Piston Valve Actuators. Image credit: Spirax Sarco Diaphragm actuators have a thin flexible membrane that actuates via a compressed air supply. This type of actuator is single acting because the air ...

More on that later. As you might have figured out, what’s happening here is that each giant key actuates what we hope is a Cherry-brand lever switch that is wired to the pads of a normal-sized ...

The springs are used to pull the shoes away from the drum when the brake is released, as well as to help hold the brake shoes in place and return the adjuster arm after it actuates. Three drum brake ...

To really test out the TSW Truck Wheel from Moza, I decided to embrace my inner truck driver and go all in on American Truck ...

We also liked the focus/exposure lock function of the D-320L, that allows you to pre-set the exposure prior to the shot itself: Pressing the shutter button halfway actuates the autofocus and ...

Their afterburner uses a small butane canister for fuel. A servo motor actuates the valve on the canister, forcing fuel into a tube. This tube is set up to regulate the flow of butane and ensure ...

This is because most mechanical keyboard switches -- the piece that actuates the key when you press them -- are rated for ...

We also liked the focus/exposure lock function that allows you to pre-set the exposure prior to the shot itself: Pressing the shutter button halfway actuates the autofocus and autoexposure systems ...

And because Washington is littered with publicly accessible dirt logging roads, there are hundreds of miles of BDR-curated ...

They're compact barrels which run through the door, with the key turning a latch in the centre that actuates the mechanism of a mortice case or the locking catch of a multi-point lock. On outer ...

The train is equipped with an automatic train control (ATC) system, which actuates the brakes automatically when the train exceeds the speed limit and when an emergency stop button is pushed at a ...