Fluid Power Journal

Number of Positive Drug Tests Highest Since 2001

Positives grew 31.4% in the last decade. From Quest Diagnostics. The rate of positive drug tests among the U.S. workforce last year reached its highest rate …

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 …

Test Your Skills: Hydrostatic Transmissions

The transmission of force through a contained hydraulic fluid (hydrostatics) will fall into one of two categories: open circuit or closed circuit. An open …

Growth Slowing for Fluid Power Products

No recession forecast until ‘26. By Michael Degan, Fluid Power Journal Editor. Amid anxieties about the war in Ukraine, inflation, and higher commodity …

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 …

The Ultimate Guide to Keep Equipment Running in Cold Climates

By Emily Newton, Editor in Chief of Revolutionized.com Cold weather places more demands on hydraulic machines and other heavy equipment, and users must show …

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 …