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ROVs: The Workhorse of Subsea Hydraulic Systems
By Steve Barrow, Regional Sales Manager, Wandfluh of America Offshore and subsea equipment faces challenges unparalleled in other industries. Difficulties can …
Modularity Hooks Scandinavian Fishing Trawlers
By Benny Hansen, Senior Account Manager, Danfoss Power Solutions The number of motorized vessels has remained steady over recent years, with an estimated 2.9 …
Measuring a Sensor’s Linearity Error
By Edward E. Herceg, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Alliance Sensors Group Most analog output sensors have general specifications such as …
How Long Can Ball Valves Last? 5 Questions to Find Out
By George Packard, Vice President of Marketing, Gemini Valve Ball valves are designed for the on/off control of various types of media. Regardless of the ball …
Trick of the Light: Unmasking Phantom Particles
By Robert Ihrig, CPM, CFPHS, Applications Engineer, Filter Systems and Diagnostics (IoT), Schroeder Industries Imagine this: You have been filtering 30 gallons …
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The Pump’s the Thing: For Marine and Offshore Bolting
By David Blankenship, Senior Product Line Director, Pumps at Enerpac and Jon Bice, Director of Bolting, Enerpac Americas As technology continues to improve …
Navigating the Rough Seas of Marine Certification
By Thomas Shickel, Manager, Marine & Offshore, Bosch Rexroth Corp. The marine industry presents a unique set of challenges, and among them is a myriad of …
Pneumatic Circuit Takes Robot for a Walk
By Belicia Joel Hard robots have functioned as valuable innovations in the fields of manufacturing, transportation, as well as laboratory research. However, …
Two Walls Are Better than One: Multistage Telescopic Cylinders
By Tony Casassa, Application Engineer, Aggressive Hydraulics Hydraulic cylinders are the workhorses of fluid power systems in a variety of industrial and …
Measuring Up: SGH Technology in Hydraulic and Telescopic Cylinders
By Mathias Roth, Manager, Business Unit Mobile Automation, Siko With the new wire-actuated encoders SGH25 and SGH50, Siko has expanded the spectrum of the SGH …
It’s Over: Breaking with Valve Position Tradition
By Jerry Hines, Key Account Manager, Pepperl+Fuchs. Tank farms play a critical role in the oil and gas industry. They serve as way stations for crude oil …
Going Electric? SHA is the Dynamic Choice
By Carl Richter, Vice President and General Manager, Kyntronics In recent years, with the push in many industries to switch to all-electric machines, …
Fluid Power Faux Pas: Top 5 Hydraulic System Mistakes
By Cindy Cookson, Vice President of Hydraulics Global Product Line Management, Gates Corporation With decades of experience in hydraulics, my Gates colleagues …
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Auto Lube Systems: Lifeblood to Every Machine
By Suresha Saragur Nijaguna, Mechanical Engineer, Graco Fluid power is a means to an end. Compressed oil or air can transport an astonishing amount of power …
Ch-ch-ch Changes: How Evolving ISO Standards Affect Hydraulic Flanges
By Robert Mackey, President, MAIN Manufacturing The world of large hydraulic connectors is dominated by flanges of one sort or another. If you need to raise a …
Case Study: Drop-in Solution Forces Out Extrusion Press Downtime
By Michael Kramer, Press Application Engineer, and Andrew Binversie, Manager, Press Applications, Bosch Rexroth Corp. The extrusion press is the workhorse of …
Under Pressure: Gauging the History of an Indispensable Instrument
By Peter Chronis, Vice President Business Development, Winters Instruments Since being patented by Eugene Bourdon in 1849, the Bourdon tube pressure gauge has …
Bring It On: Digital Transformation in the ‘New Normal’
By Shaun Taylor, President, Global Machine Automation, Fluid Motion and Control, Europe, Middle East and Africa, at Emerson Remote workforces, social …
How Smart Hydraulic Equipment Improves Performance
By Emily Newton The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has drastically changed how company leaders gather information, make decisions, troubleshoot problems, …
Is It Time to Rethink Open Loop Hydraulics in Agriculture Machines?
By David Schulte, P.E., Senior Systems Engineer, Parker Hannifin Is it time to rethink open loop hydraulics in agriculture machines? I think so, because OEMs …
A Comparison of Position Sensor Technology for Hydraulic Cylinder Feedback
By Edward E. Herceg, Chief Technology Officer, Alliance Sensors Group, a division of H.G. Schaevitz Position feedback sensors for hydraulic or pneumatic …
Keeping Cool with Hydraulic Case Drains
By Tommy Williams, AKG Thermal Systems Maintaining a proper oil temperature in a hydraulic system is essential for successful operation. High fluid …
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