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Punkin Chunkin
Using Technology to See How Far a Pumpkin Can Fly Each year, people converge on a piece of land with their trebuchets, catapults, torsions, and air cannons …
Three Associations Connecting the Fluid Power Industry
The fluid power industry has three organizations working on its behalf – the International Fluid Power Society (IFPS), the National Fluid Power Association …
2016 Tech Directory Listing and Matrix
Download our 2016 Directory Listing and Product Matrix below. Click on the images for a PDF
Motion Control of a Single Actuator Against a Resistive Load
This series of articles covers the basic safety and energy-saving requirements of a hydraulic system. This third installment presents ideas for motion control …
Contamination Control System Does the Dirty Work
Eaton’s condition-monitoring system helps industrial vacuum truck manufacturer determine the condition of hydraulic oil and sources of contamination to …
Energy-Saving Considerations and Fixed Pump Unloading
An energy-saving design strategy must be applied in designing a hydraulic system. This design strategy considers many energy-saving issues that minimize the …
Fire-Resistant Hydraulic Fluids: Cost vs. Benefits
A large automotive components manufacturer had a series of fires on its hot stamping lines—all caused by oil from ruptured hoses or leaky couplings that …
How to Handle Complex Lubrication Issues
Cooperation Between Lubricant and Equipment Manufacturers Solves Pneumatic Application Problems Selecting the proper specialty lubricant for pneumatic …
Flow Means “Go”…Well, Not Exactly.
Fluid power has become a vital component in our ability to perform work: it harvests our crops, takes our waste to the landfill, moves the landing gear, …
Electronic Controls Specialist (ECS)
If you currently hold an IFPS Hydraulic Specialist, Pneumatic Specialist and/or Specialist certification, the ECS is a perfect complementary certification for …
Diagnostic Test Equipment
AMC Jets has over 20 years of experience servicing companies using high-pressure water- jet cutting technologies worldwide. A potential and widespread issue in …
Asset Utilization: The Key to a More Efficient Operation
Today’s competitive business climate requires leaner companies. Gone are the days of unlimited budgets and surplus staffing. Rather, every aspect of …
Controlling a State-of-the-Art Automotive Test System
The Evolution of Automotive Testing One of the main roles of automotive component test labs is to validate the structural integrity of automotive components …
New Gear Pump Series Reduces Noise and Vibration
ELIKA, Marzocchi’s new proposal for the gear pumps market, is designed for applications that require low noise levels. The use of this gear pump eliminates …
Hydraulic Circuits for Basic Applications
Fail-safe design strategy must be applied in designing a hydraulic system. This design strategy considers many safety issues that secure the operative and …
Compressed Air Efficiency: 5 Uses of Storage
Compressed air storage is an important part of any compressed air system. Air receivers help ensure better air quality, can lower your air compressor power …
Basic Vacuum Pump Choice
The consideration of which vacuum pump to select is based on many factors. This article explains the fundamental differences between three very common vacuum …
How Did You Celebrate?
So many celebrations – barbecues, luncheons, pizza parties, and Fluid Power Professionals’ Day cookies! The IFPS celebrated by randomly selecting three …
2016 Manufacturing Q&A
Jess Penny is general manager of sales for Penny Hydraulics, Ltd., a lifting-equipment manufacturer in the United Kingdom. Her role is to develop and implement …
2016 Manufacturers Directory Listing and Matrix
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Upgraded Electronic Controls Specialist Certification Elevates Fluid Power Competency
By Donna Pollander, ACA, IFPS Executive Director The IFPS strives to keep pace with changing fluid power and motion control technologies, and the development …
Q&A: Richard Beesley, Commercial Director of Trelleborg’s Offshore Operation in Brazil
How would you describe the fluid power market in Brazil? We are focused in the offshore area, working with umbilical, subsea equipment OEMs, drilling package …
How Do You Know When You’re Ready for Electro-Hydraulic Implementation?
The integration of electronics and hydraulics has grown dramatically in recent years, but not everyone has jumped on the bandwagon. For those considering …
Record Demand at Bauma 2016
The seven-day show at Bauma 2016 attracted around 580,000 visitors from 200 countries—an increase of more than 9%—to Munich between April 11 and 17. After …
Pneumatics and Machine Design
This article is a bullet-point summary of pneumatics and basic machine design considerations when using pneumatic technology. It is not intended as a …
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