If your goal is to reduce your carbon footprint, then investing in a tiny home is the way to go. This, along with lower heating and electricity costs, mean you can reduce your impact on the environment around you.
Folding Furniture Maximizes Space in Tiny Home Design
Topics: Motion Control, Design, Counterbalance, Hinges
Case Studies Show Weber Knapp Motion Control Successes
Motion control has made a lot of tasks easier in a number of industries. New products incorporate counterbalance or spring-assist hinges to provide a new, improved solution to an old or long-standing problem. Weber Knapp offers a series of case studies to provide you with a better idea of the potential solutions to any hinge-related problems you may encounter.
Topics: Motion Control, Design, Hinges, Industrial, kitchen
Counterbalance Hinges: Safety and Injury Reduction in the Workplace
Workers deal with a lot of equipment and applications that can cause trauma to their hands. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 102,350 total hand injuries occurred in 2020.
Topics: Motion Control, Hinges, Industrial, Lid Support, kitchen
Weber Knapp Counterbalance Hinges Help Your Industry Innovate
At first glance, you might suspect that the only place you’re going to see a Vectis™ Counterbalance is in an industrial setting, perhaps mounted on an enormous machine shield, or maybe some type of oversize industrial tank lid.
Topics: Counterbalances, Motion Control, Counterbalance Hinge, Hinges, Vectis
Hidden Door Hinge Design: 5 Aesthetic & Functional Considerations
If you’re designing a product with a hinge, there’s a decent chance you want it hidden away from the world.
Topics: Applications, Design, Appliance, Engineering, Hinges, Durability, Aesthetics, Food Industry
Gas Spring Alternatives: Mechanical Spring Innovations
No one wants to have a heavy lid come down on their hand while they are focused on completing a project. Likewise, no one wants to see someone else injured when there are hinges available to help avoid these accidents.
The hinge market includes a variety of motion control options, including both mechanical spring and gas spring hinges. While some prefer gas spring hinges, others opt for the mechanical spring alternatives.
Topics: Applications, Motion Control, Gas Springs, Hinges, Manufacturing
Vectis™ Technology: Counterbalance Motion Control Video Tutorials
Choosing the right motion control solution can involve some tricky elements. When it’s time to understand the type of counterbalance or spring-assist hinge you need and the best way to move forward with the installation, it helps to have a visual guide as a resource. The Vectis pages provide both written content and videos that do everything from explaining how a Vectis hinge can be a better choice than a gas hinge to how to install and adjust the hinge solution you choose.
Topics: Motion Control, Hinges, Industrial, Lid Support, Vectis
How to Use a Counterbalance Hinge for Pivoting Loads
If you want to design a product with a heavy lid or door, it’s useful to research how engineers have solved similar problems with other products.
Topics: Motion Control, Counterbalance Hinge, Hinges, Lid, Springloaded
As a kid, you might have marveled at the flip-up bar countertop at your parents’ favorite restaurant. But a lot has changed since then, and bar lift gates have improved significantly.
Topics: Ergonomics, Design, Appliance, Counterbalance, Engineering, Hinge, Hinges, Lid Support, Manufacturing
While not always visible to the naked eye, custom heavy-duty hinges are hard at work in various industries every day.
Topics: Motion Control, Design, Hinges, Industrial, Lid Support