Is IFPS Certification Right For You?
How safe are my employees? How efficient and reliable are my systems? What is my competitive advantage? Am I certifiable; are my employees? These are questions …
Modern Technology behind Historical Wall
Bolshoi Theater Boasts Extremely Flexible Stage Technology Before the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow could reopen, six years of complex renovation work was …
Sizing Tubes for Hydraulic Systems
Tubing must meet two requirements: The inside diameter must be large enough to provide the flow area needed to assure that fluid velocity does not exceed the …
2013 Salary Survey Results
Fluid Power Journal, in collaboration with the International Fluid Power Society (IFPS), established an online salary survey for 2013 in order to create a …
Motion Control Technology Advances Aid Precision Automotive Manufacturing
Sometimes it’s not enough to simply close the control loop. Traditional control algorithms rely on eliminating an error between what is happening (as …
Position Sensor Technology Comparison for Hydraulic Cylinder Feedback
Position feedback sensors for hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders have used one of three traditional technologies: magnetostrictive, variable resistance, and …
Vacuum Hose and Fittings
Most applications involving vacuum pick-and-place components utilize small-diameter hose and tubing—the same hose and tubing used on similar-sized pneumatic …
Establishing a Fluid Power Program at Alfred State College
A Case Study of IFPS Certification in Post-Secondary Education Alfred State College is a state university of New York College of Technology located in the …
Keys to Peer Leadership: An Unlikely Source
As a small business CEO observed a window washer at the Atlanta airport one day, she asked what she thought to be a straightforward question: “What’s the …
Automated Pneumatic Connectors
The company’s FI and FE internal and external automated pneumatic connectors have been expanded to include options with metric mounting holes, pilot ports, …
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