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Industry: Industrial machinery

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Friction

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

Resistance to relative motion between two bodies in contact caused by the surface characteristics of the bodies at the point or area of contact, and the contact pressure.

Labyrinth seal

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

An intricate combination of metal discs and cups designed to prevent foreign matter from entering balls, rollers or needles of a bearing unit and to retain lubricant in that unit.

An unpowered sprocket that supports, guides and/or changes the direction of a chain. Usually mounted on a shaft that in turn is supported by a bearing. In some cases the idler sprocket has internal ...

Level belt conveyor

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

A belt conveyor where the carrying surface is level or nearly level (horizontal).

Head end

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

The end of the conveyor toward which the commodity is being conveyed.

Flow control

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

An air metering device used to control the speed of an air cylinder. Usually metering the air in one direction only, allowing full flow in the opposite direction.