Fluid Power Journal

Endress+Hauser Partner Eastern Controls Expands Territory

Endress+Hauser, a manufacturer of measurement instrumentation, recently announced that its representative partner, Eastern Controls, is its exclusive …

Piab’s MX Suction Cup Works in Numerous Applications

The MX suction cup can work across an array of applications, including bin picking, order fulfillment, box depalletizing, and parcel sorting.  The …

KNF Introduces FP 70 Liquid Pump

KNF recently expanded its series of smooth-flow liquid pumps with the introduction of FP 70, which combines the low pulsation of a gear or centrifugal pump …

Kaeser Enclosures Deliver for Outdoor Operations

The new Kaeser Air System Enclosures (KASE) are complete compressed air systems for reliable long term outdoor operations. The KASE units are available in …

AutomationDirect adds NITRA PAL Components

AutomationDirect’s NITRA pneumatic automation link (PAL) series of components is a versatile field I/O system that can include electrical I/O or pneumatic …

Test Your Skills: Understand the Application of Hydrostatic Systems

The typical hydrostatic transmission consists of a closed circuit where a pump provides flow to a hydraulic motor without the use of directional valves. The …

Raising the bar: Flow Means Go? Not Exactly

When designing a fluid power system, it is important to separate the concepts of flow and pressure. The pressure determines the force available, and the speed …

Going Electric? SHA is the Dynamic Choice

By Carl Richter, Vice President and General Manager, Kyntronics In recent years, with the push in many industries to switch to all-electric machines, …

Spring Meeting Dates Changed

The International Fluid Power Society’s in-person spring meeting, previously scheduled May 4-7, has been rescheduled and will take place May 3-6 at the …

Fluid Power Faux Pas: Top 5 Hydraulic System Mistakes

By Cindy Cookson, Vice President of Hydraulics Global Product Line Management, Gates Corporation With decades of experience in hydraulics, my Gates colleagues …