Fluid Power Journal

Productivity in Crushing & Screening: Hydraulic Control and Monitoring

By Andy Peakcock, Engineering Manager Mechanical, Webtec. For thousands of years, quarrying has supplied building materials, often carried out under arduous …

Improving Fluid Filtration with IoT

By Emily Newton, Editor-in-Chief, Revolutionized. Efficient hydraulic filtration is essential to well-functioning systems and machinery. Contaminants can enter …

Viva Las Vegas! IFPE Gambling on Record Attendance

By Michael Degan, Editor, Fluid Power Journal. Next month’s International Fluid Power Exposition is liable to be more crowded than the show three years ago. …

Notable Words: Hydraulics & Electrification – The Future Is Bright

By Mark Czaja, Chief Technology Officer, Parker Hannifin. Without a doubt, we’ve seen in recent years tremendous focus on electrification across all …

Canfield and Spartan Expand Product Lines

Canfield Industries recently added to the product lines of its Canfield Connector and Spartan Scientific brands. Series 6700 diaphragm valve Spartan …

Test Your Skills: Stopping & Holding Loads Safely

Whenever a cylinder accelerates, stops, or decelerates, it applies classic Newtonian laws of motion. Considerable effort goes into designing a cylinder circuit …

Margin of Safety: Bucher Adds Load-Control Valves

By Michael Pyper for Bucher Hydraulics. Bucher Hydraulics recently expanded its portfolio of safety valves with a new load-control valve for winches, as well …

Bosch Rexroth’s HydraForce Acquisition Final

Bosch Rexroth announced today that its acquisition of HydraForce has been finalized. According to a press release, after receiving approval from the antitrust …

Perfect Proportion: Closed Loop Control for Mobile Applications

By Ben Dupre, Senior Technical Writer, HydraForce. Control for critical applications like autonomous steering has resulted in complex strategies to manage …

Some Shipments Dropped in December

The latest shipments data from the National Fluid Power Association shows decreases in pneumatic and mobile hydraulic shipments while industrial hydraulic …