Fluid Power Journal

Test Your Skills: Understanding the Operation of Servo Valves

Servo valves have been used to provide proportional control of fluid power systems long before proportional valves were developed. Servo valves are capable of …

Compact Hydraulics Is on the Move

By Ben Dupré, Sr. Technical Writer, HydraForce, Inc. In today’s world, where innovation, sustainability and digitization are at the heart of new …

What Is a Deutsch-Style Connector and Why Is It Important To Pick the Right One?

By Todd Harmon, Vice President of Canfield Industries. While we live in a wireless world, many of the systems that we rely on require a dependable, wired …

Ensuring Stability in Mobile Missile Launchers

By Kyle Sendatch, Mechanical Engineer, York Precision Machining & Hydraulics Missile launchers are complex hydraulically powered machines used in various …

Easy-to-Operate Level Measuring Devices Offer Solutions for Virtually Any Application and Ensure Plants are Ready for Digitalization

Endress+Hauser has launched its new generation of Micropilot 80 GHz radar sensors: FMR60B, FMR62B, FMR63B, FMR66B and FMR67B. The new generation provides …

Fluid Power, Resolute as Gold

By Ian J. Ford, Sr., Product Manager. “Two weeks to slow the spread.” “Essential workers only.” How can we forget such phrases? The U.S. economy was …

NFPA Reports Continued Growth in March

The latest data published by the National Fluid Power Association shows the 12-month moving average of shipments for pneumatics, hydraulics, and total fluid …

Failsafe Hydraulic Load Holding: Why a Rotary Lock?

By Michele Baker Thomas, Ph.D., Business Manager, York Precision. When it comes to hydraulic load holding and locking, the engineering community is likely more …

Texas A&M Named Grand Champion of the 2023 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge at Norgren

By Elexus Comyne. Texas A&M was named Grand Champion at the 2023 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Final Competition hosted by Norgren in Littleton, CO, April …

The Dirty Truth: The Key to Efficient Hydraulics

Whether in wind turbines, mining equipment, or construction vehicles, the following applies to many types of industrial machines: Hydraulic systems are …