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Determining the Cause For A Cylinder Not Extending

There are three basic requirements to cause a double-acting cylinder to extend, as shown in Fig. 4.17:  Flow must be supplied to the cap-end of the cylinder …

What Blaise Pascal Never Told You

By Dan Helgerson. Blaise Pascal, the French physicist, found that a confined fluid transmits externally applied pressure uniformly in all directions and that …

Sustainable Considerations for Fluid Power & Off-Highway OEMs

By Matthias Keck, Director of Technology, and Michael Cook, Global Segment Director, Fluid Power & Off-Highway In today’s environmental and economic …

What Are the Best Pressure Transducers for Semiconductor Applications?

By Adam Freyler, VP, Ashcroft, Inc. The semiconductor industry affects nearly every aspect of our lives today. Your cell phone, computer, television, car, and …

National Fluid Power Association Awards 23 Fluid Power Scholarships

Milwaukee, WI – September 5, 2023 — The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded 23 $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing fluid power …

Upskilling in Fluid Power

By Ian J. Ford, Senior Product Manager, CFC Industrial Training. Why We Work “What gets you out of bed in the morning?” Let’s face it, this question is a …

Canfield Connector Develops Custom Design for Conveyance Technology

By Todd Harmon, Vice President, Canfield Industries. Countless industries across the United States rely on conveyor belt systems.  Modern manufacturing and …

Entertaining Efficiency

By Dan Helgerson. Warning! Some new thinking may be required. I have a friend who was the sales manager for a company in an area where there are several large …

Space for Business

NASA chooses Lynch Fluid Controls for Hydraulic Motion Control Solutions By Kenward Mah In the space market, collaboration with innovative and reliable …

NFPA 2023 Industry Economic Opportunity Conference Recap

The NFPA 2023 Industry Economic Opportunity Conference took place on August 15th and 16th at the Westin Hotel in Itasca, IL. Drawing over 275 professionals …

Utilizing Pressure Sensors to Enhance Pneumatic Pressure Control in Robotics

By Carly Thompson, Marketing Communications Specialist, Merit Sensor Systems In the era of increased automation and Industry 4.0 advancements, robots are …

Case Study: Hundai Drives Ahead with Flexible and Efficient Control Valve Platform

By Edwin Harnischfeger, Senior Application Engineer Construction Machinery, Bosch Rexroth The decision to use the modular RS valve platform with similar …

Proper Filtration is Critical to Your Operation

By Don Krause, Business Development Manager, Ohio Fabricators Company. Proper filtration in hydraulic system design is a critical, yet often overlooked, …

Manufacturing Quality Parts While Protecting Workers’ Lives

By Michele Baker Thomas, Ph.D., Business Manager, York Precision Machining & Hydraulics. Many of the parts in the vehicles we drive are made using molds in …

Using Multimedia Monitoring to Optimize Energy Consumption

By Eugenio F. da Silva Neto, Product Manager, IIoT Applications, Emerson. Studies have demonstrated that a quarter of global emissions are generated by …

The Impact of Smart Manufacturing on Maintenance Practices

 By Eric Whitley. Defining Smart Manufacturing The shift towards smart manufacturing is pivotal in the evolution of the fluid power industry, shaping how …

Duplex Filter Solutions for Power Generating Turbines

By Eric Rud, Global Hydraulic Filtration Product Manager, Eaton, Chanhassen, MN, USA and Nima Hamzehzadeh, EMEA Hydraulic Filtration Sales Manager, Eaton, …

The Next Step in Predictive Maintenance for Mobile Equipment

By Matt Peck, VP Sales & Operations NA, Webtec. Left to its own devices, most machinery or equipment will sooner or later go wrong. Sometimes it will fail …

Wandfluh Launches New Modular Product Series

Targeted for mobile and marine equipment, new series manages higher flow and pressure applications. Wandfluh AG has launched a new product series under the …

Compact Hydraulics Is on the Move

By Ben Dupré, Sr. Technical Writer, HydraForce, Inc. In today’s world, where innovation, sustainability and digitization are at the heart of new …

What Is a Deutsch-Style Connector and Why Is It Important To Pick the Right One?

By Todd Harmon, Vice President of Canfield Industries. While we live in a wireless world, many of the systems that we rely on require a dependable, wired …

Ensuring Stability in Mobile Missile Launchers

By Kyle Sendatch, Mechanical Engineer, York Precision Machining & Hydraulics Missile launchers are complex hydraulically powered machines used in various …

Failsafe Hydraulic Load Holding: Why a Rotary Lock?

By Michele Baker Thomas, Ph.D., Business Manager, York Precision. When it comes to hydraulic load holding and locking, the engineering community is likely more …

Texas A&M Named Grand Champion of the 2023 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge at Norgren

By Elexus Comyne. Texas A&M was named Grand Champion at the 2023 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Final Competition hosted by Norgren in Littleton, CO, April …

The Dirty Truth: The Key to Efficient Hydraulics

Whether in wind turbines, mining equipment, or construction vehicles, the following applies to many types of industrial machines: Hydraulic systems are …

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