Posts by Simon Barrell

| November 5, 2010

Happy Holidays from Intech Corporation

Thank you for your interest in our company. We wish you a peaceful holiday and a prosperous year in 2010. Read More
| August 27, 2010

Cam Followers for RT Light Testers in Can Making Production Line

In a high speed can making production line, light inspection is required to find pin holes and split flanges after the... Read More
| August 10, 2010

Drive sprocket for Escalator handrail extends maintenance intervals

“Shut down for maintenance, use the stairs please.” We have grown accustomed to signs like these in public places like... Read More
2 minute read
| July 27, 2010

Low inertia Power-Core spur gear increases caplet machine output

One of our customers, who manufactures packaging machines for the pharmaceutical industry to produce caplets, sought to... Read More
2 minute read
| June 15, 2010

Guide rollers hold camera steady on gantry suspended over race track

The average speed of a NASCAR car varies from one race track to another, it is calculated based on the winner’s lap speed... Read More
4 minute read
| May 26, 2010

Flat spot development on steel/plastic rollers in skid steer cab door

We wrote in our last post about wear on steel cam followers, below we have some more images that offer a great illustration... Read More
3 minute read
| May 12, 2010

Are steel cam followers overrated for use in packaging machines?

“Metal cam followers are overrated” said one packaging engineer in a recent conversation when asked why he opted for... Read More
2 minute read
| May 4, 2010

Power-Core gear segment and pinion in high-speed card feeder

A high frequency reciprocating gear and pinion being used in a feeder to insert postcards into magazines was suffering... Read More
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