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How Tension Springs Are Used in Engineering
Comprised of a simplistic beauty, springs may seem like a basic component but they are a design that is fundamental to many engineering solutions. Tension springs provide resistance to a pulling force in a linear direction and can be used for storing potential energy or to create a resistance against a directional force. This is…
Read MoreSigns It Is Time to Replace Springs in Your Equipment
The very last thing you want is to find out that you need replace springs in your machine while you are in the middle of a manufacturing project. As you know, springs are used in an absolute myriad of different pieces of equipment, including the compressors that we all use every day. That means that…
Read MoreHere’s How Metallic Plates Are Used in Refrigeration
Technology has come on a long way since early humans began gathering seasonal snow and ice to create ice cellars somewhere around 1000 BC. It has widely been reported that humans have begun using more power and energy to cool rather than to heat for the first time. In the modern world, the rising demand…
Read MoreMaking Sure You Have the Right Control Valves
Control valves are slowly becoming a victim of their own success. While many processing plants will utilize hundreds of valves to control various fluctuating factors within their systems, their effectiveness at performing these roles is resulting in them being taken for granted and underappreciated. More Than Just a Simple Control There are many important…
Read MoreHow to Keep a Valve From Breaking Too Soon
Often fragile and always in a position of great importance, valves are the practical cornerstone of many operations. Like any other mechanical fitting, valves possess a finite service life, meaning that sooner or later they will degrade and be in need of replacing. An ineffective or damaged valve can have disastrous consequences for a business…
Read MoreHow to Be Positive Your Parts for Compressors Are Reliable
After carefully choosing the parts for your compressors you wish to use, finding a product which is as good as the promises surrounding it can be a challenging process. The quality of each specific part, for example a valve part, is essential to the functionality of the entire system in a processing plant and often…
Read MoreHow to Choose the Correct Poppet Materials
So many machine parts and components are tweaked from the manufacturer’s original specifications to tailor their use and fit particular applications. This is why it’s important to understand not only what options are available, but also what benefits and weaknesses each of these options provide the overall process. Therefore, before discussing the types of poppet…
Read MoreHow to Avoid Equipment Failures in the Blow Molding Industry
Within the modern blow molding industry, there’s a constant push to find an edge over the competition. It’s the smallest of components that can hold the key to a businesses success. There is, of course, many different processes involved within the whole of the blow molding industry, such as injection, stretch, and intrusion. Each of…
Read MoreHow to Identify Different Types of Springs
While the mechanical spring is a component of simplistic beauty, they’re also one of the most efficient methods of storing low-level mechanical energy. But there is also more variants to this basic design than most people realize. With so many different types of springs available on the market, there is a need for a formal…
Read MoreTwo Methods of the Blow Molding Process
What is Blow Molding? Blow molding is a process in manufacturing that creates hollow or shaped thermoplastic parts from a melting pot of polymer. The processes always begin with the polymer being melted down so that the machine can pull from the vat and inject the polymer into molds. These molds will allow the polymer…
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