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Is An Air Over Oil System For You? -
Bill Wade (572)   In order to use compressed air, you first have to compress it. It’s that compressibility of air that can create problems when you are trying to use it to stroke an air cylinder smoothly or with consistent stroke timing. To product consistent, smooth cylinder rod travel, or... ( added 1 year 130 days ago.) |
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Everything about Convection Oven Cooking -
John Stack (423)   While more expensive than traditional ovens, convection ovens offer various advantages over non-convection models. They can cook food in as little as half the time of static air, and do so at lower temperatures. As a result, foods shrink less increasing yield and lowering effective food cost.... ( added 1 year 294 days ago.) |
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Pad Printing Solutions: Sealed Ink Cup System vs. Doctor Blade System -
Benjamin Adner (152) Over the past few years the biggest change in pad printing equipment market has been the widespread use of sealed ink cup systems over open inkwell doctor blade systems, especially in the US . However, open inkwell systems are still popular throughout the world and possess... ( added 1 year 302 days ago.) |
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Seven Secrets for Buying an Air Brush Compressor -
Bill Wade (572) If you're looking for an air-brush compressor, there are a few things you have to consider. The first big question is to ask whether this is for home or professional use. Home use doesn't require the same dependability or rugged construction (and comes with a lower price tag) while commercial... ( added 1 year 315 days ago.) |
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An Introduction to Metal Stamping Machines -
Josh Riverside (4,933) Metal stamping machines are used to give the exact shape and parameters to the metal products. When a metal sheet is inserted into the metal stamping machine, it can be molded into the exact shape. The kind of shape that has to be given to the product should be pre-determined before putting the... ( added 2 years 224 days ago.) |
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What is Metal Stamping? -
Josh Riverside (4,933) Metal stamping is the process of cutting and shaping metal alloys into specific forms, especially to be used as components for large machinery or structures. Metal sheets can be molded into different pre-determined shapes for use as regular products like pans and cans. The most common alloys that... ( added 2 years 224 days ago.) |
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The world's fastest CNC production machining center -
Larry Faulkner (42) Having spent 3 decades in the machine tool industry and being a person by nature that is not easily impressed, you can bet your last coffee coupon that if I am in fact excited about something, it is worth taking note of. My story starts over 5 years ago now, I had been asked by one of my... ( added 219 days 11 hours ago.) |
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Shopping For an Angle Roll Bending Machine -
 - Rob Tendick (2,058) When it comes to metal fabrication equipment, you may have heard of an angle roll bending machine. Some may refer to it as a section bending machine, but its purpose is still the same - form raw pieces of metal into desired shapes and sizes. If you have ever seen an angle roll bending machine... ( added 358 days 16 hours ago.) |
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Air Power at Sea or Ground -
Thomas Yoon (4,590)     Thomas Yoon The power is in the air! Well, I am not talking about aero planes or the military but on something we have taken for granted. It's about the air we breathe. Invisible to the naked eye, you can get a lot of power from it if you know how. Do you know that the air compressor is a very important... ( added 1 year 102 days ago.) |
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Magnetism - The Power of Attraction and Repulsion -
Thomas Yoon (4,590) Thomas Yoon Undoubtedly, the most important property in the operation of electrical equipment is electromagnetism. It's the property of attraction and repulsion that enables motors, generators, solenoids, relays and other control equipment to function. Magnets can be classified as permanent or temporary... ( added 1 year 124 days ago.) |
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DC Power in Industry - Mighty Torque and Variable Speeds -
Thomas Yoon (4,590) Thomas Yoon Although we can find many applications of AC in industry, we still find that there are many industrial processes that require DC for their operation. Some of these applications include battery charging, emergency lighting, welding, electroplating, metal refining, metal reduction... ( added 1 year 124 days ago.) |
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What's a 4/2 Compressed Air Valve? -
Bill Wade (572) Recently, I published articles on this site entitled: What's a 2/2 or what's a 3/2 compressed air valve? Here, in the next installment in this series, is information on the 4/2 style. The first number in the 4/2 air valve, the four, refers to the number of "working" air ports... ( added 1 year 156 days ago.) |
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Oily Water Separators and Those Magic Pipes -
Ieuan Dolby (1,187)  Ieuan Dolby   Surveyors and port state inspectors are forever highlighting the fact that they have "found yet another vessel with a supposed magic pipe fitted", another with "no functioning Oily Water Separator (OWS onboard" and yet another with no magic pipe but just the main bilge pump on direct discharge... ( added 1 year 277 days ago.) |
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5 More Keys to Choosing Plate Roll Machines -
- Rob Tendick (2,058) Between diminishing factory orders and increasing labor and energy costs, companies that use plate metal in their fabricating processes are finding their profit margins increasingly pinched. Yet, manufacturers must still invest in new production equipment -- whether to replace obsolete... ( added 1 year 303 days ago.) |
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Don't Use a Needle Valve To Control Your Air Cylinder Speed! -
Bill Wade (572) Many industrial machines using compressed air as an energy source, use air cylinders or other pneumatic actuators to do the actual work. Compressed air is 'explosive' as it moves from high pressure to low pressure on it's way back to atmosphere. That means when the air valve... ( added 1 year 304 days ago.) |
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5 Keys to Choosing Plate Roll Machines -
- Rob Tendick (2,058) Between diminishing factory orders and increasing labor and energy costs, companies that use plate metal in their fabricating processes are finding their profit margins increasingly pinched. Yet, manufacturers must still invest in new production equipment -- whether to replace obsolete... ( added 1 year 309 days ago.) |
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Tips To Minimize Pressure Drops In Your Compressed Air System -
Tommy McGuire (22)  Tommy McGuire Ask a Question: What causes pressure drop in my compressed air system? Answer: Any type of obstruction, restriction, or roughness in the system will cause resistance to air flow and cause pressure drop. In the distribution system, the highest pressure drops usually are found at the... ( added 23 days 15 hours ago.) |
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Lubricating Worm Gears -
- Neal OMara (0) Worm drives are great for increasing torque and reducing speeds. Advantages include their compactness and ability to reach high gear ratios of 60:1 or higher. Unfortunately, due to the way they operate, they produce a lot of heat and require special lubrication. This article examines the many... ( added 64 days 11 hours ago.) |
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The Myth of Checkweighing -
George Van Lieu (0) There has long been a fundamental misunderstanding about the viability of x-ray inspection systems being used also for reliable checkweighing. We all understand the legal and economic reasons for accurate weighing of products. A second reason is somewhat more subtle. Flagrant shipments of... ( added 107 days 20 hours ago.) |
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Wrought -Iron Machines by GLASER-Germany -
Anton Zoric (93) General: The Automatic Multiple-Purpose Iron Twister GDM 50-3 has been designed for mass-production and successfully approved since years in this kind of production. The Automatic Multiple-purpose Iron Twister GDM 50-3 twists flat and square iron up to 40 mm in cold condition. it is equipped... ( added 1 year 52 days ago.) |
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Keys To Efficient Press Brake Setup -
- Rob Tendick (2,058) In the press brake business, like all others, the goal of the metal fabrication equipment company is to provide well-built machinery at an affordable price that fits the buyer's needs and budget. Thus, when searching for press brakes the buyer should be looking for a piece of equipment that will... ( added 1 year 163 days ago.) |
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Hydraulic Press Brake Purchasing Tips -
- Rob Tendick (2,058) In the press brake business, like all others, the goal of the metal fabrication equipment company is to provide well-built machinery at an affordable price that fits the buyer's needs and budget. Thus, when searching for press brakes the buyer should be looking for a piece of equipment that... ( added 1 year 180 days ago.) |
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Hood Sizing User Guide -
John Stack (423) Please note that this is a reference guide and should not be viewed as a substitute for National or Local Fire Code. Also you must have a Licensed HVAC or Mechanical Contractor to do all of the installation and permitting. A Commercial, Restaurant, Kitchen, Grease, Exhaust, Type-1, Vent, Hood... ( added 1 year 293 days ago.) |
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Ozone Cleaning in the Water Purification Process -
Jamie Knapp (324) Production of bottled water is a growing industry that is popular around the world. A main concern within the field is the purification of water. This is a necessary step in the production process. Customers who purchase bottled water need to be assured that the product is safe, clean, and of... ( added 114 days 13 hours ago.) |
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Reverse Osmosis in Industrial Parts Washing -
Jamie Knapp (324) Reverse osmosis is a water purification process used in industrial, medical, and domestic applications. Pressure is used to force water through a semi permeable membrane during reverse osmosis, filtering out impurities and producing clean water. The pure water can be transferred to its desired... ( added 114 days 13 hours ago.) |
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