Westwind Air Bearing Spindles
What is an air bearing, how does it work, and where should it be used?
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It is important to carry out regular collet maintenance to ensure excellent performance and long life from your Westwind PCB...
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This paper explains in detail how to clean and regrease your positive lock collet using the correct tools and procedures.
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This paper explains in detail how to clean and regrease your dead stop collet using the correct tools and procedures
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This article explains in detail how to clean and regrease your bonded collet using the correct tools and procedures.
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How to identify which type of collet is fitted to your Westwind spindle.
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How to measure the torque of your Westwind collet using the correct tools.
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It is vital to carry out regular collet maintenance. Learn more about the procedures to ensure you are correctly maintaining...
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Westwind Air Bearings insists on the use of suitable Dynamic Runout (DRO) pins to measure DRO accurately.
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To help reduce the risks of excessive heating causing permanent damage to the spindle, all air bearing spindles supplied to...
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It has become apparent that some OEM’s are not using the spindle earth wire or wires correctly.
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Air bearing spindles are manufactured with very fine bearing clearances, and serious damage can occur to the spindle if it...
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Learn what the significant advantages are for air bearing spindles over conventional bearing systems, to increase productivity and quality output.
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Setting the Sieb & Meyer converter, for use with a spindle running rig, with standard Westwind spindles.
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High speed spindles can be subjected to an electrical heating effect causing an increase of the shaft rotor temperature when...
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On PCB drilling and routing spindles, it is imperative that the recommended maintenance procedure is followed for correct operation.
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Mandatory bonded collet maintenance steps to minimize collet failure.
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It is imperative that the recommended maintenance procedure is followed for correct operation for collets.
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What air supply and spindle cooling specifications should be used with an air bearing spindle?
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There are many design considerations that must be taken into account when incorporating air bearing spindles into the design or...
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