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In oil-shear brake and clutch units, friction plates and oil work together to slow and accelerate systems. Consider oil-shear clutching: Upon startup, rotating input discs move toward stationary ...

Efficiently and reliably managing the shear rate of its high-speed, in-line mixers and high-shear colloid mixers is crucial to Bematek Systems Inc., Beverly, Mass. David Ekstrom, president and general ...