After less than two years, The Schaeffler Group has successfully completed the design and build of the world's largest, most powerful test rig for large size bearings. The test rig is now fully operational and was officially opened at ...
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Precision Castparts to acquire RathGibson Precision Castparts Corp. — a holding company for an increasingly diverse portfolio of manufacturers, from investment casting to forging — has acquired RathGibson LLC for an undisclosed ...
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London - Kittiwake, a global provider of asset control and protection technology, announced the launch of its MHC Bearing Checker, a small, hand-held device, designed to provide an instant indication of machinery condition. The acoustic ...
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At this year’s ACHEMA (18 to 22 June 2012) in Frankfurt, the KSB Group, Frankenthal, Germany, will debut the latest generation of its standardised chemical pumps. The new MegaCPK type series distinguishes itself above all by a high ...
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When you research ball bearings in depth, you quickly find out: A) that SKF is one of the top names in the field, and B) that the SKF Bearing Cross Reference is helpful to track down just the bearing you need. Whether it’s to be used ...
Bolts are used with nuts and often with washers. The three basic types are carriage bolts, stove bolts, and machine bolts. Other types include the masonry bolt and anchor, toggle bolt, and expansion bolt, which are used to distribute weight ...
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Most Popular the proposed compact spring-loading design is related to a prior noncompact design in which one of the flanges of a joint is cut so that it acts somewhat like a leaf spring and the bolt-circle diameter of the flange is made ...
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Heat exchangers are vital parts of the devices and machineries used in heavy industries such as petroleum plants, power plants and oil refineries. These industries use machineries that not only need constant tune up but also in need of ...
One of the most common methods of film manufacture is Blown Film (also referred to as the Tubular Film) Extrusion. The process involves extrusion of a plastic through a circular die, followed by "bubble-like" expansion. The principal ...
A washer is a thin plate (typically disk-shaped) with a hole (typically in the middle) that is normally used to distribute the load of a threaded fastener, such as a screw or nut. Other uses are as a spacer, spring (belleville washer, wave ...
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An endmill is a type of milling cutter, a cutting tool used in industrial milling applications. It is distinguished from the drill bit, in its application, geometry, and manufacture. While a drill bit can only cut in the axial direction, a ...
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In order to keep up with advances in mold cooling and the faster-cycling parallel movements of electric and hybrid machines, injection presses need ability to melt crystalline resins faster. Inadequate melting in conventional three-zone ...
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SteelOrbis Brescia discusses how the Italian pipe industry is dealing with a variety of concerns-namely overcapacity-with Luigi Rapullino,Managing Director of pipe producer Sideralba. Could you briefly describe Sideralba's core business? ...
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IMEC (Leuven, Belgium), a global research institute, and Siltronic AG (Munich, Germany), a silicon wafer manufacturer, have concluded an agreement to collaborate on the development of gallium-nitride-on-silicon wafers (GaN-on-Si) as part of ...
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The Houston Parks and Recreation Department held a grand opening for the Rosemont Bridge on March 26.The Rosemont Bridge,which enables pedestrians and bicyclists to cross Buffalo Bayou and/or Memorial Drive near Montrose,connects nearby ...
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