(Russian: Николай Владимирович Акимов)
OCTOBER 29, 1939
Nicholas W. Akimoff, research engineer and former member of the Franklin Institute, died suddenly in Paris on Aug. 23, it was learned yesterday. Mr. Akimoff was widely known in the field of marine and aviation research. He was completing the manuscript of his most important work, preparatory to returning to this country, when he was stricken with a fatal heart attack. He is survived by his wife, Isabel Buchanan Akimoff, of Atlantic City, N. J., and two sisters, Mrs. Alexis Zaeff and Mrs. Adolf Schoene. Funeral services were held in Rome.
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Vibration Specialty Corporation was incorporated in 1918 by Nicholas Wladimir Akimoff. This was 2 years after he had submitted his original patent for a static /dynamic balancing machine. In 1918, he resubmitted his patent with an improved version of the machine.
N. W. Akimoff was a Russian immigrant. By the time Akimoff arrived in the USA, he was already noted for his ingenuity in the world of mechanics. His balance machine, while a breakthrough in its time, is still used today coupled with current technology to be, perhaps, the best portable balance machine available.
The Akimoff machine incorporates mechanical resonance to realize an extremely accurate reading at relatively slow speeds (rpm). In the present configuration, the Akimoff machine is used for balancing rotating elements weighing up to 400,000 pounds. This includes the largest nuclear turbine and generator rotors.
OCTOBER 29, 1939
Nicholas W. Akimoff, research engineer and former member of the Franklin Institute, died suddenly in Paris on Aug. 23, it was learned yesterday. Mr. Akimoff was widely known in the field of marine and aviation research. He was completing the manuscript of his most important work, preparatory to returning to this country, when he was stricken with a fatal heart attack. He is survived by his wife, Isabel Buchanan Akimoff, of Atlantic City, N. J., and two sisters, Mrs. Alexis Zaeff and Mrs. Adolf Schoene. Funeral services were held in Rome.
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Vibration Specialty Corporation was incorporated in 1918 by Nicholas Wladimir Akimoff. This was 2 years after he had submitted his original patent for a static /dynamic balancing machine. In 1918, he resubmitted his patent with an improved version of the machine.
N. W. Akimoff was a Russian immigrant. By the time Akimoff arrived in the USA, he was already noted for his ingenuity in the world of mechanics. His balance machine, while a breakthrough in its time, is still used today coupled with current technology to be, perhaps, the best portable balance machine available.
The Akimoff machine incorporates mechanical resonance to realize an extremely accurate reading at relatively slow speeds (rpm). In the present configuration, the Akimoff machine is used for balancing rotating elements weighing up to 400,000 pounds. This includes the largest nuclear turbine and generator rotors.
(Russian: Николай Владимирович Акимов)
OCTOBER 29, 1939
Nicholas W. Akimoff, research engineer and former member of the Franklin Institute, died suddenly in Paris on Aug. 23, it was learned yesterday. Mr. Akimoff was widely known in the field of marine and aviation research. He was completing the manuscript of his most important work, preparatory to returning to this country, when he was stricken with a fatal heart attack. He is survived by his wife, Isabel Buchanan Akimoff, of Atlantic City, N. J., and two sisters, Mrs. Alexis Zaeff and Mrs. Adolf Schoene. Funeral services were held in Rome.
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Vibration Specialty Corporation was incorporated in 1918 by Nicholas Wladimir Akimoff. This was 2 years after he had submitted his original patent for a static /dynamic balancing machine. In 1918, he resubmitted his patent with an improved version of the machine.
N. W. Akimoff was a Russian immigrant. By the time Akimoff arrived in the USA, he was already noted for his ingenuity in the world of mechanics. His balance machine, while a breakthrough in its time, is still used today coupled with current technology to be, perhaps, the best portable balance machine available.
The Akimoff machine incorporates mechanical resonance to realize an extremely accurate reading at relatively slow speeds (rpm). In the present configuration, the Akimoff machine is used for balancing rotating elements weighing up to 400,000 pounds. This includes the largest nuclear turbine and generator rotors.
OCTOBER 29, 1939
Nicholas W. Akimoff, research engineer and former member of the Franklin Institute, died suddenly in Paris on Aug. 23, it was learned yesterday. Mr. Akimoff was widely known in the field of marine and aviation research. He was completing the manuscript of his most important work, preparatory to returning to this country, when he was stricken with a fatal heart attack. He is survived by his wife, Isabel Buchanan Akimoff, of Atlantic City, N. J., and two sisters, Mrs. Alexis Zaeff and Mrs. Adolf Schoene. Funeral services were held in Rome.
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Vibration Specialty Corporation was incorporated in 1918 by Nicholas Wladimir Akimoff. This was 2 years after he had submitted his original patent for a static /dynamic balancing machine. In 1918, he resubmitted his patent with an improved version of the machine.
N. W. Akimoff was a Russian immigrant. By the time Akimoff arrived in the USA, he was already noted for his ingenuity in the world of mechanics. His balance machine, while a breakthrough in its time, is still used today coupled with current technology to be, perhaps, the best portable balance machine available.
The Akimoff machine incorporates mechanical resonance to realize an extremely accurate reading at relatively slow speeds (rpm). In the present configuration, the Akimoff machine is used for balancing rotating elements weighing up to 400,000 pounds. This includes the largest nuclear turbine and generator rotors.
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