Overcoming the “slip-stick phenomenon”

Overcoming the “slip-stick phenomenon”

Since 1915, the Will-Burt Company has been providing innovative mechanical solutions to companies and militaries on a global scale. Will-Burt’s largest division designs and manufactures a complete line of standard and custom built telescopic masts. Their...
Selecting Lubricants for Pneumatic Cylinders

Selecting Lubricants for Pneumatic Cylinders

The pneumatic and cylinders that drive industrial machines often have to stroke hundreds of times a day, every day. With such challenging duty-cycles, these air cylinders have lubrication requirements above and beyond what most commodity greases can provide. These...
Locks with Longevity

Locks with Longevity

Typically, bank vault combination locks break as a result of daily use. These locks are precision mechanisms that should receive yearly maintenance–especially lubrication to minimize the effects of metal-on-metal contact between internal components. In the real world,...