Have you ever seen a flag being raised, or wondered how a mechanical clock works? Let’s take a look at some of the simple mechanisms that they use. Pulleys and gears. When a flag is raised, it will ...

One common misconception is that belts will slip more frequently on composite pulleys than on metal pulleys. Not so! The wedging action of V-belts is so efficient that slip should never be an issue; ...

One of the questions we often get asked is what are the best quick, cheap, and easy-to-install performance part for late-model Mustangs? That’s not easy to answer because there are many things to ...

As the evolution of the automobile continues, many hot rodders fear they will soon be locked out of the engine bay of Detroit's latest iron. While it's true that OBD-II electronics seem to have ...

When thinking of humanity’s ability to harness wind energy, many people will conjure images of windmills from places like The Netherlands or Persia. But people have been using wind energy ...

All equipment components are engineered in some way, however, the term “engineered product” is used to describe something tailor-made. When applied to conveyor pulleys, ‘engineered’ means designed ...