Laminated shims come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Laminated shims can be peeled down, layer by layer, until they are the proper thickness. Intercomposite is a proprietary Spirol material made of ...

The starting idea was to reduce the weight of machinery, e.g. in aeronautics, by using composites instead of stainless steel. The main difficulty was to preserve the stiffness properties of the ...

There are two main sources of vibration in a machine: transmission of motive force to the machine, and its actual activity — whether cutting, stamping, or otherwise. Vibrations are magnified when ...