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Parts washers were originally developed for use in automotive transmission and engine repair shops as a way to improve the function of simple soak tanks.Soak tanks are vats filled with a mixture of water and detergent, which take hours to "soften" the built-up road grime, fluids, tars and oils enough to be manually rinsed off prior to disassembly and repair.
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William "Bill" L. Kozyra was named chairman, chief executive officer and president of TI Automotive in May 2008. [7] In January 2015, the company was acquired by Bain Capital for $2.4 billion. [8] [9] In October 2017, the company floated on the London Stock Exchange under its new name of TI Fluid Systems. [10] The company floated 25 percent of ...
Hydraulic lifters were nearly universal on cars designed in the 1980s, but some newer cars have reverted to bucket-and-shim mechanical lifters. Although these do not run as quietly and are not maintenance-free, they are cheaper. [citation needed] Nearly all modern non-hydraulic lifter arrangements are on overhead cam engines. [citation needed]
Pilot was a plastic extrusion co. Until they acquired R&C Fabricators, Big Rapids, Mi, which was a metal tubing manufacturing co. in 1990. Due to heat issues with the extruded nylon fuels line supplied to Ford by Pilot, Ford insisted Pilot develop metals manufacturing capability in order to retain their current supplier contracts.
During 1930 The Daimler Company of Coventry, England began to introduce a transmission system using a fluid coupling and Wilson self-changing gearbox for buses and their flagship cars. By 1933 the system was used in all new Daimler, Lanchester and BSA vehicles produced by the group from heavy commercial vehicles to small cars.
A Soxhlet extractor is a piece of laboratory apparatus [1] invented in 1879 by Franz von Soxhlet. [2] It was originally designed for the extraction of a lipid from a solid material. Typically, Soxhlet extraction is used when the desired compound has a limited solubility in a solvent , and the impurity is insoluble in that solvent.
A component used to regulate fluid flow in a hydraulic system, thus controlling the transfer of power between actuators and pumps Inlet manifold (or "intake manifold") An engine part that supplies the air or fuel/air mixture to the cylinders Scuba manifold In a scuba set, connects two or more diving cylinders Vacuum gas manifold