Year: 2018
Different Types of Groove Bearings
Blog | December 17th, 2018There’s a bearing family that’s equipped with different types of groove geometry. They look a little like overly complex pulleys, with their grooves curving inwards around their rims. Well-suited as thread or wire guiding wheels, groove bearings suit a number of target applications. For instance, on hoist equipment, G-grooves accommodate wire ropes. Like other bearing […]
Why Accurate Cage Selection is Essential for Reliable, Long-term Bearing Operation
Blog | December 3rd, 2018Looking back a few posts, we seem to be missing a critical part of a bearing’s anatomy. The glossy races and structure rings are there, as are the hardened and ultra-smooth rolling elements. The cage, though, where is this roller retaining section? Correcting this oversight, let’s see which cage types are most viable. Using that […]
Different Types of Timing Belts for Pulleys
Blog | November 16th, 2018Timing belts synchronize car engines. Timing belts coordinate conveyor belts and gym treadmills. The flexible toothed bands also control sewing machines, textile equipment, and a hundred dissimilar machine systems. To keep the different camshafts and pulleys synced, engineering domains have come up with several different timing belt types. For pulley technology, there are several product […]
Roller Chain and Sprocket Couplings
Blog | November 7th, 2018A sprocket coupling is waiting on a workbench. Let’s say it’s there to sate an observer’s curiosity. The coupling is cylindrical and manufactured out of hardened steel. It’ll support a huge load when it’s secured, but we’re not yet sure how the fastening mechanism on the coupling operates. As a clue, there are several metal-edged […]
Understanding Speed Reducers and Their Purposes
Blog | October 23rd, 2018Non-engineering types aren’t aware of basic system design issues. And that’s okay, they shouldn’t ever need to know about such things. Instead, they make blanket assumptions. One such assumption imagines a need for high rotational velocities at all times. Speed reducers, a common feature in power transmission linkages, suggest there are applications where lower velocities […]