Posts by Corey Rasmussen

I often get the question of what type of roller chain should be used in an application. Let's unpack that question in this article. A standard duty roller chain should be specified unless spacial...

Springs are essential to life.  In fact everything on the planet acts like a spring, which follow Hooke’s law.  When force is applied to an object, it will deflect.  If more force is...

Hydraulic motors are wonderful hydraulic components. They can change fluid power into mechanical rotational power where direct driving cannot take place. Yes, gear, gerotor, geroler and some vane...

In this video, Corey shows how to use a PLC for latching relays as well as counters and timers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXhhi__FxmE

In this video, Corey demonstrates the basic ladder logic functions of AND, OR, NOT and LATCH on a PLC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqZP6M9zc-4

Beam tables give information on and assume that the deflection calculation is based on a constant cross section.  So, what do we do if our beam has a cross section that changes over the length...