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29 relations: Alternating current, Corliss steam engine, Crane Manufacturers Association of America, De re metallica, Differential pulley, Direct current, Elevator, Engine, Hard Rock Miner's Handbook, Hoist (mining), Hoist controller, Hydraulic hooklift hoist, Hydraulic jigger, Lifting hook, Mass production, Mining, North Bay, Ontario, Overhead crane, Pneumatics, Quincy Mine, Rigging, Rope, Shaft mining, Stationary steam engine, Tempe, Arizona, Thyristor, Variable-frequency drive, Winch, Windlass.
Alternating current
Alternating current (AC) is an electric current which periodically reverses direction, in contrast to direct current (DC) which flows only in one direction.
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Corliss steam engine
A Corliss steam engine (or Corliss engine) is a steam engine, fitted with rotary valves and with variable valve timing patented in 1849, invented by and named after the American engineer George Henry Corliss of Providence, Rhode Island.
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Crane Manufacturers Association of America
The Crane Manufacturers Association of America, Inc.(CMAA) is an independent trade association in the United States.
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De re metallica
De re metallica (Latin for On the Nature of Metals) is a book cataloguing the state of the art of mining, refining, and smelting metals, published a year posthumously in 1556 due to a delay in preparing woodcuts for the text.
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Differential pulley
A differential pulley, also called "Weston differential pulley", sometimes "chain hoist" or colloquially "chain fall", is used to manually lift very heavy objects like car engines.
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Direct current
Direct current (DC) is the unidirectional flow of electric charge.
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Elevator
An elevator (US and Canada) or lift (UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa, Nigeria) is a type of vertical transportation that moves people or goods between floors (levels, decks) of a building, vessel, or other structure.
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Engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one form of energy into mechanical energy.
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Hard Rock Miner's Handbook
The Hard Rock Miner's Handbook is a reference book that deals with the underground hard rock mining industry.
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Hoist (mining)
In underground mining a hoist or winder is used to raise and lower conveyances within the mine shaft.
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Hoist controller
A hoist controller is the controller for a hoist.
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Hydraulic hooklift hoist
Hydraulic hooklift hoists are mounted on heavy duty trucks to enable hauliers to change out flatbeds, dumpster bodies, and similar containers.
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Hydraulic jigger
A hydraulic jigger is a hydraulically powered mechanical winch.
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Lifting hook
A lifting hook is a device for grabbing and lifting loads by means of a device such as a hoist or crane.
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Mass production
Mass production, also known as flow production or continuous production, is the production of large amounts of standardized products, including and especially on assembly lines.
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Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually from an orebody, lode, vein, seam, reef or placer deposit.
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North Bay, Ontario
North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.
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Overhead crane
An overhead crane, commonly called a bridge crane, is a type of crane found in industrial environments.
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Pneumatics
Pneumatics (From Greek: πνεύμα) is a branch of engineering that makes use of gas or pressurized air.
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Quincy Mine
The Quincy Mine is an extensive set of copper mines located near Hancock, Michigan.
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Rigging
Rigging comprises the system of ropes, cables and chains, which support a sailing ship or sail boat's masts—standing rigging, including shrouds and stays—and which adjust the position of the vessel's sails and spars to which they are attached—the running rigging, including halyards, braces, sheets and vangs.
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Rope
A rope is a group of yarns, plies, fibers or strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form.
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Shaft mining
Shaft mining or shaft sinking is excavating a vertical or near-vertical tunnel from the top down, where there is initially no access to the bottom.
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Stationary steam engine
Stationary steam engines are fixed steam engines used for pumping or driving mills and factories, and for power generation.
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Tempe, Arizona
Tempe (Oidbaḍ in Pima), also known as Hayden's Ferry during the territorial times of Arizona, is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2017 population of 185,038.
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Thyristor
A thyristor is a solid-state semiconductor device with four layers of alternating P- and N-type materials.
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Variable-frequency drive
A variable-frequency drive (VFD; also termed adjustable-frequency drive, “variable-voltage/variable-frequency (VVVF) drive”, variable speed drive, AC drive, micro drive or inverter drive) is a type of adjustable-speed drive used in electro-mechanical drive systems to control AC motor speed and torque by varying motor input frequency and voltage.
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Winch
A winch is a mechanical device that is used to pull in (wind up) or let out (wind out) or otherwise adjust the "tension" of a rope or wire rope (also called "cable" or "wire cable").
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Windlass
The windlass is an apparatus for moving heavy weights.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoist_(device)
