What do lifting chains, bladder-type accumulators, and hydraulic hoses all have in common? Well, they typically have only one mode of failure—and that’s …
Organized by the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA), the Fluid Power Distributors Association (FPDA), and the International Fluid Power Society (IFPS), …
IFPS membership provides the benefit of IFPS’s 50+ years of expertise. Your membership supports a non-profit organization dedicated to the unique interests …
Employees of New Gold’s New Afton copper/silver/gold mine, located just west of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, have recently completed an intensive …
Many hydraulic systems are only required to deliver flow at pressure during certain stages in a machine cycle. This is even more prevalent in the theme park …
Fluid Power Journal, in collaboration with the International Fluid Power Society (IFPS), is seeking participants to complete an online salary survey for 2013. …
In a condition-based maintenance environment, the decision to change out a hydraulic pump or motor is usually based on either remaining bearing life or …
Special thanks to the 40 International Fluid Power Society (IFPS) professional members who recently met in Anaheim, Calif., to conduct the IFPS 2012 annual …
Robust and long-lasting, pressure and temperature controls play an important role in the oil and gas fields in the south-eastern United States. Recently, the …
Vacuum cups are often mounted directly to machinery via a cup fitting as shown in the cup assembly in Fig. 1. This cup fitting will screw into the machinery …