Apr 27,2013
Integrated System & Quality Assurance Drive Perfect Deliveries Lear Corporation's 94,000 sq ft, four assembly line seating plant in Montgomery, AL is one of the most modern and efficient facilities of its kind. At peak ...
Apr 24,2013
A valve is a device that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid (gases, liquids, fluidized solids, or slurries) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically valves fittings, ...
Apr 24,2013
Sheets: An Apples-to-Apples Performance ComparisonWerner Rauer, Compressors Product Manager, Kaeser Compressors, Inc. Comparing compressor performances across different manufacturers has long been a difficult task. For a many ...
Apr 22,2013
Valve positions are operating conditions determined by the position of the disc or rotor in the valve. Some valves are made to be operated in a gradual change between two or more positions. Return valves and non-return valves ...
Apr 22,2013
The main parts of the most usual type of valve are the body and the bonnet. These two parts form the casing that holds the fluid going through the valve. Body The valve's body is the outer casing of most or all of the valve that ...
Apr 22,2013
The earliest Chinese valve manufacturer started in 1950’s, at that time, there were only several valve manufacturers and they belong to government. In 1980’s, after the the reform and opening-up policy, quite a few ...
Apr 19,2013
Fluid and magnetic bearings Fluid and magnetic bearings can have practically indefinite service lives. In practice, there are fluid bearings supporting high loads in hydroelectric plants that have been in nearly continuous ...
Apr 19,2013
ABEC - The Annular Bearing Engineering Committee ACBG - Airframe Control Bearings Group of the Society of Automotive Engineers Age Hardening - Material hardening by aging Aging - Change in the properties of a material that ...
Apr 19,2013
Type Description Friction Stiffness† Speed Life Notes Plain bearing Rubbing surfaces, usually with lubricant; some bearings use pumped lubrication and behave similarly to fluid bearings. Depends on materials and ...
Apr 19,2013
Many bearings require periodic maintenance to prevent premature failure, although some such as fluid or magnetic bearings may require little maintenance. Most bearings in high cycle operations need periodic lubrication and ...
Apr 19,2013
The invention of the rolling bearing, in the form of wooden rollers supporting, or bearing, an object being moved is of great antiquity, and may predate the invention of the wheel. Though it is often claimed that the Egyptians ...
Apr 19,2013
A bearing is a machine element that constrains relative motion between moving parts to only the desired motion. The design of the bearing may, for example, provide for free linear movement of the moving part or for free rotation ...
Apr 19,2013
Versatile Workstation Is Right Prescription for Medical Manufacturer A medical device manufacturer who has been using Creform-built structures in its production facilities was faced with the problem of providing workstations for ...
Apr 17,2013
The European Court of Justice has dismissed a challenge from Spain and Italy to a long-awaited European Union-wide patent scheme, moving it to the brink of approval. The proposed unitary patent and Unified Patent Court (UPC) ...
Apr 15,2013
The Facts About Roller Bearing Life CalculationsA Whitepaper from PBC Linear, A Pacific Bearing Company How to Properly Calculate the Statistical Probability of Lifetime for Linear Roller Bearing Applications Introduction: ...
Apr 12,2013
Toray Membranes Europe has introduced a new series of low fouling elements in the TML20D range. Compared to the existing TML20 series which the company says has already proved to be very reliable, the standard salt rejection of ...
Apr 12,2013
A linear actuator creates motion in a straight line, and is useful when the application requires objects to be moved in a linear direction. Actuators are mostly classified based on the power source that drives them. Thus, there ...
Apr 12,2013
TPE in-line pumps are designed for use in circulation systems with constant or slightly variable flow - they typically operate in heating systems, district heating services, refrigeration and air conditioning circuits and ...
Apr 12,2013
Sewage treatment plants are one of the most important parts of communities worldwide. Wastewater is always there especially to various communities because it is a term to describe a body of water with a high concentration of ...
Apr 12,2013
The THK series is a special design for easy delivery of hot liquids with an uncooled mechanical seal. It is used primarily for circulation of hot liquids in closed pipes and tank systems. Applications with high temperatures in ...