Fluid Power Journal

Stopping a Load with a Shock Absorber

It is common practice to position shock absorbers to cushion loads attached to air cylinders, rather than to subject the air cylinders to shock loading …

IFPS Releases Fluid Conveyance Guide

Member Price: $19.95 • Nonmember PRICE: $38.95  The new Fluid Conveyance Guide assembles information from other publications into one easily searchable …

AEM Optimistic on Construction, Ag Economies

From the Association of Equipment Manufacturers While the U.S. and global economies have continued to grow, the pace has slowed over the second half of 2021. …

Carpe Diem: Seizing Your Opportunities

By Rhea Seddon Common laments we often hear are: _I wish I had. . . I should have. . . If only I had. . ._ They stem from an inability to recognize or act on …

Zero-Max Offers Overload Safety Devices

Zero-Max overload safety devices protect motor and drive systems from overload while offering options to withstand corrosive environments and necessary …

Danfoss Launches StreetLite Performance Hose

Danfoss Power Solutions recently launched its new StreetLite Performance hose, the latest addition to its Aeroquip Performance line of hoses and fittings for …

National Tube Supply Names New Purchasing Manager

National Tube Supply, a supplier of standard and customized bar and tubular products, recently named Jim Conley as purchasing manager. Conley’s …

Figure It Out: Drifting Cylinder in a Rolling Mill

By Robert Sheaf, CFPAI/AJPP, CFPE, CFPS, CFPECS, CFPMT, CFPMIP, CFPMMH, CFPMIH, CFPMM, CFC Industrial Training A local repair shop was asked to troubleshoot a …

Report: Labor, Supply, Security Among Manufacturers’ Top Concerns in ‘22

By Michael Degan, Fluid Power Journal Editor The labor shortage, supply chain troubles, and cybersecurity are among the top challenges facing manufacturers …

New Board President: Integrate Improvised Approaches to Certification

By Denis Poirier Jr., CFPHS, CFPAI, AJPP, AJPPCC, CFPIM, CFPCC, IFPS Board President and Chairperson  To say last year was more challenging than other years …