Fluid Power Journal

Features

BionicSoftArm Lifts and Grips Like Nature Intended

By Karoline von Häfen, Head of Corporate Bionic Projects, Festo Like its two predecessors – the Bionic Handling Assistant (2010) and the BionicMotionRobot …

Pneumatics Gets a Grip on Robotic Tooling Applications

By John Ross, Vice President of North America Sales, PHD Inc. Most applications today incorporate both robotic and fluid power components. These two …

Understanding Current Loop Output Sensors

4 to 20 mA current loops made easy From Alliance Sensors Group For analog sensor data transmission, a 4-20 mA current loop is a very common method to convey …

Driving for Safety in a Truck Suspension

By Valerie Chhokar, Marketing Manager, Lynch Fluid Controls Buying a vehicle is a significant purchase. Consumers want to be sure the manufacturer has tested …

Fluorescents Shine a Light on Leaky Hydraulic Systems

From Spectronics Corporation Every year excessive volumes of hydraulic fluid are lost due to leaks, resulting in equipment downtime, contamination, energy …

Slip-In Logic Valve Circuits: An Art and a Science

By Jon Rhodes, CFPECS, CFPAI, President, CFC Industrial Training Art and science blend to form the efficient and demanding modern hydraulic circuits used in …

Predictive Intelligence and Monitoring Keeps Pneumatic Components Running

By Jeremy King, Product Manager for Vacuum and Sensing, Bimba For more than a century, workplace managers have pondered and proposed processes to increase …

2020 Tech Directory Company Listing

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Vacuum Gripping and Pick & Place for Wood Surfaces

The following is an opinion article written by Dane Spivak of Davasol Incorporated, an industrial brand management firm with many clients, including Vacuforce …

Stepper Technology Boosts FireFighting Efficiency

By Pat Byce, Marketing Coordinator, Spartan Scientific Flames begin to blaze and a fire engine pulls up within minutes, complete with professionals ready to …

Optimizing Efficiency to Meet Emmissions Regulations

By Dierk Peitsmeyer, Product Portfolio Manager Bucher Electronics The European Union has stipulated that CO2 emissions must be significantly reduced. …

Hydraulic Cylinder Cushions Fight Mechanical Shock

By Tony Casassa, Application Engineer, Aggressive Hydraulics Every day, hydraulic cylinders work to push, pull, tilt, raise, and hold loads on diverse …

Eliminating Water Contamination in Air Systems

By Michael Schapoehler, Product Technology Manager, Airline Hydraulics Corp. In the dog days of summer, people often say, “It’s not the heat, it’s the …

Bringing Reliability to High-Pressure Hydraulic Cylinders

By Ed Danzer, 6K Products As hydraulic system working pressures increase, component design details become more important. High system pressure, defined as …

Eliminating Water Hammer: It’s a Must

By Sheila Kennedy, CMRP, Additive Communications Managing Director and Brian Strait, Business Development Manager, Check-All Valve Mfg. Co. Water hammer can be …

Proper Check Valve Sizing Can Avoid Costly Problems

By Sheila Kennedy, CMRP, Additive Communications Managing Director and Brian Strait, Business Development Manager, Check-All Valve Mfg. Co. It is surprisingly …

The Top Three Reasons Cylinders Fail

By Ryan Roberts, Market Specialist, Parker Hannifin Cylinder Division Cylinders can fail for a number of reasons, from wrong specifications to operator error. …

Building a Sports Mech

By Jonathan Tippett, CEO, Cofounder, and Test Pilot, Furrion Exo-Bionics Fourteen years ago I had vision for a global racing league that would pit multiple …

Locking Protection is Key to Hydraulic System Safety

By David Bickford, Principal Engineer, Innovation and Performance Excellence, York Precision Machining & Hydraulics LLC When load-holding equipment fails, …

Pneumatic Devices Meet the Challenges of Dairy Processing

By Amit Patel, Product Marketing Manager, Emerson Fluid Control & Pneumatics, Food & Beverage From milking systems to cheese processing and packaging …

Glaciers Wear on Power Plant’s Hydraulic Control Valves

Adapted Eaton strainer removes particles         By Ulrich Latz, Technical Sales Engineer, Eaton Technology GmbH, Germany The Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO) …

Choosing a Closed Loop Axial Piston Pump

By Filippo Ganzerli, Axial Product Marketing Manager, Poclain Hydraulics Off-highway mobile equipment requires space saving, durable, high performance …

Reliable Pumps Critical to Carrier Launch Systems

By John Quirk, BSM Pump Corporation Aircraft carriers serve a key role in our nation’s defense. Their main purpose is the staging of airplanes that can be …

Rethinking the Hydraulic Reservoir

By John Aune, Product Manager, Donaldson Company Any engine or equipment manufacturer will agree: space is a valuable and limited resource. When designing …

Vacuum Pick and Place in Molding

The following is an opinion article written by Dane Spivak of Davasol Incorporated, an industrial brand management firm with many clients, including Vacuforce …