The next time you find yourself at an amusement park, you might be surprised to know that you will be surrounded by potentially dozens of slip rings. Whether it be…

United Equipment Accessories has been designing and manufacturing wind turbine slip rings since the early 2000s. During this time, UEA has supplied tens of thousands of slip rings throughout the…

The characteristics and requirements of a slip ring can vary widely, depending on the application. These design specifications are primarily based on the number of rotations and the application’s environment.…

United Equipment Accessories works with customers in a variety of industries with wide-ranging requirements. Applications that are exposed to corrosive or salt air environment bring along a new set of…

As a leading slip ring provider, United Equipment Accessories is continuously striving to provide solutions of electrical and hydraulic transfer through rotating applications. While the rotating assemblies that we work…

Depending on the type of application, some maintenance may be needed on slip rings. It all depends on the number of rotations and/or the environment the slip ring is in.…

A. Center Harness Connections Should be as short as possible to prevent rubbing on slip ring cover. Optional rubbing disk for spun aluminum covers protects against abrasion on assemblies with…

In today’s blog, we are here to answer some frequently asked questions that we get from customers regarding our slip rings. Do UEA slip rings have UL/NTRL/CSA certification? They can.…

When helping a customer specify or design a slip ring for their needs, circuit ratings are one of the most critical pieces of information. Customers ask United Equipment Accessories (UEA)…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Continuous innovation is essential in addressing the growing complexities of modern technology. As part of United Equipment Accessories (UEA), we have seen firsthand how our traditional slip rings have stood…

Do you need to replace an existing slip ring?  Not only does United Equipment Accessories (UEA) design new slip rings, we also can design them to retrofit or replace an…

As a slip ring design engineer, a common question that I receive is whether we can provide a slip ring that can handle both power and communications. The answer is…

Recently, some of our customers have been asking, “What can be done to reduce the overall height in our S15A series slip rings?”  Typically these slip rings are designed to…

Here in the Innovation and Technology department at UEA, we are constantly attempting to challenge the status quo of the slip ring manufacturing industry. One of the biggest challenges we…

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…

One of the largest electrical slip rings United Equipment Accessories has made stands 55″ tall and is 45″ wide! This custom electrical slip ring features a painted steel enclosure with…

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…