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History of Agriculture Equipment: Important Developments and Examples
The agriculture industry has a mission to keep the world fed. From hybridizing plants and animals to...
The agriculture industry has a mission to keep the world fed. From hybridizing plants and animals to...
Agriculture is the oldest industry in human history but remains defined by changing practices, technological...
The agriculture industry includes everything from small local farmers growing organic produce to massive grain...
In this article, we take a look at some key types of locomotive, rail car, and maintenance of way equipment.
Rail transportation systems are a great example of a longstanding industry that is always looking for new ways...
Railroads are the oldest form of mechanized transport and one of the original “big businesses” of the American...
In this brief overview of food processing and packaging, we take a look at:
Food processing is a science-driven industry that demands extensive knowledge of chemistry, microbiology, and...
Major food trends have implications for a cluster of related industries. For instance, the rise of plant-based...
Thermoset and Thermoplastic materials have similar names, but they have very different properties. In this...
In this blog post, we highlight TriStar’s application-focused approach to finding the right bearing materials...
The market for bearings and similar components like bushing and shock absorbers is multi-faceted.
On one hand,...
Bearings and similar components often have serious implications for the performance and reliability of the...
For traditional bushing materials like bronze, lubrication is simply a requirement of the material....
This was an excellent question from a customer wondering how long they could store non-etched Rulon materials.
From food packaging and processing to general material handling, the conveyor roller bearing is an underrated...
The food and medical manufacturing industries share many commonalities; most notably, they operate in...
Our Ultraflon M18+ is a hyper-hydrophobic PTFE membrane that can be used to separate gas from liquid. There...
Rulon 142 is an excellent material for high load, high speed linear guideway liners for machine tools.
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This year National Robotics Week falls on April 6-14 and there are a wide range of activities and events...
When discussing enhanced materials we often use terms like “hydrophilic/hydrophobic” and...
There is usually a good correlation between bonding and wetting. Wettability can be defined as “the ability of...
We recently had a customer ask us for some tips on annealing cast acrylic. There are definitely some potential...
First, a definition: fluoropolymers are a family of plastic resins which are based on fluorine/carbon bonding....
Heavy-duty applications call for superior bearing strength, but how is bearing strength actually...