Archive for the ‘automotive’ category

Integrated Mill Head Automatically Corrects Unbalance

November 18, 2009

Universal’s 99.65% unbalance reduction ratio is the highest currently available on a vertical balancing machine

3 Reasons the U.S. is Still On Top of Global Manufacturing

November 10, 2009

By Amanda Earing, News Editor, Manufacturing.Net – November 03, 2009 While U.S. manufacturing jobs have shrunk from 20 million in 1980 to about 12 million today, the U.S. has never been more important in global manufacturing. Manufacturing.net spoke with Dr. Chris Kuehl, Economic Analyst, Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, to learn what he believes the future [...]

On the Knife’s Edge

November 10, 2009

‘Static balancing’ dates back to the days when rotors were placed on knife edges (on a mandrel if required) and the unbalance would cause the heavy spot of a rotor (unbalance) to fall to the bottom through the force of gravity. The unbalance could therefore be identified without the need to drive the rotor, or [...]

Joint Venture Brings Balance to Michigan

October 29, 2009

Universal Balancing strengthened its presence in North America with the establishment of Reco-Unibal, a joint venture sales and service operation in Michigan. This joint venture combines the strength of Universal Balancing’s advanced component balancing technology with the extensive industry sector experience of the Reco Unibal team. Through the collaboration, Reco-Unibal will be responsible for sales [...]