Spiral-wound retaining rings consist of one or more turns of rectangular edge-wound wire. This provides a coil which can be installed or removed using automatic equipment or simple hand tools. When ...

When company mandates for better cost-to-performance ratios force engineers to either streamline existing designs or begin anew, replacing traditional fasteners is a good first step. Here, the ...

Tapered roller bearings can be fixed and preloaded using shims and an end cap. There is a setting procedure to ensure the desired preload is achieved and the amount of end play (axial clearance) is ...