Slip Ring Circuit Ratings
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)…
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Slip Ring and Rotary Union Solutions for Scrap, Demolition, and Recycling Industry
UEA manufactures custom slip ring and rotary union solutions for the scrap, demolition, and recycling industry to meet the demands of this rugged application. High pressures, vibration, high and low…
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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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Rugged Designs for the Forestry Industry
As United Equipment Accessories progresses through with a myriad of new hydraulic swivel requests and designs, I’d like to take a minute and show off one of our most popular…
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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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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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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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Rotary Unions in High-Temperature Applications
Heat can take a toll on outdoor equipment and heavy machinery. The heat damage done to the machinery or components, like a rotary union isn’t always immediately noticeable. For example,…
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Rotary Union Testing for Extreme Environments
United Equipment Accessories (UEA) has completed extensive client specific testing over the years. Our hydraulic swivel line is no exception. Not only do we offer endurance and application testing for our…
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Rotary Union Design Blog Series: Vibration, Resonance, and System Response
Many of us know the sound and irritation of loading the washing machine too full. During the spin cycle of the wash, if the weight within the washing machine is…
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Rotary Union Design Blog Series: Steps to Ensure Excellent Rotary Union Rotational Dynamics
To wrap up our rotary union design blog series (click here to read blog #1 and blog #2 in the series), we will discuss best practices to optimize the rotation…
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Rotary Union Design Blog Series: Rotary Union Rotation Dynamics
As we discussed in the last blog about rotary unions and vibration, rotational dynamics is another essential aspect of successfully designing a hydraulic rotary union. Just like an overloaded washing…
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