with a force proportional to the current in a limited range. With the addition of a return spring in your application you can make the proportional solenoid ...

Description: Easily recognized by its unique 2¼ coil cross section, Coiled Pins are retained by radial tension when installed into the host component, and they are the only pins with uniform strength and ...

Description: To achieve optimal alignment when using Coiled Pins, two primary design elements must be adhered to: 1) The hole diameters in the host and mating component must be correctly sized to achieve the ...

Description: This White Paper provides the fundamental guidelines for determining the optimum balance between strength and flexibility of the Coiled Spring Pin that will result in the prolonged net life of the ...

Description: This paper compares and contrasts the use of various types of spring pins used in soft host materials, and provides valuable information regarding the optimum solution for plastic assemblies. ...

Description: This White Paper quantifies the effects that clearance between the shear plane has on the strength of a pinned joint. ...

Description: Why is Heat Treating So Important? "The lifespan of a caster." You may see and hear this phrase a lot when searching for casters. However, have you ever stopped to think about what it really means and ...

Description: Discussing the challenges of paraffin petroleum grout with existing rubber connector sleeve, action taken, and example of company reaching out to Aero Rubber Company for help in regards to this issue. ...

Description: Once installed, O-rings make sure that no liquid or air sweep through the designated area. Since O-rings are crucial to perform effectively after being installed, selecting the right O-ring material ...

Description: Like any device subjected to errors in installation or exposure to high stresses, O-rings too are liable to failure. Different materials of O-rings have different shelf lives. Shelf life for materials ...

Description: Introduction As the oil and gas industry moves to recover more challenging reserves and enters the development of High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) fields, the risk of fire is ever present. ...

Description: DECIMAL EQUIVALENTS METRIC CONVERSIONS ...

Description: INSTALLATION CAPTIVE PANEL RETAINERS ...

Description: ILLUSTRATION OF THE SWAGING PROCESS ...

Description: PROPERTIES NON-METALLIC MATERIALS ...

Description: Rumco Fastener is a leader in the manufacture of cold headed products and specializes in a variety of SEMS and custom fastener products. Imagine that your company has ordered screws from an overseas ...

Description: Hi-Performance Fastening Systems manufactures specialty and proprietary cold-headed fasteners serving the distribution, heavy truck, tiered automotive, agriculture, lawn and garden, appliance, ...

Description: It's no secret that springs are typically the last component engineers consider when prototyping a design. This could be because springs are famously reliable, or perhaps because there are so many ...

Description: High-quality extension springs, torsion springs, compression springs, wire forms, fourslide parts and small metal stampings have been manufactured by Capital Spring, an MW Industries Company, since ...

Description: Augmented reality applications have the unique potential to provide the right information at the right time in the right place, like Superman swooping in from out of nowhere at the last split-second - ...

Description: Designed to replace a greased bronze bearing in a key chassis component, the GGB solution includes a specially designed fiber reinforced composite bearing and dual-part axial thrust washer made of ...

Description: The customer employs rubber Expansion Joints to absorb vibration and movement between pipes and equipment, which are subject to severe mechanical stress when heavy foodstuffs are transported through ...

Description: The SLIC Pin applications guide provides practical examples where SLIC Pin™ technology has been successful in reducing labor, solving fastening challenges, or improving function in an ...

Description: O-rings are the most widely-used seals because they are efficient, economical, and can be used in a wide variety of static and dynamic applications. In order to get the most out of an O-ring, it is ...

Description: Hi-Performance Fastening Systems manufactures specialty and proprietary cold-headed fasteners serving the distribution, heavy truck, tiered automotive, agriculture, lawn and garden, appliance, ...

Description: New aircraft design calls for maintenance-free accumulators that deliver lowest lifecycle cost. ...

Description: Senior's engineers put off-shore project back on schedule, averting potential losses in the millions. ...

Description: High-performance thermal actuator for aircraft engine manufacturer changes everything. ...

Description: Senior's innovators deliver on an "impossible" spec for wafer handling. ...

Description: Extreme temperatures challenge commercial engine maker to find better solution to gearbox safety. ...

Description: New flight control system meets strict guidelines for maintenance-free reservoir. ...

Description: Consumable blood analysis device achieves microliter precision while meeting size/cost goals. ...

Description: Minimizing lengthy installation delays for mission-critical aircraft component. ...

Description: Industry's first maintenance-free accumulator greatly improves mission-readiness for U.S. Air Force. ...

Description: Senior creates a new benchmark in high-temperature valves for gas turbines. ...

Description: Helping to develop the next generation of long-life, ultra-reliable aircraft. ...

Description: When compromise cannot be tolerated, the Senior team gives you the power. ...

Description: USA Fastener Group, Inc. (USAFG), serves the industrial and fastener industries with over 400 years of combined sales experience, stable financial backing and a commitment toward continued growth. ...

Description: Roller chains have long been relied upon to deliver long lasting performance despite demanding applications. New advancements in technology now allow even longer life and higher performance even in ...

Description: It's important to know to how to properly measure a wave spring's free height in order to verify that you are using the correct part for your application. When done correctly, it can also save ...

Description: For providers of military components, quality is the top priority. When parts don't meet standards, production is delayed, or worse, the device could fail in the field. Complex technology depends on ...

Description: Steel and cast iron are typically used for bore housings as they provide a good surface for accepting both metal and rubber O.D. seals. For soft metal, such as Aluminum, a rubber O.D. is recommended. ...

Description: For a seal to optimally operate requires the appropriate design of the two components that the seal interacts with - the Bore and the Shaft. The Bore should have an adequate lead in chamfer and proper ...

Description: Proper application design assures proper sealing performance. Using the following guide will ensure the best possible sealing environment. ...

Description: Although not often the most expensive component in a bearing assembly the proper selection of the radial shaft seal can be crucial to ensuring bearing longevity and reducing system maintenance costs ...

Description: Seal installation might seem straightforward but when replacing seals (especially in the field) even the smallest of errors can lead to premature seal failure. Improper seal installation is recognized ...

Description: During our research into the use of Vulkollan, we have discovered that the material has a nominal service life of two years before it begins to break down. The principal reason for this is that ...

Description: Frequent gasket replacement is frustrating and costly in machine downtime. It can leave you wondering if there is something that could be done to improve the gasket. The problem can be as simple as ...

Description: The most common problem in spring design is obtaining as much force as possible in a small area. The area is usually a round cylinder with a minimum inside diameter, the shaft, and a maximum outside ...

Description: Waterproof Seam Sealing Tape raises the bar in waterproof protection. Whether you're creating outerwear, tents, or other products that need a watertight finish, waterproofing your seams with seam ...

Description: RWM offers a vast variety of different finishes on our products. In order to really see how much exposure to the elements our finishes could take, we conducted a study on six of our most popular (or ...

Description: The customer needed a set of bearings that maintained an extreme precise angular accuracy of the center line of the shaft to the housing. The angular accuracy requirement was a non-repeatable error ...

Description: Tolerance tables and recommended fits. ...

Description: SKF has recently completed legal proceedings against a dealer of counterfeit bearings in Greece. Initiated in 2009, a total of 15 tons of counterfeit SKF bearings were seized as part of a raid at a ...

Description: Fake bearings are creating headaches for not only bearing manufacturers around the world, but also for the people conned into buying them. ...

Description: Bearings are another story. Bearings have to fit properly and they also have to be the ones we think we're buying. We choose certain brands for a reason ...

Description: Valve seals must be selected to provide enhanced durability and life in the end-use application while meeting increasingly stringent performance criteria in regards to leakage and low emissions. ...

Description: Since new vendors can bring money- or time-saving solutions, it is wise to continue hosting meetings. However, it only makes sense to have them with pre-screened suppliers. Below are four ways to ...

Description: Most motion applications are perfectly well-served by mechanical bearing guidance; but there are many cases where precision, angular repeatability, and geometric performance must be optimal or where ...

Description: Fasteners are a tool that quietly dominate our lives. Sometimes simple and sometimes complex, these unsung heroes make our world go round, and have been doing so for thousands of years. If you take a ...

Description: It is not unusual for top-notch engineering teams to complete the research and development (R&D) phase for their new products, but then find they cannot make the leap into product development (PD). ...

Description: One of the best ways of streamlining any manufacturer's costs is to standardize designs. That is particularly true in the pharmaceutical industry, and, in particular, where it concerns auto-injectors. ...

Description: The Caps and Plugs edition of the Essentials Guide has been created to outline specific protection solutions for your project, in a number of key industrial manufacturing applications. ...

Description: Selecting the right spacer for your project can be a challenge, so it's essential to consider a number of factors before you commit to purchasing. Luckily, Essentra has over 50 years' experience in ...

Description: Air Liquide is a global leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health with a presence in over 80 countries and serving more than two million customers and patients. When the ...

Description: EAE Elektroteknik A.S. is a member of the EAE Group which was established in 1995 to manufacture Low Voltage Electrical Enclosures under E-Kabin brand. When EAE faced growing customer demands to ...

Description: Groupe Atlantic is a global leader in thermal comfort solutions. When the company needed a custom solution for their new product range, Essentra responded with increased product functionality while ...

Description: However, mastering this process can be a challenge, particularly in ensuring that your masking solution behaves as required during wet painting, powder coating, e-coating, anodizing, plating, blasting ...

Description: Vestel is a leading global manufacturer of household and B2B appliances and devices. When responding to a national tender from the Ministry of Education to install Smartboards in schools in Turkey, ...

Description: Phelps Compressed Gasket Materials (our famous green sheet) have been extensively tested for pressure and high temperature performance. In particular, the green sheet has undergone two tests - the DIN ...

Description: Control of fluid loss is essential to the successful operation of mechanical equipment used in fluid handling. Various methods are utilized to control leakage at shafts, rods, or valve stems and other ...

Description: The importance of packing the pump correctly cannot be overemphasized. Many packing failures are due to incorrect installation of the packing. The following steps have been devised to ensure effective ...