Archive for September, 2026
What Is a Flexible Coupling and When Do You Need One?
A flexible coupling is a mechanical part that joins two rotating shafts, such as a motor shaft and the shaft of the machine it drives, so that power passes from one to the other. Unlike a solid,...
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How Sea-Water (Raw-Water) Cooling Pumps Work
A raw-water pump, often called a sea-water pump, draws in untreated outside water, from the sea, a river or a cooling supply, and circulates it to carry heat away from an engine or a piece of...
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How to Select Anti-Vibration Mounts for Machinery
Anti-vibration mounts, also called vibration isolators or AV mounts, sit between a machine and the surface it stands on. They absorb the vibration a running machine produces, so less of it passes...
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Swivel vs Fixed Castors: Which to Use and When
A swivel castor turns freely so the load can change direction, while a fixed castor only rolls forwards and backwards in a straight line. Most trolleys, racks and hand carts do not use one or the...
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Castor Locks for Industrial Trolleys and Racks
A castor lock is a mechanical brake fitted to a castor that keeps a trolley, rack or cart from moving when it is parked or being worked at. On loaded industrial equipment this matters: a rack that...
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How to Choose the Right Industrial Castor
Choosing the right industrial castor for a trolley, rack or hand cart comes down to the wheel material, the wheel size and how the castor mounts to the equipment. Get those right and the castor...
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What Is a Motorised Roller Conveyor and How Does It Work?
A motorised roller conveyor is a conveyor whose rollers are powered, so it moves loads along the line on its own instead of relying on gravity or a person pushing them. A motor turns the rollers,...
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Gearbox vs Gear Reducer vs Speed Reducer: What Is the Difference?
In everyday industrial use, "gearbox", "gear reducer" and "speed reducer" usually describe the same component: a set of gears that reduces speed and increases turning force. The differences are...
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Motor Rewinding: What It Is and When to Rewind Instead of Replace
Motor rewinding is the repair of an electric motor by replacing its windings, the copper wire coils that turn electrical power into a magnetic force. When a motor's windings burn out, rewinding...
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Bevel Gearing Explained: How a Bevel Gear Motor Changes Drive Direction
A bevel gear is a gear with teeth cut on a cone-shaped, mushroom-like face rather than on a flat rim. Two bevel gears meshing together let a drive shaft change direction, most commonly turning it...
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