Category: United Equipment Accessories (UEA)

  • United Equipment Accessories: Focusing on Continuous Improvement

    UEA focuses on improving products and processes for the benefits of their customers and their employees.

  • United Equipment Accessories Slip Rings with Air Swivels

    August 18, 2020 by Hunter Johansen, Design Technician United Equipment Accessories (UEA) designs each slip ring to meet the unique demands of the application. One of the many custom specifications that UEA can accommodate is the addition of an air swivel to the slip ring. Adding an air swivel allows the customer to run an air hose on each end of…

  • United Equipment Accessories Rotary Union Testing for Extreme Environments

    May 13, 2020 United Equipment Accessories (UEA) has completed extensive client specific testing over the years. Our hydraulic swivelline is no exception. Not only do we offer endurance and application testing for our hydraulic rotary union customers as part of our development and design process, but we also test and pressure check every unit before it leaves UEA.  This allows…

  • United Equipment Accessories ROV Slip Ring Refurbishment

    May 26, 2020 by Bill Balliette, Sales Director Currently, many oil and gas companies, especially offshore operations such as ROV operators, are feeling the weight of the low price of oil and the cost pressures on the oil and gas market.  As a result, ROV operators may be searching for opportunities to reduce operating expenses. One such…

  • United Equipment Accessories Quality Control System

    July 14, 2020 by Dhaivat Patel, Quality Manager UEA is an ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 80079-34 explosive atmospheres certified organization. At UEA, we believe that the highest customer satisfaction is provided through quality slip rings, rotary unions, and shift controls ,and our company has taken numerous steps taken to achieve the highest product quality standard as per customer-specific requirements.    At UEA,…

  • United Equipment Accessories Rotary Union Design Blog Series: Rotary Union Rotation Dynamics

    JUNE 23, 2020 by Brady Huago, Hydraulic Engineering Supervisor As we discussed in the last blog about rotary unions and vibration, rotational dynamics is another essential aspect of successfully designing a hydraulic rotary union. Just like an overloaded washing machine, a rotary union that vibrates and shakes will not have longevity or have acceptable performance.  Devices that rotate require constraints on all…

  • United Equipment Accessories Rotary Union Design Blog Series: Vibration, Resonance, and System Response

    June 16, 2020 By Brady Hugo, Hydraulic Engineering Supervisor Many of us know the sound and irritation of loading the washing machine too full. During the spin cycle of the wash, if the weight within the washing machine is off-center or too heavy, the machine will sound like it is shaking itself to pieces. This…