Recent Blogs
Wedge Cam Mechanism: How It Works, Diagram, Formula, and Industrial Uses Explained
Explore ideal wedge-cam geometry. Compare follower lift, ramp length and frictionless force ratio from horizontal travel and ramp angle.
Waved-wheel Cam: Ideal Follower Event-rate Calculator
Compare two cam speeds and wave counts using one event per wave. The illustration shows cam-follower contact; the outputs calculate event rate and frequency.
Disk Cam with Oscillating Follower: How It Works, Parts, Formula, and Industrial Uses Explained
Explore an eccentric circular disk cam and oscillating roller follower. Calculate follower swing, output-tip arc and cycle time for the stated mounting geometry.
Double-grooved Eccentric Valve Gear for a Four-cycle Gas Engine: Mechanism, Parts and Diagram Explained
Explore a crossed-groove eccentric with one traversing follower and alternate-revolution exhaust motion. Animate the tracks and calculate lift-profile timing.
Cam to Double-rack Frame with Governor: Mechanism, How It Works, Parts, Uses & Formula
Explore a governor-selected double-ratchet frame driven by a rotating pin. Compare feed direction, advance per revolution and mean selected feed rate.
Toggle-joint Cam Movement: Ideal Symmetric-link Force Calculator
Explore a cam acting on a toggle knee. Compare ideal symmetric-link reactions and knee offset, with an entered scaling factor separate from real losses.
Pivoted Follower: Exact Declared Chord-Lift Geometry
Pivoted follower explained — how the swinging arm tracks a cam profile to drive valves, indexers and printing presses. Geometry, formula and worked example.
Cam (mechanism) Explained: How It Works, Diagram, Parts, Profile Formula and Uses
Explore a radial cam with linear rise and return. Adjust lift and event angles, then compare follower displacement, motion rate and the available lower dwell.