This refers to the centerpiece of a hard drive which holds one or more hard drive platters. Often, the term spindle is used to differentiate hard drives from hard disk platters in discussion when referring to large RAID subsystems holding many hard drives, such as "We'll be using 50 spindles instead of 10 spindles in the new RAID box." Basically, a spindle is seen as a limiting factor in performance. Generally, more spindles in a system mean higher possible performance.
the upright/knuckle combination which moves about 2 pivots and steers a vehicle. Here is a picture explaining the basic components of a-arm suspension, the spindle concept remains the same for other suspension types..
Also, any long pin or bar upon which anything revolves.
Hard disk platters are mounted onto a spindle, which is rotated by a specially designed motor.
The driven rotating member of a brake lathe. The arbors and attachments are installed into the end of the spindle.
shaft rotating in it's own housing supported by precision bearings. visit Centerline, the spindle engineering experts
The spindle is the section of a drill that turns the chuck. If the drill features a reverse control, the direction of rotation can be changed from clockwise to counterclockwise.
any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning
a joint where the wheel pivots on the axle
a motor driven shaft on a machine tool
a motor-driven shaft that both positions and transmits power to a tool or holds a workpiece
The drive shaft that connects the knob or lever to the latch or lock mechanism to operate the bolt.
The high precision shaft that rotates within the quill and is the attachment point for the tooling.
Device that holds the cutters during the engraving process. Consisting of a pulley, shaft, micrometer, and a nosecone. The cutter is inserted into the spindle, the engraver holds the spindle and (in rotary engraving) a belt rotates the pulley, rotating the cutter contained within while the rest of the spindle is moved by the engraver to produce engraved characters.
An upper rotating member of an EDM machine to which the electrode or electrode holder is mounted.
In its simplest form, a weighted disk at the bottom of a long notched shaft that is set in a spinning motion by hand to twist and draw fibers into yarn.
Also referred to as a stepdown shaft. A longitudinal bar-type product with more than one diameter or cross section size.
The axle of a bottom bracket. The cranks attach to this.
The rotating hub structure to which the disks are attached.
Mechanical means of coupling a disc to a rotating device.
refers to the shaft or rod in the center of a hard drive, floppy drive, or optical drive (cdrw,cdrom,dvdrw,dvdrom). This term somehow became a way to identify how many drives a laptop houses. EX: A three spindle laptop may have a hard drive, cdrw drive, and floppy drive.
The drive's center shaft, on which the hard disks are mounted. A synchronized spindle is a shaft that allows two disks to spin simultaneously as a mirror image of each other, permitting redundant storage of data.
The part of the disk drive that contacts the disk and/or the hub
a pin in a spinning wheel used for twisting and winding the thread
Main rotating shaft on which the chuck or other work holding device is mounted. It is mounted in precision bearings and passes through the headstock. See also: Headstock, Lathe
Tapered axle that supports a free rolling wheel.
Mechanism inside a hard disk drive that moves the heads into place. The axle on which a disk turns.
The part of the machine tool that rotates during operation. On a mill it holds the tool. On a lathe it holds the workpiece.
The short steel shaft used to hold and stabilize the front wheel to the wheel assembly. The wheel bearings in the wheel assembly which allow the wheel to turn are fitted to the spindle.
The small shaft located at each front wheel on which the front wheels revolve in rear-wheel-drive cars.
The part of the vehicle's suspension/steering system that the hub/wheel bearing assembly rides on. Spindles are typically found on rear wheel and 4WD systems.
a weighted shaft which imparts a twist to form a thread
One part of a hard disk, around which the platters rotate.
The component on which the hub and wheel bearings are mounted.
A shaft or stub axle upon which the wheel hub and bearing rides.
The drive's center shaft, on which the hard disk platters are mounted.
pin or shaft that holds rotating bit or wheel.