Fluid Power Journal

Case Study: Reducing Contamination in a Hydraulic Grinder

By Otto G. Knottnerus, President, Harvard Corporation A Midwestern engine manufacturer was experiencing high contamination levels in the hydraulic oil of a …

Screwed on Right: The Pros and Cons of JIC Hydraulic Fittings

By Charles Kolstad, Marketing Manager, Tameson JIC fittings, also called SAE J514 hydraulic fittings, play an essential role in everyday applications. They are …

Supersize Me: How a Hydraulic Cylinder Amplifies Its Fluid

By Robert Post, CFPHS, Hydraulic Designer, Sherman + Reilly There are many parallels between electrical and hydraulic systems, but did you know hydraulic …

Ground Control: Electrohydraulic Precision in Mobile Machines

By Ben Dupre, Senior Technical Writer, HydraForce Today’s construction, agriculture, and material-handling machines look very different from machines of 20 …

Five Steps to Efficient, Error-Free Process Adjustments

By Steve Bain, Industrial Segment Sales Manager – Food and Beverage, Festo Corp. Modern automation systems increasingly need to adapt to various products in …

Translating Lean Principles into Office Functions

By Keith Groves, Manufacturing Consultant, University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services The lean manufacturing movement came out of a desire to …

Replace or Restore? Why You Should Retrofit that Aging Press

By Mike Kramer, Press Application Engineer, Bosch Rexroth One of the most productive and hardworking machines in the industry today is the extrusion press. …

On the Air: How Smart Pneumatics Saves Costs and Helps the Planet

By Robert Brezni, Global Account Manager, Fluid Control & Pneumatics, Emerson At a time when the need to decarbonize economies is at its greatest, …

Drive-Through: Hydraulic AWD Takes It on the Road

By Paola Ipsa, AddiDrive Program Marketing Manager, Poclain Hydraulics — Maximizing productivity and safety while minimizing CO2 emissions is a top priority …

Fluid Power Companies Face Backlogs Due to Supply Chain, Labor Shortage

War in Ukraine could also impact sourcing. By Michael Degan, Fluid Power Journal Editor One day last month, 72 cargo ships waited to be unloaded at California …