Fluid Power Journal

MP Filtri Invested 2.5 Million Euros to Build Research and Test Lab

MP Filtri, a company specializing in hydraulic filtering, recently invested 2.5 million euros in building a 1200 sq m laboratory for researching and testing …

2017 NFPA Robotics Challenge Scholarship Winner Announced

Spencer Tiegs of Waukesha, Wis., has been named the first winner of the NFPA Robotics Challenge Scholarship, a new scholarship program that launched with the …

Inspire to Learn

By Scott Sardina, PE, CFPHS, CFPPS, CFPS, CFPAI I’m a lifer. It seems like every year I find myself enrolled in a new semester course or seminar. Part of it …

HSC Celebrates Anniversary, Announces Acquisition

Hydraulic Supply Company (HSC), Sunrise, Fla., celebrated 79 years in business in July 2017. The company organized an event to commemorate the special day, …

HYDAC Receives PED Certification

HYDAC International announced that its accumulator manufacturing facilities in Bethlehem, Pa., and Houston, Tex., have achieved PED (also known as “CE”) …

Tips for Efficient Compressed Air Filtering

By Ron Marshall for the Compressed Air Challenge The air filters on your system are important to the quality of your compressed air. Failure to maintain these …

Drifting and Lurching Cylinder on Food-Processing Equipment

In the food and pharmaceutical processing industries, leaking actuators can contaminate products and increase waste, not to mention the possibility of …

State of the Fluid Power Industry Presented at HydraForce Sales Meeting

By Eric Lanke, NFPA President/CEO Many thanks to David Price and HydraForce for inviting me to speak on the state of the fluid power industry at their recent …

Alternatives to Mineral-Based Hydraulic Fluids in Steel Production

Manage Your Fire Risk Without Jeopardizing Your Productivity By Ronald Knecht, Global Business Development Manager Fluid Power, Quaker Chemical Corp. Steel …

Allison Launches Free Online Wind Energy Course

Wind Energy – From Wind Turbines to Grid Integration is a new, free online course from Alison that will be of interest to anyone currently studying wind …