Industrial machinery

Industrial machinery

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

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pneumatics

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Engineering science pertaining to gaseous pressure and flow.

pleated filter

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A filter element whose medium consists of a series of uniform folds and has the geometric form of a cylinder, cone, disc, plate, etc. Synonymous with convoluted and corrugated.

plain bearing

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A relatively simple and inexpensive bearing typically made of two parts. A rotary plain bearing can be just a shaft running through a hole. A simple linear bearing can be a pair ...

pitting

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A form of extremely localized attack characterized by holes in the metal. Pitting is one of the most destructive and insidious forms of corrosion. Depending on the environment and ...

phosphate ester

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Any of a group of synthetic lubricants having superior fire resistance. A phosphate ester generally has poor hydrolytic stability, poor compatibility with mineral oil, and a ...

phenol

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A white, crystalline compound (C6H5OH) derived from benzene, used in the manufacture of phenolic resins, weed killers, plastics, disinfectants; also used in solvent extraction, a ...