Fluid Power Journal

The Industrial Internet of Things Changing the Face of Manufacturing 4.0 Ever

By Marlon Schwank, Industry 4.0 Expert, Industrial Systems Division Europe. In 1712 Thomas Newcomen invented the first effective steam engine to pump water …

Festo Introduces a Competitively Priced Long-Stroke Parallel Gripper

The new DHPL delivers high load and torque parallel gripping in a light, compact body. ISLANDIA, N.Y., January 8, 2024 — From recently completed production …

Bringing real-world pneumatic experiences to college students

Proportion-Air’s capstone programs offer insights into pneumatic processes and opportunities McCordsville, Indiana – As the fall semester for Purdue …

IRONCLAD Marketing Promotes Luthi and Boerner

FARGO, N.D. (Jan. 3, 2024) — IRONCLAD Marketing, a full-service marketing agency specializing in business-to-business manufacturing clients, announces the …

Determining the Cause For A Cylinder Not Extending

There are three basic requirements to cause a double-acting cylinder to extend, as shown in Fig. 4.17:  Flow must be supplied to the cap-end of the cylinder …

Replacement Option for ControlLogix Motion Modules

December 15, 2023 – Battle Ground, Washington – All three of the Rockwell Automation ControlLogix analog motion modules, 1756-HYD02, 1756-M02AS, …

Simple Cylinder Circuit Starts To Overheat When the Directional Valve Was Changed

By Robert Sheaf, CFPAI/AJPP, CFPE, CFPS, CFPECS, CFPMT, CFPMIP, CFPMMH, CFPMIH, CFPMM, CFC Industrial Training. The circuit shown worked well for 6 months and …

Technician to President: Jeff Hodges Becomes the 64th of IFPS

Welcoming a new era, Hodges brings 29 years of experience in the Fluid Power Industry. By Jeff Hodges. I was awestruck and honored when I was asked to be the …

Spartan Scientific Inaugurates New Headquarters Before Year’s End

Spartan Scientific’s new facility just outside of Youngstown, Ohio, marks a strategic move towards innovation and expansion to meet global demand. …

What Blaise Pascal Never Told You

By Dan Helgerson. Blaise Pascal, the French physicist, found that a confined fluid transmits externally applied pressure uniformly in all directions and that …

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