Fluid Power Journal

Mechanical Joining Tools Create Secure, Leak-Proof Joints

Mechanical joining tools join tubing to flanges and fittings, creating secure, leak-proof joints that withstand up to 20,000 pounds of hydrostatic pressure. …

Decreasing Downstream Pressure To Increase The Flow

By Ernie Parker, CFPAI, CFPSD, CFPS, CFPMM, CFPMT, CFPMIP, CFPMMH, CFPMIH In the new International Fluid Power Society’s Reference Handbook and the Pneumatic …

Main relief valve keeps coming apart in manifold.

A meat processor has several meat dumping machines. The machines load a tub on a lift that would rotate up and tip, dumping meat into a grinder. The processor …

2020 OTC in Houston Postponed

The Offshore Technology Conference postponed its annual meeting, scheduled for May 4–7 in Houston, due to concerns about the coronavirus, the conference …

2020 IFPE Features First-Ever Networking Reception

By Michael Degan, Editor, Fluid Power Journal Well it’s hard to believe that three years have flown by and we find ourselves days away from the 2020 …

New Fluid Power Reference Handbook Ships

Thank you to all the individuals who pre-ordered the IFPS a New Fluid Power Reference Handbook© – The Ultimate Resource for Hydraulic, Pneumatic, and …

Understand Flow Control Valves

The terms speed control and flow control are often used interchangeably to identify a valve with the primary function of limiting the velocity of an actuator. …

More Exhibitors Drop Out of CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE Shows

  Hallite has withdrawn from the CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE trade show, which opens Tuesday, March 10, “as a precautionary measure regarding COVID-19 …

Retrofitting Component Connections

The following is a composite of familiar situations drawn from engineering calls. A press goes down and the plant finds a temporary solution. A component …

The Functional Safety Revolution In Electrohydraulics

SIL & PL Certified Digital Proportional Valves Digital technology has changed our lives and is a central focus of the industrial sector. It is the basis …