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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 …
Hydraulic Sealing Solutions Help Jetliners Fly Higher, Faster, Longer
By Quinn Collett, Airframe General Manager, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, and Antonio Garcia, Segment Manager, Aerospace Americas, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions …
How Fluid Power Helps Control Invisible Contaminants
By Sarah Manuel, Product Manager, Norgren; Alexaundria Engleby, Product Sales Engineer, Fluid Control Valves, Norgren; and Phillip McElroy, Product Sales …
Self-Cleaning Filter Eliminates Downtime for Sausage Co-Packer
By James D. Lago, sales manager for the North-Midwest region at Eaton’s Filtration Division Chances are the pork sausage on your breakfast plate came home …
Servo Valves Key to Aircraft Carrier Application
By Matthew McCall, Regional Sales Manager, Moog Inc. Servo and proportional valves are most commonly flow-control, spool-type valves that meter fluid from a …
Valves in Space
Zero-Leak Product Holds Tight in NASA Fire Extinguishers NASA is always preparing for a worst-case scenario aboard a spacecraft, including constantly …
IFPS Announces 2020 Hall of Fame
A special award was established to acknowledge individuals who have dedicated their careers and have made significant contributions to fluid power technology. …
2020 Fluid Power Photo Contest Winners
Each year, the International Fluid Power Society and the Fluid Power Journal hold a photo contest in honor of Fluid Power Professionals’ Day – June …
Changing the Way You Cut Chain
The new series of Enerpac chain cutters promises to improve safety and productivity By Tim Kellagher, Product Marketing Manager, Enerpac There’s a reason why …
Avoiding Contamination in Hydraulic Systems
Microscopic Particles Can Cause Catastrophic Failure By Tony Casassa, Application Engineer, Aggressive Hydraulics It is a common scenario for machinery using …
Aignep USA Launches NFPA Cylinder Configurator
Aignep USA, a manufacturer of pneumatic components, in March launched a new configurator for its line of NFPA cylinders. A function of Aignep USA’s website, …
Nine Tips to Optimal Air-Preparation Performance
By Charles Werdehoff, Air-Preparation Product Manager, Norgren Pneumatic-equipment warranties are often valid only if you are using clean, dry air, which …
A Different Way to Celebrate Your Day!
Fluid Power Professionals’ Day is June 19. It’s a day to acknowledge everyone in our industry. In honor of our industry in today’s world, the IFPS will …
2020 Manufacturers Directory Listing
Download our 2020 directory listing below. Click on the image for a PDF file. Need to find a manufacturer? Search by product category
IFPE Recap: Looking to the Future in an Uncertain Present
Organizers said it set a registration record, but concerns about the coronavirus hung like a cloud over the 2020 ConExpo/Con-Ag & IFPE trade show, held …
New Hybrid Concept for Actuating Subsea Valves
By Alexandre Orth, Head of Subsea Automation Systems, Bosch Rexroth, and Amadeu Placido Neto, Bosch Rexroth Test Engineer A new deep-sea actuator promises …
The Challenges of Hydraulics in Subsea Applications
By Michael Degan, Editor As head of Subsea Automation Systems at Bosch Rexroth, Alexandre Orth is fascinated by the ocean. “What fascinated me when I started …
Oilgear Products for Subsea BOP Systems
Oilgear recently released two products for blow-out preventer systems in subsea applications. Oilgear’s subsea all-hydraulic boosting and regulating system …
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