Notable Words: Fluid Power Rides a Wave of Change
By Kevin P. Vanderslice, Director of Mobile Sales, ifm efector The last 18 months have been a challenge for everyone, as we deal with supply chain issues, the …
Can Fluid Power Focus on Energy?
By Dan Helgerson, CFPAI/AJPP, CFPS, CFPECS, CFPSD, CFPMT, CFPCC, Fluid Power Journal Technical Editor This is what we know: An electro-mechanical system …
Notable Words: Electronic Software Won’t Program Out Bad Hydraulics
By Lisa DeBenedetto, Account Manager, GS Global Resources When looking at machine design, there are several major engineered systems that need to be …
Notable Words: Failure Is Not an Option? Really?
By Scott Sardina, PE, CFPS, CFPAI, CFPECS, President, Waterclock Engineering If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough. —Elon Musk At some …
Notable Words: ‘I, fluid power, take thee, electrification …’
By Chauntelle Baughman, President and Cofounder, OneHydraulics Change. No one likes it. No one wants it. Everyone resists it. But is change always a bad thing? …
A Variation on Electrohydraulics
By Craig Lukomski, Product Market Manager, Simulation and Test, Moog These days, motion-control technology discussions with customers go in three directions: …
The Value of IFPS Certification
By Donna Pollander, ACA, Executive Director, International Fluid Power Society Business growth and success rely on a workforce with the right skills, in the …
Notable Words: The Challenges of Off-Road Vehicles
By Zongxuan Sun, Director, Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power. Off-road vehicles, including construction machines and agriculture equipment, account …
Heavy Equipment Relies on Hydraulics
By Alan L. Hitchcox, Freelance Technical Editor No matter when we first learned the fundamentals of hydraulics, our training covered variable displacement …
Boosting Productivity with Digitalization
By Kim Harper-Gage, Chief Operating Officer North America, Festo The good news: productivity in the U.S. manufacturing sector is up. The bad news: the rise is …
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