Fluid Power Journal

Ceramic Air Valves Reduce Maintenance Cost

The story line has been repeated endless times: maintenance personnel have to deal with directional control valves that stop working far sooner than they …

2014 Off-Highway Directory Listing

Download our 2014 Directory Listing and Product Matrix below. Click on the images for a PDF

Profile: John Juhasz

When and where did your career in fluid power begin? My career started when I was 8-9 years old repairing equipment on our family farm. It led to heavily …

Problem: Standard Size Cylinder 3

Deadline past. Not available for submissions. Winner: Robert Justin Allison, CFPS, Butler, PA, Rotork Hiller Answered Correctly: George Fling, CFPS, Dallas, …

Training the Fluid Power Professionals of the Future

Ask a group of sixth graders what they would like to be when they grow up. You will receive glamorous answers, such as professional athletes and actors. You …

Steep Slope Tree Harvester Uses Logic Control Solution to Improve Lumberjack Safety

The new ClimbMAX steep slope tree harvester is able to maneuver safely on varied terrain, unlike traditional tree fellers. Designed and manufactured by Trinder …

Klüber Lubrication

For more than 80 years, Klüber Lubrication has formulated tribological solutions for an ever-advancing industrial society. The company has developed …

2014 IFPS Spring Meeting Recap

Special thanks to the 35 International Fluid Power Society (IFPS) professional members who recently met in Orlando, Fla., to conduct the IFPS 2014 Spring …

Variable Speed Pump Drives for Industrial Machinery – System Considerations

Despite ominous predictions in the ‘80s and ‘90s, hydraulics being completely replaced by electrical drives did not occur, and fluid power still plays an …

Offshore Technology Conference 2014

May 5-8, 2014   •   Reliant Park – Houston, Texas In its 45th year, the Offshore Technology Conference brings together industry leaders and …