Fluid Power Journal

Gauge Releases Tracking Devices

Gauge, an Indianapolis provider of cloud-based fleet tracking and asset management solutions, recently launched of its JackHammer series of GPS tracking …

Emerson Scholarship Program Opens

Emerson’s ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program for U.S. college and university students is now accepting applications, the company announced Feb. 23.  The …

Airline’s MPSA Group Launches New Website

Machine & Process Safety Assessment Group, a division of Airline Hydraulics Corp., recently launched a new machine safety website.  The website features …

Hydraulic Drone Can Fly for 6 Hours

By Michael Degan, Fluid Power Journal Editor A Scottish company has launched a hydraulic drone that can fly for up to six hours and carry a greater payload …

Emergency System Fails to Close Safety Doors

A local repair shop was asked to troubleshoot a problem on the hydraulic system that closes a watertight door on a floating casino. The circuit was designed …

Heavy Equipment Relies on Hydraulics

By Alan L. Hitchcox, Freelance Technical Editor No matter when we first learned the fundamentals of hydraulics, our training covered variable displacement …

Gas-Charged Hydraulic Accumulators

Accumulators are pressure vessels and are subject to the American Society of Testing Materials standards in addition to the International Standards …

IFPS Launches Employer Resources Web Page

A newly designed page on the IFPS website, Employer Resources for Certification, helps employers decide which IFPS certification best matches an employee’s …

Differences Between a Filter and a Strainer in a Hydraulic System

By Mark Ligon, Marketing Manager, Commercial Filtration Supply Filters and strainers both remove contaminants. What is the difference, and which one should you …

Schaevitz Releases LVDT Signal Conditioner

Harold G. Schaevitz has introduced its latest LVDT signal conditioner, the highly advanced S2A. It offers smart and fast LVDT/RVDT setup and has been …