Fluid Power Journal

What Is a Deutsch-Style Connector and Why Is It Important To Pick the Right One?

By Todd Harmon, Vice President of Canfield Industries. While we live in a wireless world, many of the systems that we rely on require a dependable, wired …

Ensuring Stability in Mobile Missile Launchers

By Kyle Sendatch, Mechanical Engineer, York Precision Machining & Hydraulics Missile launchers are complex hydraulically powered machines used in various …

Failsafe Hydraulic Load Holding: Why a Rotary Lock?

By Michele Baker Thomas, Ph.D., Business Manager, York Precision. When it comes to hydraulic load holding and locking, the engineering community is likely more …

Texas A&M Named Grand Champion of the 2023 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge at Norgren

By Elexus Comyne. Texas A&M was named Grand Champion at the 2023 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Final Competition hosted by Norgren in Littleton, CO, April …

The Dirty Truth: The Key to Efficient Hydraulics

Whether in wind turbines, mining equipment, or construction vehicles, the following applies to many types of industrial machines: Hydraulic systems are …

The Cost Effectiveness of an O-Ring & Back-up Ring Combination

By Michael Cook, Global Segment Off-Highway and Marketing Americas Segment Manager Fluid Power. Fluid power applications present challenges for Original …

The Do’s & Don’ts of High-Pressure Hose Care and Use

By Jerry Carter, Vice President of Sales and Chief Compliance Officer, Spir Star. While this article is rooted in the use of ultra-high pressure thermoplastic …

Case Study: Connecting the Hydraulics of an African Dam

By Wolfgang Zosel, Balluff. As an enabler of high-performance Industry 4.0 concepts, IO-Link has become indispensable in tool machine engineering and in …

Case Study: Making an Electric Drive Hydraulic

By Murali Kailasam, Product Application Engineer, and Regis Jose, Senior Account Manager, Danfoss Power Solutions. FLSmidth, a multinational engineering …

Efficiently Comparing Filtration Media

Not all hydraulic filters are created equal, and neither are the testing practices that helped create them. The international standard ISO 16889 used to be the …

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