Fluid Power Journal

New I/O, Communication, and Power Options for the Productivity Family of Controllers from AutomationDirect

AutomationDirect has released several new modules within the productivity family of controllers. Two new lower-cost, high-resolution, four-channel analog input …

Accelerating Performance: Seven Steps for Promoting Employee Engagement

By Kate Zabriskie. “They’re here, but they’re not here. My staff isn’t committed, and it’s obvious to me and our customers. We’re in trouble.” …

How to Protect and Optimize Pressure Transducers on Mobile Hydraulics

By Mark Zabawa, Ashcroft’s Director of North America OEM/Direct Sales. Hydraulic machinery exceeds nearly every other mechanical form of power …

Norstat Adds Sensors for Pneumatic Applications

Norstat recently added to its product line with two additional sensors, a pressure and vacuum sensor and an inductor sensor. FEMTO pressure and vacuum sensor …

AutomationDirect Adds Limit Switches

AutomationDirect recently added Schmersal compact limit switches for a variety of object detection applications. Their small size allows easy installation in …

ASG Offers Instrumart Sensors

Alliance Sensors Group recently announced a partnership with Instrumart to distribute ASG’s line of LVIT linear position sensors.  Instrumart, of South …

Coxreels Launches Reels for Hydraulic Lines

Coxreels recently introduced an addition to its extreme-duty XTM Series spring-rewind lineup: the dual hydraulic XTM-DMP-450 reel.  The reel is ideal for …

3 Tips for Managing the Labor Shortage

By Jill J. Johnson. It’s no secret that the staffing shortages facing most businesses today are extremely challenging. It is also highly unlikely that these …

Manufacturing Contracts, but Is the Worst Over?

Fluid Power Journal Staff Report. February data continued the trend of contracting growth in manufacturing, but signs of stabilization may indicate that the …

Freudenberg’s Self-Diagnosing ‘Smart Seals’

From Freudenberg Sealing Technologies. Freudenberg Sealing Technologies recently validated the performance capabilities of intelligent seals it has under …