Fluid Power Journal

Hydraulic Cylinder Cushions Fight Mechanical Shock

By Tony Casassa, Application Engineer, Aggressive Hydraulics Every day, hydraulic cylinders work to push, pull, tilt, raise, and hold loads on diverse …

Eliminating Water Contamination in Air Systems

By Michael Schapoehler, Product Technology Manager, Airline Hydraulics Corp. In the dog days of summer, people often say, “It’s not the heat, it’s the …

Bringing Reliability to High-Pressure Hydraulic Cylinders

By Ed Danzer, 6K Products As hydraulic system working pressures increase, component design details become more important. High system pressure, defined as …

Eliminating Water Hammer: It’s a Must

By Sheila Kennedy, CMRP, Additive Communications Managing Director and Brian Strait, Business Development Manager, Check-All Valve Mfg. Co. Water hammer can be …

Proper Check Valve Sizing Can Avoid Costly Problems

By Sheila Kennedy, CMRP, Additive Communications Managing Director and Brian Strait, Business Development Manager, Check-All Valve Mfg. Co. It is surprisingly …

The Top Three Reasons Cylinders Fail

By Ryan Roberts, Market Specialist, Parker Hannifin Cylinder Division Cylinders can fail for a number of reasons, from wrong specifications to operator error. …

Building a Sports Mech

By Jonathan Tippett, CEO, Cofounder, and Test Pilot, Furrion Exo-Bionics Fourteen years ago I had vision for a global racing league that would pit multiple …

Locking Protection is Key to Hydraulic System Safety

By David Bickford, Principal Engineer, Innovation and Performance Excellence, York Precision Machining & Hydraulics LLC When load-holding equipment fails, …

Pneumatic Devices Meet the Challenges of Dairy Processing

By Amit Patel, Product Marketing Manager, Emerson Fluid Control & Pneumatics, Food & Beverage From milking systems to cheese processing and packaging …

Glaciers Wear on Power Plant’s Hydraulic Control Valves

Adapted Eaton strainer removes particles         By Ulrich Latz, Technical Sales Engineer, Eaton Technology GmbH, Germany The Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO) …