Designing Slip Rings for Outdoor Environments
Environmental conditions weigh heavily into the design for a new slip ring. When working on a new design, UEA engineers will ask if the new project needs to be designed…
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Designing a Slip Ring for a Heated Conveyor
How do you keep an outdoor conveyor from freezing and free of snow and ice when working in a cold environment? United Equipment Accessories (UEA) received a request to develop…
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Designing a High-Temperature Slip Ring
When United Equipment Accessories (UEA) begins the design process of a new custom slip ring, UEA’s engineers review the environment where the slip ring will be used to understand better…
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Designing a Custom Crane Slip Ring
United Equipment Accessories was recently challenged with a crane slip ring application that had limited space, required extra sealing, and needed a larger thru bore than is typical for this…
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Cutting Out Contamination
Contamination is estimated to create 80% of hydraulic equipment failures. That claim may not hold up to intense scrutiny, but the essence of the statement, I believe, holds true. The…
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Custom Solution for Crane Slip Ring Cover
United Equipment Accessories (UEA) recently designed a new and improved slip ring for cranes. This new design needed to fit a crane that had limited space to remove the standard…
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Custom Slip Rings with Combining Data and Power
Data communication signal is becoming increasingly common in equipment as our lives and products become more connected. Separation of data communication from power circuits is needed to provide the best…
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Custom Slip Rings and Rotary Unions for Forestry Industry
Since 1952, United Equipment Accessories, Inc. has been a leader in the forestry industry, engineering rotary unions and slip rings to meet the demands of the rugged environment. We are…
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Custom Slip Ring for Industrial Winder
United Equipment Accessories partnered with an industrial winder company to build a 100+ circuit electrical slip ring. The company turned to UEA because we can produce low-volume, highly customized slip…
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Custom Slip Ring for Industrial Stretch Wrapper
A new 62-circuit electrical slip ring has made its way through United Equipment Accessories. This S15C series slip ring with mounting tube assembly was designed to be mounted upright in…
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Custom Parts and Continuous Improvement Through Additive Manufacturing
United Equipment Accessories (UEA) is constantly seeking innovative ways to enhance our manufacturing processes and meet the unique custom requirements of our customers. One groundbreaking technology that has emerged is…
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Custom Cable Reels with Alpha Slip Rings for Marine and Military Applications
At UEA, we are proud to own Alpha Slip Rings, a brand known for delivering top-notch integrated slip ring and cable reel systems. Recently, Alpha Slip Rings customized two such…
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