by Sven Krause | Jan 8, 2021 | Featured, Latest News, ROTOCON, ROTOCON Case Study
CHALLENGE Meridian Laboratory was contacted by a team at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. They were working on a research project to investigate energy harvesting from a rotational power source without stationary components. For the experimental testing,...
by Sven Krause | Jun 20, 2020 | ROTOCON, ROTOCON Case Study
PROBLEM A leading manufacturer of fiber optic cable and copper cable hardware / equipment approached Meridian Laboratory. They needed to address issues with existing brush-style slip rings on its manufacturing equipment. While the conventional slip rings could power...
by Sven Krause | Apr 10, 2020 | ROTOCON, ROTOCON Case Study
ROTOCON® BRUSHLESS SLIP RINGS CONSISTENTLY DELIVER LOW AND STABLE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE Our engineers are regularly called upon to explain and demonstrate the importance of contact resistance, and the signal quality one can expect from a conventional brushed slip ring...
by Sven Krause | Aug 1, 2019 | ROTOCON, ROTOCON Case Study
SLIP RING SIGNAL QUALITY DEMONSTRATION Since 1963 Meridian Laboratory has manufactured brushless industrial slip ring assemblies and rotary electrical connectors. Conventional brushed slip rings rely on stationary graphite or metal contact (brush) which rubs on the...
by Sven Krause | Apr 16, 2019 | Latest News, ROTOCON Case Study
Rotocon Brushless Slip Rings vs Gold Plated Contacts Many manufacturers of conventional brushed slip rings will advertise ‘gold plated contacts’ – but what exactly does that mean for a slip ring? Part functional, part advertising buzzword, ‘gold plating’ a contact in...
by Sven Krause | Jun 29, 2017 | ROTOCON, ROTOCON Case Study
Problem An American based manufacturer of helicopter blades approached Meridian Laboratory with challenges they faced in using conventional brushed slip rings during dynamic testing. The average slip ring creates electrical feedback that was interfering with readings...
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