Fluid Power Journal

New Norstat Products Handle Harsh Environments

Recently released products from Norstat Inc. promise to endure harsh environmental conditions, including wide temperature ranges.  Watertight enclosures …

Bringing Reliability to High-Pressure Hydraulic Cylinders

By Ed Danzer, 6K Products As hydraulic system working pressures increase, component design details become more important. High system pressure, defined as …

Coxreels Offers Brawny Option for 100 Series Reels

Coxreels’ Brawny option is available for most 100 series hose reels. The 100 series reel can be mounted to a floor, wall, ceiling, bench, or truck. It is …

On-demand Web Seminars

Attention IFPS Members – Earn 1 professional development point toward your recertification by expanding your knowledge with our archived, on-demand web …

Karl Haeusgen Elected VDMA President

Karl Haeusgen, a co-owner of the German company HAWE Hydraulik SE, was elected president of the Mechanical Engineering Industry Association, known by its …

NFPA Seeks Scholarship Applicants

The National Fluid Power Association is seeking students and organizations to take part in its fluid power scholarship program. NFPA provides $2,000 …

New Products from AutomationDirect

AutomationDirect recently released three new products in their lines of sensors, display meters, and circuit breakers. ProSense RTDs and transmitter probes The …

Eliminating Water Hammer: It’s a Must

By Sheila Kennedy, CMRP, Additive Communications Managing Director and Brian Strait, Business Development Manager, Check-All Valve Mfg. Co. Water hammer can be …

Stop the Mess

The FlangeLock™ Tool is the ultimate contamination control tool for protecting your hydraulic systems. It allows for the simple sealing of open SAE code 61, …

Proper Check Valve Sizing Can Avoid Costly Problems

By Sheila Kennedy, CMRP, Additive Communications Managing Director and Brian Strait, Business Development Manager, Check-All Valve Mfg. Co. It is surprisingly …