Fluid Power Journal

Fabco-Air Acquires Humphrey Cylinder Product Line

Fabco-Air Inc., Gainesville, Fla., acquired the Humphrey stainless steel, disposable cylinder product line. This also includes the Humphrey volume chamber …

Bailey International Signs Partnership with Axiomatic

Bailey International, Knoxville, Tenn., signed a strategic partnership agreement with Axiomatic Technologies Corp., a global electronic controls designer and …

Overheating of Press with Heated Platen

Click on image to enlarge A small heated platen press for an aerospace parts manufacturer would close and hold pressure for 1 to 3 hours based on the part …

Building the Future

Erica Stanley is a software architect and engineer, and the founder and director of the Atlanta network of Women Who Code. In this interview, which appeared in …

FPDA Announces New Executive Director

The FPDA Motion & Control Network has appointed Barbara Dunlavey, CMP, CAE, as its new executive director. With more than 20 years of experience managing …

Owning the Future

Leadership roles are often defined by the time an individual uses to plan their actions: a worker is concerned with what they have to do for one day, the …

Meet the Staff of the Fluid Power Journal

Started working for FPJ: March 1, 1993 Duties: Oversight and final approval Hobbies and Interests: Walking, jogging, hiking, boating, construction, and working …

Powering a New Level of Independence in Human Motion Control

Indego® exoskeleton is a powered lower limb orthotic device developed by The Human Motion and Control Business Unit of Parker Hannifin, with clinical partners …

Divide and Conquer

Fluid power has become a vital component in our ability to perform work: it harvests our crops, takes our waste to the landfill, moves the landing gear, …

Displacement Cylinders vs. Regeneration Circuits

When a cylinder with a long stroke is required, there are additional design considerations. Long-stroke cylinders are subject to compression stresses like any …