Eaton Brings Together Distributors, Customers, and End Users at Annual Distributor Meeting
In September, Eaton’s Hydraulics Group hosted its 2015 Eaton Distributor Meeting, or EDM, welcoming more than 1,000 distributors, original equipment …
Efficient Hydraulic Systems
I think I may have a surprise for you. We will look at a system and try three different hydraulic systems and see which is best from an energy perspective. The …
Outside the Box
I’ve got an idea. Tell me what you think. You have an application where you need to store 20 liters of hydraulic fluid to be used at 120 bar. You know that …
Accumulators: Energy Savers/Energy Wasters
It looks like the next few articles will be about some specific components and how they can be best utilized in a circuit for maximum energy savings. Previous …
Power Factor…An Opportunity
I know, I know, you’re tired of having to think about energy, and you can’t find your calculator. We’ve covered a lot of bad news about our fluid power …
Power Factor
For the purpose of this article, I would like you to divide yourselves into two groups: the “Energy Suppliers” and the “Energy Consumers.” While you …
Flow Control: If In Doubt, Think About…Energy
I see some of you forgot to bring your calculators with you. We’ll wait right here and chat a bit while you go fetch your equipment… I stated in my first …
Flow Controls: If in Doubt…
Ok, let me see a show of hands. How many of you have designed or installed fluid power systems that used flow controls? Keep them up so I can count… It looks …
Utility Construction Industry Gathers at “The Demo Expo”
ICUEE 2015 – the International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition – set a new show record as the largest ever with more than 18,000 registered …
Simulating a Piezoelectric-Actuated Hydraulic Pump Design
Hydraulic pumps are often the focus of automotive engineers attempting to reduce energy losses. For example, power steering systems have progressed from purely …
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