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Industrial machinery

Of or pertaining to machines or parts of machines that are used in an industrial setting.

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axle

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

A non-rotating shaft on which wheels or rollers are mounted.

accumulating conveyor

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

Any conveyor designed to allow collection (accumulation) of material. May be roller, live roller, belt and gravity conveyors.

ultimate strength

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

As applied to chain, the total tensile force, in pounds, that must be applied to cause failure under stress.

zones

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

Refers to the individual areas of an accumulation conveyor where the driving power is engaged and disengaged.

take-up device

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

The arrangement of parts that applies tension to the conveyor belt, consisting of a take-up pulley or roller and a means for adjusting its position to create longitudinal stress ...

tail end section

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

The end of the conveyor that receives commodity from adjacent conveyors that the commodity is being conveyed away from.

stator

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

A stationary part about which a rotor revolves. The stationary member of an AC electric motor.