Industrial machinery

Industrial machinery

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

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right angle reducer

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

A gear reduction unit in which the output shaft is arranged at an angle of 90 degrees with respect to the input shaft. Power transmission within the unit is accomplished through a ...

reduction ratio

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

With respect to gearboxes it is the relationship between the number of RPM's applied to the input shaft and the number of RPM's transmitted to the output shaft. Usually the output ...

incline/decline belt conveyor

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

A belt conveyor that transports commodity up a slope. Belting is usually special with a rough surface to increase friction preventing the commodity from sliding back down the ...

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.

idler sprocket

Industrial machinery; Conveyors

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 ...