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Save the Date: Manufacturing Day 2014

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If you’ve heard about or participated in Manufacturing Day since it began two years ago, you won’t be surprised to learn that this year, it’s projected to be bigger and better than ever. The date: October 3, 2014. The mission: to address “common misperceptions about manufacturing” while “amplify[ing] the voice of individual manufacturers” to address […]

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Preventative Maintenance and Centrifugal Clutches: Avoiding Catastrophe

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Consider this scenario: your business is booming, demand is higher than it’s been in years, and everything is on the right track—and then an emergency happens. You’ve been working so hard to get business where it now is, that you’ve forgotten to invest in a backup. You need to get back up and running right […]

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Mechanical Clutches That Fulfill Many Requirements

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A clutch may be most commonly associated with automobiles, but mechanical clutches are needed any time that the transmission of power or motion must be controlled.  There are many varieties of mechanical clutches, with each type designed to fulfill specific requirements.  One of the most commonly used types is the centrifugal clutch. These clutch systems […]

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The Rising Demand—And Success—in the Mining Equipment Industry

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If you follow the latest news and trends in American manufacturing, then you likely know that the industry is in the midst of a major recovery. Production and overall competitiveness in manufacturing is at levels not seen in many years, which is good news for business owners, manufacturing workers, and the country in general. What […]

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The Waterworks Industry Prepares for the Future Where Keeping Water Pumping and Flowing Will Continue to be Critical

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Each day, water utilities and other companies in the waterworks industry face challenges, some more critical than others. For example, the current California drought affects the waterworks industry and millions of people in the state, with repercussions in other industries and other states and locations around the world. The agriculture industry is affected, with limited […]


Industrial Clutches Help Pump up Manufacturing Activity – and the Number of Jobs in Manufacturing Industries

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Whether you’re looking at a water treatment plant, an aluminum processing facility or an aggregate crushing plant, we can guarantee there is an industrial clutch – most likely several of them – working behind the scenes in the pumps, crushers and processing equipment. Industrial clutches help pump up activity and keep things moving forward for […]

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The How and Why of the Centrifugal Clutch

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As leaders in the design and manufacture of custom centrifugal clutches, we’re often in contact with people who want to know how they work, and what their advantages are. Simply put, their advantages are many—but here we aim to explain why and how. The main purpose of the centrifugal clutch is to start loads efficiently […]

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Looking Back: The Year in Review

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With the holiday season now officially upon us, before we know it, it will be 2014. At BLM Automatic Clutch, we’ve had a busy and fruitful year! As this year comes to an end, we’d like to take a look back at some of the many applications centrifugal clutches were used in 2012-2013. Clutches in […]

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Did you know that clutches may play a large role in the 2014 Olympics Games in Sochi, Russia?

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This upcoming February, The XXII Winter Olympics will be taking place in Sochi, Russia – making it the first time that the Russian Federation will be hosting the games, as the Soviet Union hosted the previous in Moscow back in 1980. Separated into two clusters – the events will be divided into ice and mountain […]

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As Everyone Is Going for Gold Again, Conveyors (and Clutches) Keep Things Moving

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Demand for gold is on the rise again around the world, and this demand is driving an increase in gold mining activities. Everyone seems to be going for gold! Recent news reports talk about the global gold mining push and growing demand: “Gold fever” is striking Asia again: The countries of India, China and Thailand […]

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