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2 unusual facts about Wheel and axle


Actuator

Wheel and axle: Hoist, winch, rack and pinion, chain drive, belt drive, rigid chain and rigid belt actuators operate on the principle of the wheel and axle.

Wheel and axle

The oldest known example of a wooden wheel and its axle was found in 2002 at the Ljubljana Marshes some 20 km south of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.



see also

Rail Wheel Factory

Rail Wheel Factory (RWF) at Yelahanka, Bangalore (earlier known as Wheel and Axle Plant, WAP) it was started by Shri CK Jaffer Sharief the then Railway Minister who got this project to Bangalore is a premier manufacturing unit of Indian Railways, which is engaged in the production of wheels, axles and wheel sets of railroad wagons, coaches and locomotives for the use of the Indian Railways and select overseas customers.