BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Visitors to Jason Smith's workshop — should they be far enough down the rabbit hole of bike geekdom to appreciate it — might be treated to a fairly eye-opening demonstration about bike chain friction. ...
Tags: bike parts, rotating friction, bike chain
Seth Hulst, Engineering Manager, and Loren Kamstra, Design Engineer, Groschopp Inc. I. Introduction For electrical and mechanical design engineers in the process of developing applications, choosing a gearmotor can be a tricky and ...
Richard Burgess Les Miller and David VanLangevelde, Kaydon Bearings Division Corrosion is the natural enemy of a rolling element bearing, and a sneaky enemy at that. When chemical reactions from moisture, vapors, and acids attack bearing ...
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An Overview of Rolling Resistance, How to Calculate, & Apply to Industrial Wheel Applications Friction plays a major role in the industrial world, and also in everyday life. Friction is the resistance to sliding, rolling, or flowing ...
Tags: industrial wheels, brake pedal, rolling friction, sliding friction
Alex Margolin, Engineering Manager, Nook Industries, Inc. Important Factors for Using Ball Screws in Medical/Laboratory Applications Controlling linear motion is a common requirement in the development of medical devices and laboratory ...
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Premature failure is a common fate for large-diameter (e.g., 8 in. to 10 ft) bearings in heavy-duty applications where rotations are frequent. In big rotating equipment, such as cranes, excavators, and tunnel boring machines, a slewing ring ...
Tags: Bearings, Slewing Ring Bearings, Gear, rotating equipment, cranes
Two giant main bearings and related technologies for Caesars Entertainment Corp.'s High Roller observation wheel are being supplied by SKF. Eclipsing the famed 443-ft-tall London Eye, the 550-ft-tall High Roller is expected to soar above ...
Tecvac, a surface engineering specialist based in Cambridge, is advocating the application of diamond-like carbon coating, Diamolith, to improve the endurance and performance of critical components. The Wallwork Group subsidiary has ...
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German sports car manufacturer Porsche has unveiled the prototype of its 918 Spyder sports car in Martini livery, which is currently undergoing development testing in collaboration with Martini Racing. The new sports car is a parallel ...
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India-based label printer Ajanta Packaging has installed a Matho waste management system at its plant in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The company aims to manage the process waste in manufacturing self adhesive labels with the ...
US based automotive supplier Cooper Standard is planning to introduce its new global Performance Products Group at the upcoming 2012 Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) to be held in Las Vegas during 29 October to 01 November 2012. ...
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Kongsberg Automotive (KA) has won two contracts worth EUR68m to supply components within the fluid transfer segment from two unnamed major commercial vehicle makers. Under the first EUR26m contract from a truck manufacturer, the company ...
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SKF, a supplier of bearings, seals, mechatronics, services and lubrication systems, have signed a seven-year contract with Swedish car manufacturer Volvo Cars to deliver rear wheel bearing units and front suspension bearing units for the ...
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Specialty pharmaceutical company, BioSyent Inc., said its subsidiary BioSyent Pharma has launched a sterile topical anesthetic called Cathejell Jelly 2% for the Canadian healthcare market. Cathejell Jelly 2% combines a sterile gel and ...
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SKF, a supplier of bearings, seals, mechatronics, services and lubrication systems, has signed an agreement to acquire US-based General Bearing (GBC) for $125m. The company said that the transaction is subject to relevant regulatory and ...
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