Fluid Power Journal

Hydraulics Offers the Advantage for Heavy Equipment

By Emily Newton, Editor in Chief, Revolutionized.com. Hydraulic and electric heavy equipment motors are two popular options for companies’ machinery needs. …

Breaking News: Fluid Power Giant Tom Wanke Dies

By Michael Degan, Editor, Fluid Power Journal. Tom Wanke, director of the Fluid Power Industrial Consortium at Milwaukee School of Engineering and a well-known …

Piab’s piSAFE Helps Safe Lifting of Heavy Products

By Andrea Bodenhagen, Global Ownership Content Manager, Piab. In the automotive industry, safety of operations plays an important role, particularly when …

Happy Fluid Power Professionals’ Day

June 19 is Fluid Power Professionals’ Day. The International Fluid Power Society designated Blaise Pascal’s birthday as a day to honor all industry …

Under Surveillance: Testing Vehicle Steering and Fan Drive Systems

By Martin Cuthbert, Managing Director, Webtec. Power-assisted steering is now common on all types of on-highway vehicles. While electric steering systems are …

New Festo Products Include Ultracompact Cylinders

Festo recently introduced a number of new products, including a line of shorter and lighter pneumatic cylinders.   ADN-S Festo released ADN-S, a line of …

Breaking News: Voith Acquires ARGO-HYTOS

Voith, a German technology company with numerous facilities in North America, announced its takeover of ARGO-HYTOS in a June 13 press release. ARGO-HYTOS, …

The Acid Test: Judging a Hydraulic Fluid’s Performance

By Joshua Dickstein, Technology Deployment Manager –  Industrial Oils, The Lubrizol Corporation. Hydraulic fluids serve two primary functions: transmitting …

Integrating the Hydraulic Filter Catridge on the Manifold: Can It Work?

By Gordon Weiler, Vice President of Sales, Daman Products. Traditionally, adding a filter to a hydraulic system has meant plumbing an inline filter housing as …

Norgren Highlights Work-Holding Device at Automate Show

Norgren, part of IMI plc, will highlight a number of its automation solutions at the Automate trade show, taking place June 6-9 in Detroit. At its booth, …