Air Actuators Win Over Users with Durability and Long Service Life
The air actuators are single-acting pneumatic cylinders, and are used in machine and plant engineering. Thanks to their robust and simple design, they offer …
Advanced Surface Analysis of Mechanical Seals
Flowserve Corp., a provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, has harnessed the high-accuracy surface measurement …
Fluid Power Professionals’ Day
The International Fluid Power Society (IFPS) has dedicated June 19 as “Fluid Power Professionals’ Day” – a day of recognition for all of us who …
International Fluid Power Society Elects 2014 President
Tom Blansett, CFPAI, CFPS, CFPIHT, CFPCC, from Eaton Corp. has been elected the 54th president of IFPS during its annual meeting in Buffalo, N.Y. Mr. Blansett …
This Season, Coach Your Sales Team from Good to GREAT!
Most of us remember Alabama’s famous football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. Someone once said, “The Bear could beat your team on one Saturday, and then …
What is Mechatronics?
The latest buzzword used within colleges and among many industry leaders is “mechatronics.” If one consults Wikipedia, the definition provided there is: …
From Outer Space to Under the Sea, Hydraulics Put the Fun in the Entertainment Industry
A SWITCH FROM SERVO TO PROPORTIONAL VALVES PRODUCES POSITIVE RESULTS FOR SIMULATION THRILL RIDE CUSTOMER Remember the scene in the 1976 remake of King Kong …
Vacuum Filters
I have previously written about the importance of filtration in vacuum pick-and-place applications and in other tasks where dirt and dust might be present. …
IFPE 2014
IFPE is the leading international exposition and technical conference dedicated to the integration of fluid power with other technologies for power …
Variable Volume Reservoir
The Variable Volume Reservoir (VVR) is a compact oil reservoir that may replace conventional hydraulic oil reservoirs; it’s a simple improvement and a great …
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