Max: Rolamite
Donald F. Wilkes: Rolamite
As basic as the lever or pulley, the simple concept called 'Rolamite' promises a revolution in mechanical design.
What's a Rolamite? It looks like a simple gadget made with two rollers and a steel band, but it's much more. As basic as the wheel, the lever, or the hinge, it is the only elementary machine discovered this century. Its use will be widespread --- in everything from switches, thermostats, and valves to pumps and clutches, and as almost frictionless bearings.
As basic as the lever or pulley, the simple concept called 'Rolamite' promises a revolution in mechanical design.
What's a Rolamite? It looks like a simple gadget made with two rollers and a steel band, but it's much more. As basic as the wheel, the lever, or the hinge, it is the only elementary machine discovered this century. Its use will be widespread --- in everything from switches, thermostats, and valves to pumps and clutches, and as almost frictionless bearings.
posted by Max Dobberstein at 12/07/2006 09:24:00 PM
1 Comments:
Interesting. It's like a technology that time forgot. Has anyone of our readers ever seen one of these things in action? I wonder why this never caught on?
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