Fluid Power Journal

Law Firm: Manufacturers Must Consider Prescription Meds Case by Case

By Kathryn J. Russo, Jackson Lewis P.C. Manufacturers that conduct workplace drug and alcohol testing must be careful when addressing drug test results and …

Improving Fuel Efficiency in Heavy Equipment

By Emily Newton, Editor in Chief, Revolutionized.com. Improving heavy equipment fuel efficiency is a common goal among company owners and fleet managers. …

SIKO Position Sensors Used for Movie Special Effects

By Michaela Wassenberg. Draw-wire encoders are not the kind of component normally associated with motion picture production. But draw-wire encoders from SIKO, …

Emerson Executive: The Journey to Sustainability

Improving pneumatic efficiency is a key step. By Hakan Erdamar, Group President of Discrete & Industrial, Emerson. People all over the globe are taking …

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 …