Too Many Hoses in a Hydraulic System?
The purpose of a hydraulic hose is to allow hydraulic fluid to flow from one component to another. In a hydraulic system, the hoses are channels that ensure that hydraulic…
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Tackling Our Largest Custom Rotary Union (To Date)
United Equipment Accessories is a leader in custom motion solutions, including custom rotary unions. We work with our customers to find the right solution to meet their project’s needs. One…
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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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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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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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Replacement Rotary Unions
Rotary unions, also known as hydraulic rotary swivels, rotary swivel joints, and hydraulic swivels, are precision components designed to transfer fluid from a stationary source to a rotating piece of…
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Preventing Hydraulic Leaks
A longstanding problem with any hydraulic system is that they eventually will leak. Many times, United Equipment Accessories (UEA) is contacted when a potential customer is having leaking issues with…
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Mounting and Torquing of Rotary Unions
Rotary unions manufactured by United Equipment Accessories (UEA) go into a wide array of machinery. Each application that we design for is different from the next. While there are usually…
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