There are always risks involved when working in the vicinity of heavy machinery and equipment. A small malfunction caused by lack of maintenance, human error or any other reason could have potentially fatal consequences. To keep a track of work-related accidents, The...
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5 Tools that Make Moving Heavy Machinery Simple
Perhaps the most daunting aspect of relocation is moving large vehicles and heavy equipment from one place to another. Such movements require in-depth planning as any wrong move involving heavy machinery has the potential to cause life threatening accidents or serious...
5 Tips to Choosing Material Handling Equipment
Material handling operations are an essential part of all manufacturing industries. These jobs often require excessive physical labor and repetitive tasks that wear out workers. It also puts workers at a high risk of various musculoskeletal health disorders which...
Lifting and Material Handling – Health & Safety Issues
When it comes to workplaces, health and safety of workers should always be among the top concerns. According to a research conducted by Bureau of Labor Statistics – United States Department of Labor, a total of 5,190 workers died from fatal work-related injuries in...
Choosing the Right Air Bearing for the Job
CLICK HERE TO CONTACT US All of our air bearing and load module systems can be controlled via an optional remote control unit. Remote control units make it very easy to adjust individual air bearings – increase/decrease air pressure – from one central location without...
Why Do Air Bearings Need To Be Individually Adjusted?
Air bearings need to be adjusted for a variety of reasons, some of which we have outlined below: Uneven load weight meaning that certain areas of a load will need more air pressure than other areas. Having the ability to apply more air pressure to individual air...
Where Does the Shop Compressed Air Supply Connect?
Air bearing systems are powered by regular compressed air that runs around most industrial facilities. All of our systems and air other powered products have an air inlet port, or flow control manifold, to connect the shop compressed air supply to. In the case of air...
Where Does The Air Plug Into The Air Bearing?
Compressed air is introduced into an air bearing system in one of two ways: 1.If the air bearing is part of a manually operated system, (no remote control unit) then each load module will contain an air flow control valve on one of its edges. This air flow control...
Where Does The Air Plug Into The Air Bearing?
Compressed air is introduced into an air bearing system in one of two ways: 1.If the air bearing is part of a manually operated system, (no remote control unit) then each load module will contain an air flow control valve on one of its edges. This air flow control...
What Is An Air Bearing?
An air bearing is a device, usually made from a rubber-type fabric, that is designed to inflate with compressed air and forms a floating action above the floor surface it is sitting on. Incorporated into an air caster load module, the air bearing is then used, with...




