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 ...
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As industry continually strives to extract maximum efficiency in production methods, environmental awareness becomes ever more important to distributors and consumers alike. Minimizing the negative impact inherent in plant equipment ...
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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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The Curiosity rover that landed on Mars on Aug. 6 features the largest, most advanced scientific payload of any Mars mission yet — and, as usual, Reali-Slim® thin section bearings. The 5 pairs of duplexed bearings from Kaydon ...
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Steve Staedler, Dorner Manufacturing If something can break on a conveyor, Jeff Bonaparte has seen it . . . and repaired it. A maintenance technician at Sussex IM, a custom injection molding manufacturer for a variety of industries ...
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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 ...
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TATA Steel has announced a new collaboration with technology company SMS Mevac, which will design a new facility for the production of high-purity Vacuum Induction Melted steels for the aerospace industry at the Speciality Steels business ...
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Sulzer Pumps has launched four wastewater products at WEFTEC. This marks the completion of the ABS EffeX range of wastewater solutions. The ABS EffeX range was introduced in 2009 with the ABS submersible sewage pump XFP, the first ...
Speech by the Governor Zhejiang Province is situated along the shore of the East Sea of China, neighboring Shanghai on the north. Zhejiang is an important cradle of Chinese ancient civilization and is known as “land of fish and ...
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Sulzer Pumps has launched four wastewater products at WEFTEC.This marks the completion of the ABS EffeX range of wastewater solutions. The ABS EffeX range was introduced in 2009 with the ABS submersible sewage pump XFP,the first ...
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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 ...
II. Economy i. GDP In 2005, the GDP in Ningxia was 59.94billion Yuan, among which the output value of first industry has increased 6.978 billion Yuan, the secondary industry 27.782 billion Yuan, and the tertiary industry 25.18 billion ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to HeartWare International's miniaturized ventricular assist system. The HeartWare system, which includes a HVAD circulatory assist device with a sintered inflow cannula, ...
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Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, near Beverly Hills, has upgraded more than 78,000 square feet of its guest room windows with Solar Gard® Armorcoat® Stainless Steel window film. The application provides significant energy savings and UV ...
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Solar Gard® a company of Saint-Gobain and global leader in the development, manufacturing and distribution of specialty films and backsheet materials, opened its new facility in Qingdao, China, today. Located in the Shandong province, ...
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