1Co-Co1
A wheel arrangement for diesel-electric locomotives signifying that a locomotive has eight axles on two bogies, six axles are powered by electric motors, with one outer axle on each bogie unpowered.
Industrial supplies, equipment, and components
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3D printer
A device for making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital model.
A1A-A1A
A wheel arrangement for diesel and electric locomotives with two three-axle bogies / trucks, the two outer axles of each bogie are powered and the centre axle is unpowered.
abvolt
A unit of electrical potential equal to one hundred millionth of a volt (10⁻⁸ volts), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.
abwatt
A unit of electrical power equal to one ten-millionth of a watt (10⁻⁷ watts), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.
acoustic coupler
A terminal device used to link data terminals and radio sets with the telephone network.
adit
A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine, as contrasted with a shaft or vertical entry passage, used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes.
airshaft
A device used for handling winding reels in the processing of web-fed materials, such as in continuous-process printing presses.
alligator clip
A spring-loaded metal clip, usually attached to a wire and used to create a temporary electrical connection.
analog-to-digital converter
A device that converts an infinite resolution analog signal to a finite resolution digital signal.
answering machine
A device that automatically records voicemails from unanswered telephone calls.
anticoherer
A device, one form of which consists of a scratched deposit of silver on glass, used in connection with the receiving apparatus for reading wireless signals. The electric waves falling on this device increase its resistance several times.
arcwall machine
A mobile cutting machine that can cut horizontally into walls.
Armstrong oscillator
An electronic oscillator circuit which uses an inductor and capacitor to generate an oscillation.
Asian utility vehicle
Any of various motor vehicles that are tailored to East Asian and Southeast Asian markets and are variously similar to or identical with basic utility vehicles, sport utility vehicles, or minivans, depending on the instance.
asphalt shingle
A shingle manufactured by coating a reinforcing material (felt or fibrous glass mat) with asphalt and having mineral granules on the side exposed to the weather.
assembly line
A system of workers and machinery in which a product is assembled in a series of consecutive operations; typically the product is conveyed by a continuously moving belt.
automatic transmission
A vehicle transmission which shifts gears automatically in response to vehicle speed and/or load, and does not require any driver input to manually change gears under normal driving conditions; an automatic gearbox.
automobile graveyard
An establishment which is maintained or used for storing, keeping, buying, or selling wrecked, scrapped, ruined, or dismantled motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts.
axial lead
An electrical component with two leads (wires) extending out in opposite directions (along a single axis).
axle counter
A safety device fitted to railway track which counts the axles in a train as it passes over it. A check is carried out when the train passes the next axle counter to make sure the train is still complete.
back-seat driving
Excessive commenting on the actions and decisions of someone operating a motor vehicle by a person who is not operating the vehicle.
ballast
device used for stabilizing current in an electric circuit (e.g. in a tube lamp supply circuit)
band printer
A type of impact line printer in which a metal band, etched with character shapes and timing marks, moves horizontally across the print area, allowing hammers to strike and transfer characters from the band through a ribbon onto paper.
barley reel
A machine designed to remove wild oats from barley, wild oats from large tame oats, and pin oats from wheat.
base flashing
Plies or strips of roof membrane material used to close-off and/or seal a roof at the horizonta-to-vertical intersections. Membrane base flashing covers the edge of the field membrane.
batching plant
Usually a set of equipment assembled for the purpose of mixing concrete from raw materials, typically sand or gravel, cement, and water, but some are used for asphalt.
battery
A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
battery charger
A device that stores energy in a battery by running an electric current through it.
battery electric multiple unit
An electrically driven multiple unit or railcar whose energy is derived from rechargeable batteries driving the traction motors.
bead breaker
A tool or device used to separate the bead from a tire rim.
beater
A weaving tool designed to push the weft yarn securely into place. It contains the comb-like insert reed and is sometimes a part of the loom.
bee vacuum
A suction device somewhat like a vacuum cleaner, used to capture swarms of bees.
beige box
A device used in phreaking, technically equivalent to a telephone company lineman's handset: a telephone fitted with alligator clips to attach it to a line.
bellbox
A bell-shaped apparatus used to extract broken rods from the bottom of a mine shaft.
bellyscraper
A piece of earthmoving equipment used to level land and build roads. A heavy equipment machinery with a blade on the bottom and a hopper on top, that can carry, scrape-up, and lay-down material.
belt buckle
A fastening device used to secure the two ends of a belt, ensures it remains in place around the waist.
belted cable
A 3-phase power cable whose conductors are bunched together and isolated with oil-impregnated insulating paper.
bi-mode
a bi-mode multiple unit which can operate either as a normal electric train or as a diesel-electric train (on unelectrified track), with the power coming from diesel generators.
bias
A voltage or current applied to an electronic device, such as a transistor electrode, to move its operating point to a desired part of its transfer function.
bias tape
A narrow strip of fabric, cut on the bias (diagonally across the weave, for greater stretchiness), used in making piping, binding seams, finishing raw edges, etc.
bill of materials
A list of materials and components used in a manufactured item.
binder
A machine used in harvesting which cuts the stalks of a crop and then ties them into a bundle or sheaf.
block instrument
An instrument installed in a cabinet, used in block signalling installations.
blond metal
A variety of clay iron ore, from Staffordshire, England, once used for making tools such as nails, axes and horseshoes.
blowing agent
An expanding agent used to produce a gas by chemical or thermal action, or both, in the manufacture of hollow or cellular materials.
blue box
An electronic device used to bypass payment on a tone pulse telephone system.
BNC connector
A connector for a coaxial cable which keeps the central wire from touching the cable's outer shield.
Bo-Bo
A wheel arrangement for diesel and electric locomotives signifying that a locomotive has four axles, each powered by a motor, on two bogies.
board finger
A part used in printed circuit boards to form the traces of the edge connector which plug into matching sockets.
bodkin
A sharp tool, like an awl, formerly used for pressing down individual type characters (e.g. letters) from a column or page in making corrections.
body contact
A conductive connection between body and active parts of electrical equipment resulting from a fault.
body control module
An electronic unit responsible for monitoring and controlling various electronic accessories in the body of a motor vehicle, such as windows, mirrors, air conditioning, and central locking.
body in white
The cabin skeleton of a motor vehicle; without the frame or subassemblies extending from the front and back and below; without finishes, furnishings, accoutrements. This body is at a stage in the assembly process before such is attached.
booster
A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
boot
A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc.
bootlegger reverse
An automobile driving maneuver where the driver puts the vehicle in a controlled skid in order to quickly reverse the vehicle's bearing to the opposite direction.
brake assembly
The collective replacement parts used to repair an automobile's worn down brakes.
brayer
A hand printing tool, in the US often a roller, used to spread a thin even layer of ink. Early brayers, consisting of a vertical cylinder with a single handle, were designed to break up thick inks before spreading.
breadboard
A device used to build a (usually temporary) prototype of an electronic circuit and for experimenting with circuit designs. Both solder and solderless versions are available; the solderless type are easily reusable.