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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
Download our 2014 Directory Listing and Product Matrix below. Click on the images for a PDF
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 …
Fluid Power Systems Conference Delivers Solid Educational Content for Third Straight Year
During the November Fluid Power Systems Conference, co-hosted by the NFPA, FPDA, and IFPS, held in Rosemont, Ill., conference attendees were able to do just …
ICUEE 2013 is an Outstanding Success
Utility Construction Industry Gathers to Conduct Business, Prepare for the Future The 2013 ICUEE, The Demo Expo, was by all measures an outstanding success and …
Sponsorship Gratitude Plaque Presented to IFPS Chapter 49/50
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Team 1902 (named “Exploding Bacon”) from Winter Park, Fla., has terrific spirit and …
Anticipate IFPE 2014
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EXHIBITORS’ BOOTH LISTING. IFPE is the leading international exposition and technical conference dedicated to the integration …
Air Actuators Win Over Users with Durability and Long Service Life
The air actuators are single-acting pneumatic cylinders, and are used in machine and plant engineering. Thanks to their robust and simple design, they offer …
Advanced Surface Analysis of Mechanical Seals
Flowserve Corp., a provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, has harnessed the high-accuracy surface measurement …
Fluid Power Professionals’ Day
The International Fluid Power Society (IFPS) has dedicated June 19 as “Fluid Power Professionals’ Day” – a day of recognition for all of us who …
International Fluid Power Society Elects 2014 President
Tom Blansett, CFPAI, CFPS, CFPIHT, CFPCC, from Eaton Corp. has been elected the 54th president of IFPS during its annual meeting in Buffalo, N.Y. Mr. Blansett …
From Outer Space to Under the Sea, Hydraulics Put the Fun in the Entertainment Industry
A SWITCH FROM SERVO TO PROPORTIONAL VALVES PRODUCES POSITIVE RESULTS FOR SIMULATION THRILL RIDE CUSTOMER Remember the scene in the 1976 remake of King Kong …
Vacuum Filters
I have previously written about the importance of filtration in vacuum pick-and-place applications and in other tasks where dirt and dust might be present. …
IFPE 2014
IFPE is the leading international exposition and technical conference dedicated to the integration of fluid power with other technologies for power …
Variable Volume Reservoir
The Variable Volume Reservoir (VVR) is a compact oil reservoir that may replace conventional hydraulic oil reservoirs; it’s a simple improvement and a great …
Tesla’s Valvular Conduit
Nikola Tesla is well known for his contributions to electrical engineering, so it’s more than a little surprising to hear that he also made contributions to …
How Clean Is Your Hydraulic Fluid?
Of all the oil-lubricated assets found in industrial plants, hydraulic systems are by far the most sensitive to contamination. Put simply: kept clean, they …
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