Madison, NJ – Seminars For Engineers announces, in association with Clemson Edupro Inc., the 2008 dates for its Fastening Technology and Bolted Joint Design seminar. March 12-13, 2008 Detroit, MichiganMay 28-29, 2008 Los Angeles, CaliforniaNovember 5-6, 2008 Houston, Texas This seminar was developed to give engineers and technicians up-to-date specifications and a better understanding…
Innovative Metric Crest-to-Crest Wave Springs
Lake Zurich, Illinois – Smalley Steel Ring Company, the world’s innovator and market leader in industrial retaining and snap rings, wave and compression springs, introduced today a New Series of Metric Crest-to-Crest® wave springs. Crest-to-Crest springs enable original equipment manufacturers to reduce the size of their assembly by up to 50% while maintaining the same…
J.W. Winco U-Handle
NEW BERLIN, WI — J.W. Winco, Inc. announced it has expanded its line of aluminum Cabinet U-Handles to include inch size tapped holes for mounting. Also available in metric sizes, the ergonomically designed handles are designed to lift, pull, hold, carry, or maneuver. They can be used in multiple applications, including machine doors and guards,…
Environment Rules Joint Design
By Adam Pratt Adam Pratt is Vice President, Sherex Fastening Solutions Blind rivet nuts first appeared on airplanes in the mid 1930’s. OEMs and equipment builders in the aerospace and military markets used them for airplane wing attachment in locations that limited access to one side of the structure. Over the course of seven decades,…
The Right Material Aids Magnetic Drain Plug Redesign
For years, greasy handed mechanics have been dropping magnetic drain plugs and shattering the brittle magnets. Sintered magnetic materials, which are normally used to make these plugs, crack and chip easily. The AlNiCo and ceramic magnets might not even survive the manufacturing crimping processes that secure them in place. Engineers from General Plug and Manufacturing…
New Smalley Catalog Now Available
(Lake Zurich, IL) -Smalley’s complete product line is now available in one easy to navigate catalog. The new catalog includes over 7,000 standard wave springs, spiral retaining rings and snap rings. Smalley’s new catalog offers simplified part selection, special design and engineering tools and the latest applications of Smalley products. This catalog is available in…
Inch Size Nylon Plastic Hand Knobs by J.W. Winco
By Design WOrld Staff (New Berlin, WI )- J.W. Winco, Inc announced it has expanded its line of Inch Size Nylon Plastic Hand Knobs. Available with blind and tapped through inserts, the Nylon Plastic Hand Knobs offer ergonomic styling at an economical price. Made from black matte glass filled nylon plastic, the hand knobs have…
Smalley Buys Spirolox
(Lake Zurich, Illinois) – Smalley Steel Ring Company, the industry leader in spiral retaining rings, snap rings, and wave springs, announced today the purchase of Spirolox, Inc. from the Kaydon Corporation (NYSE:KDN). “We are looking forward to providing Spirolox customers with world-class industrial products and service,” said Mark Greenhill, vice president. “Furthermore, Smalley offers Spirolox…
J.W. Winco, Inc. Offers Stepped Retractable Handles
(New Berlin, WI) – J. W. Winco, Inc offers Plastic Stepped Retractable Handles with Steel Locking Mechanism in metric sizes. Retractable handles are appropriate when the handle must be withdrawn during automatic operations. The handle is pulled out of its tapered seating and then tilted. A compression spring locks the handle in both upright and…
Miniature Ball Transfer Units
“Miniature” ball transfer units available from SKF® provide solutions to transfer and position small parts easily and smoothly in material-handling settings where maneuvering room may be restrictive. They offer practical alternatives to cumbersome carts, casters, and related bulky equipment and install quickly and securely using studs to create “rolling surfaces” on which small parts can…