Crane Slip Ring

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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Feature Article: Turning to a Better Answer

This article originally appeared in Lift and Access, November/December 2016 -By Daniel Hanawalt & Bo Li United Equipment Accessories, Inc. Elliott Equipment Co., Omaha, Neb., manufactures telescopic boom cranes, truck-and…
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slip ring cost

How Much Does a Slip Ring Cost?

Because United Equipment Accessories builds only custom slip ring assemblies there is no simple formula to answer the question “What does a slip ring cost?”  Virtually every slip ring assembly…
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What is a Slip Ring and How Does It Work

How Does a Slip Ring Work

We know that slip rings transfer power and data between a stationary and a 360 ° rotating surface.  But how does this happen? How does a slip ring work? On…
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IP rating for slip rings

IP Ratings for Slip Rings

Electrical slip rings require ingress protection (IP) based on the personal protection requirements, environmental conditions, and mounting position. What is an IP rating? IP ratings are based on international standard…
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position sensing cable reel

Position Sensing Cable Reels

As part of our continuous effort to offer customers new, unique components that add value to our products and consumer applications, UEA now offers magnetic drive, or non-contact rotary encoders,…
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Rotating Platform Slip Ring

Rotating Platform Slip Ring

United Equipment Accessories (UEA) recently designed and built a custom electrical slip ring to be used in a rotating platform application.  The features for this new slip ring include: (16)16A-300…
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Rotational Dryer Slip Ring

Rotational Dryer Slip Ring

A new 42-circuit electrical slip ring has made its way through United Equipment Accessories. This S15D series slip ring with mounting tube assembly was designed to be mounted horizontally in…
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ROV Slip Ring Refurbishment

ROV Slip Ring Refurbishment

Currently, many oil and gas companies, especially offshore operations such as ROV operators, are feeling the weight of the low price of oil and the cost pressures on the oil…
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Slip Ring Brush

Setting a Higher Standard

United Equipment Accessories’ name has become synonymous with quality slip rings for the wind industry. The charge to our Research and Development (R&D) staff is to always do better and…
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