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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 ...

Blade shearers from around the world have been sharpening their tools and their eye before the Golden Shears in Masterton under the tutelage of Allan Oldfield, a world champion blade shearer, at a ...