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Although classical V-belts can be used individually, classical belts tend to be somewhat overdesigned for drives light enough to demand only one belt.

Typical spring clips are self-retaining, one-piece fasteners that slip into a mounting hole or onto a flange or panel edge.

Electronic equipment requiring dc power must adjust the ac input to a usable level with transformers or switching transistors and use a rectifier stage to convert the ac to dc.

Designing hydrostatic bearings is more complex than for self-acting types because of the greater number of components requiring design decisions.

The Injected Metal Assembly (IMA) process is a special method devised by Fishertech, a division of Fisher Guage Limited.

Originally, rubber meant the material obtained from the rubber tree Hevea Brasiliensis.

Externally threaded fasteners with locking devices use the same techniques as locknuts.

Self-contained machines such as fryers for fast-food restaurants, cook-and-hold ovens, and bakery equipment usually employ a simple automatic controller.

Plain bearing design may be simple or complex.

Polyamide-imides are engineering thermoplastics characterized by excellent dimensional stability, high strength at high temperature, and good impact resistance.

Mechanical switches can be divided into two basic types.

Many types of transducers are beneficiaries of IC technology.

Robots generally have a single arm that has from two to six axes of motion.

Flow is controlled by either throttling or diverting it.

Effective EMI control prevents spurious signals from entering or leaving an enclosure.