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A Summary of Split Roller Bearings and their Uses

Bearings come in many forms, shapes and sizes for different applications and the most important part of replacing bearings is getting the right ones. The second most important part is getting the highest quality bearings, making sure you will be matching the quality of existing bearings and components to promote…

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Attachments for a Forklift

Forklift trucks are in and of themselves a very good piece of equipment to have. They instantly become even more valuable when you are able to have different attachments for them, meaning you can achieve so much with just one piece of lifting equipment. The types of attachments you can…

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What are Castors and Why do you Need Them?

Castors are essentially wheels, mounted onto an object that needs to be moved easily and efficiently. There are many different kinds of castors, from the kind you would find attached to smaller, lighter objects, through to the kind you would find used on heavy, industrial objects for industrial applications. In…

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Using Furniture Movers to Improve Safety

Furniture movers are used to transport heavy loads easily, saving people having to move them by hand. This is a much more efficient way of carrying loads, and it’s safer as well, adhering to good health and safety. These are the kinds of things that businesses should be thinking about…

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Meeting Air Compressor Regulations

Using an air compressor is an efficient and valuable way to generate power, but it does come with its own set of strict regulations. If you are operating air compressors, even infrequently, you have to understand these regulations in full, and be prepared to abide by them. It’s up to…

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Sustainability in Product Design

Sustainability is an issue that is affecting us in all areas of our everyday lives, and no more so than in product design. This is a practice where something new is created, so if the resources used are not sustainably managed, this can make the whole project untenable. With everyone…

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Manufacturing Equipment and your Obligations

When you install manufacturing equipment in your plant or factory, it’s your obligation to keep it in good working order. Even it it arrives new and is installed for you, it will incur wear and tear as time goes on. You will need to spend the time and money required…

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How to Plan in your Air Compressor Servicing

Air compressors, like any other pieces of important manufacturing equipment, need to be serviced regularly in order to keep them in good working condition. Compressor servicing should become part of your everyday routine when looking after your air compressors, ensuring they are working to their full efficiency – and, very…

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Who Might Use Lasers?

Lasers can have so many different uses. This makes them versatile pieces of equipment, as well as being highly, highly specialised. Because of this specialist nature, many different industries might make use of them. Here are some of the more common: Construction. Lasers can be used to cut cleanly and…

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Lasers in the Manufacturing Process

Lasers are important pieces of equipment in the manufacturing process, and they have all kinds of capabilities that can be utilised. They can be used in the manufacture of many different large scale and small scale products, fulfilling various purposes throughout the process. Here are some of the top ways…

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Investing in a Design – A Risky Yet Rewarding Business

New inventions make the world go round, solving problems we all experience on a day to day basis. If you would like to be involved in the process but don’t have any inventions of your own, you can always work with inventors and manufacturers, investing in designs and inventions that…

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What is Laser Engraving Equipment and Why Should you Own it?

Many companies make use of laser engraving processes and laser cutting processes as part of their everyday activity. This is commonplace for UK businesses, where there is a great deal of manufacturing and lots of creative, design and technology-based businesses making a very good living for themselves. In order to…

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The Benefits of Insulated Garage Doors

Many garage doors now boast good insulation and better rates of thermal performance. If, however, thermal performance is the key factor in choosing a new garage door, you should opt for insulated garage doors. These are designed in such a way as to create the best possible insulation, helping to…

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How to Test a Design Idea

Whether you are a designer, an entrepreneur or a new inventor hoping to make it big with your next idea, the design process needs to be structured and balanced to help you achieve the results you need. One of the hardest things about the design process is testing an idea…

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Design Within the Industrial Sector

Design within industry is an important sector. Designs need to fulfil a number of criteria in order to be safe, cost-effective and successful. Many designers will work with engineers to make sure this is the case for the products that come out of the process. There is also the issue…