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Fluid Level Sensors in Oil and Gas
With the growth in unconventional drilling, the need for liquid level sensors grows. Fluid sensing in oil and gas is more important than ever. Water, oils, …
Stay Ahead of the Competition with Effective Fluid Power Proposals
If you only submit cost quotes, you are competing on price alone. Most companies do not want to do that. A proposal is a sales document that tells the reader …
Animatronics – Shut-off Valve Ensures Safety of People and Equipment
When a hydraulic lift fails, the results can be devastating—especially when it’s a platform with people on or under it. The hydraulic lift can easily come …
Random Pick and Place
In 90% of vacuum pick-and-place applications, the product being handled is a known size, shape, and weight. A packaging machine designed to pick up a 20-lb box …
Ceramic Air Valves Reduce Maintenance Cost
The story line has been repeated endless times: maintenance personnel have to deal with directional control valves that stop working far sooner than they …
2014 Off-Highway Directory Listing
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Steep Slope Tree Harvester Uses Logic Control Solution to Improve Lumberjack Safety
The new ClimbMAX steep slope tree harvester is able to maneuver safely on varied terrain, unlike traditional tree fellers. Designed and manufactured by Trinder …
Klüber Lubrication
For more than 80 years, Klüber Lubrication has formulated tribological solutions for an ever-advancing industrial society. The company has developed …
2014 IFPS Spring Meeting Recap
Special thanks to the 35 International Fluid Power Society (IFPS) professional members who recently met in Orlando, Fla., to conduct the IFPS 2014 Spring …
Variable Speed Pump Drives for Industrial Machinery – System Considerations
Despite ominous predictions in the ‘80s and ‘90s, hydraulics being completely replaced by electrical drives did not occur, and fluid power still plays an …
Offshore Technology Conference 2014
May 5-8, 2014 • Reliant Park – Houston, Texas In its 45th year, the Offshore Technology Conference brings together industry leaders and …
Your Air Tool is Inefficient – Here’s Why
Since we are surrounded by vast, unlimited volumes of atmospheric air, it is easy to think that the compressed air in your plant piping is free. But if you …
Automated Drilling Pipe Handler Moves Precisely Due to Electro-Hydraulic Controls
Drilling rigs are essentially hoisting machines that raise and lower drill pipes into wellbores that can be four miles or more in depth. A large motor (top …
Predicting the Mobile Market: Q & A
Mel Arent, EMMEGI Heat Exchangers Inc. Mel is the general manager of EMMEGI Heat Exchangers Inc. in Phoenix, Ariz. He has over 34 years of experience …
The Pressure Is On!
Most industrial vacuum applications involve the picking up or transfer of products, such as vacuum pick-and-place or material conveying. This article discusses …
Linear Displacement Transducer Technology Designed for Extreme Conditions and Demanding Applications
The new Synchronous Serial Interface (SSI) GEMCO® 957S Series Brik™ Linear Displacement Transducer (LDT) from AMETEK Factory Automation is designed and …
Company Profile: Eaton – Training the Hydraulics Industry
Keeping staff safe in industrial settings is top of the priority list for companies around the world. This is true in almost any setting, but especially so in …
Energy Savings Through Proper Use of Pneumatics
10 Tips for Saving Energy with Pneumatic Components and Systems A renaissance in pneumatic automation technology today is creating the most productive, …
2014 Systems Integrator Directory
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Cracking the Code of Successful Maintenance Operations
How Color Coding Enables Best-Practice Lubrication Management The lube room can be the most unorganized place on the plant floor. Dozens of different types of …
Product Focus: Clean Seal System
Making the Caps and Plugs Industry More Efficient and “Fun” When most people hear about capping hoses, they roll their eyes. It’s just another step in …
QuickDesign Breaks the Time Barrier of Integrated Package Design
Sun QuickDesign is a web-based tool that automatically designs integrated hydraulic packages (custom manifolds) based on digital input from the user. There is …
Company Profile: Sharon Tube
Sharon Tube, a recognized quality and service leader in the DOM precision tubing industry, recently completed a four-part video series discussing its service …
Don’t Ignore the Basics
Workers at a small fiberglass manufacturer implemented some good efficiency measures a few years ago, yet some basic elements of their system were ignored. As …
Prosthesis: The Anti-Robot
Optimizing Controls for a Sports Machine Have you ever dreamed of having a two-story tall, 200-hp, 4-legged, hydraulic mech suit to run around in? I have, so …
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