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6 Surprising Capabilities of Modern Hydraulics
Anyone gaining only a superfluous familiarity with fluid technology can easily underestimate the performance and intelligence of modern hydraulics. Who would …
You Can Influence the Fluid Power Industry with Chapter Outreach
By Scott Gower, CFPS Talking to others about oneself is natural. Explaining one’s career in fluid power to the Average Joe is often complex, and the …
Utilization of Sensitive Compliant Lightweight Robot Arms for Hydraulic Valve Assembly
Today’s industrial robots are well-fitted for the needs of mass production. They can perform repetitive tasks with high performance within a well-structured …
2015 IFPS Annual Meeting
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IFPS Pathways to Success
To keep pace with the broad and ever-changing needs of industry, the International Fluid Power Society provides many specific and complementary certifications …
Storage of Pneumatic & Vacuum Components
The primary materials (excluding electronics) in industrial pneumatic and vacuum components subject to degradation under adverse conditions are the elastomers …
Gestamp North America: Learning, Development, and Certification for a Global Industry
Gestamp’s strength as a global organization relies upon its people’s values and professional skills. We encourage continuous learning through networking …
The IFPS and the Military
G.I. Bill Information The IFPS is an approved organization by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide reimbursement for certification …
Eaton Brings Together Distributors, Customers, and End Users at Annual Distributor Meeting
In September, Eaton’s Hydraulics Group hosted its 2015 Eaton Distributor Meeting, or EDM, welcoming more than 1,000 distributors, original equipment …
Utility Construction Industry Gathers at “The Demo Expo”
ICUEE 2015 – the International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition – set a new show record as the largest ever with more than 18,000 registered …
Simulating a Piezoelectric-Actuated Hydraulic Pump Design
Hydraulic pumps are often the focus of automotive engineers attempting to reduce energy losses. For example, power steering systems have progressed from purely …
Company Profile: Hydraquip
A Certification Success Story What makes Hydraquip stand out in the fluid power industry? One of the unique things we have done is segregate our business into …
Pump Drive Retrofit: Key to Energy Savings in Hydraulic Stamping Presses
Stamping presses that form and bend metal under pressure are themselves under pressure to improve throughput, process cost control, and energy efficiency. Many …
Closed-Loop Electro-hydraulic Control Aids Component Fatigue Testing
Fatigue analysis is a technique that is performed in R&D labs to understand the failure properties of a specimen in order to improve the reliability, …
Beating the Heat
Some of you may have noticed some challenging issues with your air compressors, dryers, or quality of the compressed air during the hot, steamy summer months. …
2015 Tech Directory
Download our 2015 Directory Listing and Product Matrix below. Click on the images for a PDF
Take Your Hydraulic Systems Off Life Support
Contamination in hydraulic fluid is responsible for more than 80% of hydraulic system issues. The most cost-effective method of increasing the lifetime of …
Technology Overview: Blue Light Inspection Kit
Helps Reduce the Hazards of High-Pressure Fluid Injection Injuries Maintenance personnel who work on heavy equipment are outfitted with hardhats, steel-toed …
Sonic Conductance for Everyone
(Or Why You Should Consider Moving Away From the Cv Flow Standard in Pneumatics) Let us start by having a closer look at Cv (ANSI T3.21.3) and the implications …
Improving Wind Turbine Reliability
The Importance of Reducing Stress and Improving Uptime in a Difficult-to-Maintain System Given that maintenance for wind turbines involves the replacement of …
The International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE)
September 29 – October 1, 2015 The Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, KY At the 2015 International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition …
2015 Salary Survey Results
The Fluid Power Journal, in collaboration with the International Fluid Power Society (IFPS), established an online salary survey for 2015 in order to create a …
Minimizing Vacuum Leakage
In many vacuum-lifting applications, air leakage is experienced through interconnecting pipe work, porous product materials, or vacuum suction cups that are …
Compressed Air Dryer Efficiency
In order to maintain adequate air quality in an industrial environment, the air produced by air compressors must be properly filtered and dried. If this is not …
How Did You Celebrate?
Thank you to all who celebrated June 19th – Fluid Power Professionals’ Day. The IFPS received emails from professionals in the industry sharing how they …
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