Industrial Hardware Reference Materials
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Millwork vs. Casework: What's the difference?
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 ...
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Slideology 101: How to Install a Drawer Slide in Five Easy Steps
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. ...
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Want to Make Micro-Living Work for You? Here's How!
Description: Micro-Living Defined ...
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What is a Drawer Slide and How Do I Choose the Right One?
Description: What is a Drawer Slide and How Do I Choose the Right One? ...
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Your Friend Accuride: Aviation
Description: Let's take a look at the five ways Accuride aircraft interior sliding hardware enhances the comfort of the airplane cabin: ...
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How Tolerance Rings Work - A Primer
From: USA Tolerance RingsDescription: 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 ...
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The Importance of Hardened Raceways
From: RWM Casters CompanyDescription: 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 ...
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Conversion Table / Millimeters to Decimal Inches
From: RAF Electronic HardwareDescription: DECIMAL EQUIVALENTS METRIC CONVERSIONS ...
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Installation Information Swage Standoffs
From: RAF Electronic HardwareDescription: ILLUSTRATION OF THE SWAGING PROCESS ...
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Table of Properties for Non-Metallic Materials
From: RAF Electronic HardwareDescription: PROPERTIES NON-METALLIC MATERIALS ...
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Augmented Reality Powered by Mouser
From: Mouser ElectronicsDescription: 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 - ...
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White Paper: Vulkollan Lifespan
From: RWM Casters CompanyDescription: 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 ...
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RWM Finishes: 696 Hour Salt Spray Test
From: RWM Casters CompanyDescription: 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 ...
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The Ultimate Guide to Caps and Plugs
From: Essentra ComponentsDescription: 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. ...
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A Guide to PCB Spacers
From: Essentra ComponentsDescription: 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 ...
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Air Liquide Case Study
From: Essentra ComponentsDescription: 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 ...
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EAE Case Study
From: Essentra ComponentsDescription: 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 ...
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Groupe Atlantic Case Study
From: Essentra ComponentsDescription: 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 ...
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Masking Materials Selection Guide
From: Essentra ComponentsDescription: 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 ...
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Vestel Case Study
From: Essentra ComponentsDescription: 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, ...
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Disc Springs
From: Century Spring Corp.Description: A disc spring (sometimes called a "Belleville washer" after the inventor) consists primarily of a convex disc supported at the outer periphery by one force and an opposing force on the center of the ...
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The Use of Caps and Plugs for the Oil and Gas Industries
From: Daemar Inc.Description: Everyone thinks of the oil and gas industries as rough and tough jobs - and much of it is. However, some of the equipment used in these jobs can be sensitive ...
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Stainless Steel Corrosion
Description: I have been using hardware made of 303 stainless steel and when exposed to a salt atmosphere, the parts begin to rust. I need to stay with stainless material. Is there another type of stainless steel ...
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Tin Whiskers
Description: Recently we had a problem with a plated product, and I overheard someone in Quality Control talking about "tin whiskers". What are "tin whiskers", and what can I do about this? ...
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What is RoHS?
Description: What is RoHS? RoHS, lead-free legislation, also known as the "European Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment", will ...
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3 Simple Steps to Getting a Custom Contact Pin
From: Bead ElectronicsDescription: Getting a custom contact pin shouldn't be a difficult process. It requires a few simple steps that involve a bit of research, some organization, and the right supplier. Here are some tips to guide you ...
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How To Customize a Standard Contact Pin Without Blowing Your Budget
From: Bead ElectronicsDescription: Just like "cozy" can seem like a synonym for "small" (especially when it comes to real estate), the word "custom" can sometimes be synonymous with "expensive". In the electronics manufacturing ...
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How to Ensure Quality of Tubular Contact Pins, Post-Plating
From: Bead ElectronicsDescription: Bead Electronics has several vision inspection cameras throughout the factory that we use to inspect our solid wire and tubular contact pins as they are produced. But occasionally, certain parts can ...
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Caster Lexicon: A Glossary of Terms
From: RWM Casters CompanyDescription: At RWM, we believe in being both thorough and accessible. Listed and defined below are common terms used to describe and specify casters and wheels for your convenience. ...
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Custom designed slides in refrigerated drawers
Description: A major refrigeration company approached Accuride with a problem. They had been using telescopic slides for the drawers mounted to the case with screws. Installation was awkward and time-consuming. ...
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Hands On At The U.S. National Whitewater Center
From: RWM Casters CompanyDescription: Last Friday, our Marketing team accompanied a delivery of two custom racks to the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The U.S. National Whitewater Center is a non-profit ...
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Swivel Lead: Long vs. Short
From: RWM Casters CompanyDescription: The caster industry caters to a multitude of various industrial applications including many demanding ones such as automotive towlines, heavy duty assembly, tooling equipment and expensive tool & die ...
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Welding equipment market to reach $19.3 billion in 2014
Description: As the market for welding equipment and supplies increases, safety equipment needed to ensure welding workers are adequately protected, such as air filtration systems, will also expand. Demand for ...
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High Voltage, Life Critical, Glove Inflator Redesign
Description: A prospective customer approached the Field team with a request for a quote on a fastener. Prior to quoting the fastener, Field requested to walk the customer's production floor to review the ...
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Oscillating Tool Bearing Flange Product Redesign
Description: Field Initiated Engineering Review and Product Redesign Yields $170,000 in Cost Savings ...
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Applied Force and Component Selection
From: J. W. Winco, Inc.Description: Sometimes the best way to selecting the right component for an application is to base your choice on what it needs to do. In other words, start with the motion or action required of the operator, ...
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Characteristics of Common Plastics Used in Machine Components
From: J. W. Winco, Inc.Description: In the nearly 150 years since plastic materials were conceived, these man-made materials have evolved into countless types for every possible use. Below is information on a few categories of plastic ...
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Engineering Tips: Choosing the Right Leveling Device
From: J. W. Winco, Inc.Description: Leveling devices are also known as leveling feet, leveling mounts, leveler bolts, antivibration pads, antivibration mounts, Level-It mounts, Level-It pads, machinery mounts, levelers, leveling ...
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Guide to Vibration-Proof Fasteners
From: J. W. Winco, Inc.Description: How do you insure the fasteners won't loosen in an application that is prone to vibration? Engineers frequently debate that question. Along with proper torque, common possible solutions boil down to ...
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Pros and Cons of Aluminum
From: J. W. Winco, Inc.Description: Aluminum is an excellent material for machine components, offering many beneficial characteristics. Let's review the advantages and disadvantages of this metal that affect it's appropriateness in ...
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Selecting the Correct Knob
From: J. W. Winco, Inc.Description: No machine component seems more elementary than a knob. But in fact, there are many possible configurations for this simple part, and choosing the right type is key to the optimal function of the ...
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Selecting the Right Hinge
From: J. W. Winco, Inc.Description: When you're building any sort of enclosure with access to its interior, hinges will be a concern. ...
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Stainless Steel Characteristics
From: J. W. Winco, Inc.Description: Engineers understand that there are many different types of stainless steels and they all have slightly different characteristics. Of course, a food industry application suggests using stainless ...
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How to Control Shim Tooling Costs
From: SPIROLDescription: Shim tooling costs are one of the quickest ways to drive a prototype or short-run production project over budget. SPIROL has several manufacturing methods that eliminate or greatly reduce tooling ...
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Hinge Optimization
From: EMKA IncorporatedDescription: Primary Function: To hold one edge of the door in place as the opposite edge swings open. Secondary Functions: To allow the door to open enough for easy access and so that an aisle is not blocked. To ...
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Strength of Hinges
From: EMKA IncorporatedDescription: Not only door dimensions, orientation and position of the center of gravity, but also the position of the hinges and the tolerances of installing them can have a profound effect on the load carrying ...
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