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How Contaminants Cause Gearbox Failure

Dirt and dust may appear innocuous when flying around an industrial plant. It may seem such tiny particles can’t possibly cause major damage. However, even the smallest contaminants pose a real threat to gearbox maintenance. Ultimately, dirt, moisture, radiation, process chemicals and other small particulates can cause machine failure unless plant technicians take care to […]


Understanding Torsional Rigidity & Falk Freedom Disc Couplings

Torsional Rigidity is the amount of torque (twisting) that a radial shaft can take during rotation. You can envision torque as the twisting force created when wringing out a washcloth—each hand wrings in the opposite direction, just as a structural member under rotation along a longitudinal axis will tend to twist in opposite directions. As […]


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