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Line Drive: Bucher Leans into the E-Mobility Market

By Michael Pyper for Bucher Hydraulics. About a year ago, the Swiss group Bucher Industries acquired the Mobile Drives division of the Lenze group. Based in …

Hydraulics Predictive Maintenance: Should You Avoid It?

By Bryan Christiansen, CEO, Limble CMMS. Predictive maintenance is an advanced asset management strategy that leverages condition monitoring and data analysis …

Why You Should Bleed Hydraulic Cylinders

By Emily Newton, Editor-in-Chief, Revolutionized. Taking the time to bleed air from hydraulic cylinders significantly improves system safety and performance. …

Freedom of the Press: Closed Loop Control for Servo Valves

By Jason Palmer, PMP, CFPHS, Delta Computer Systems. Advanced Foundry Specialists traces its roots back nearly 30 years, and it shares the same mission as its …

Looking Smart: New Pump Controller Nurtures Sustainability

By Marvin Schell, Development Engineer, and Dieter Lohmiller, Head of Construction & Development, Andreas Lupold Hydrotechnik. In summer 2022, Andreas …

Electricity + Hydraulics = Efficiency

By Howard Zhang, Electrohydraulics R&D Leader, Parker Hannifin Corporation. More companies today are looking to electrify the hydraulic elements of their …

Pure and Simple: A Servo Valve that Streamlines Hydraulic Control

By Ben Dupre, Senior Technical Writer, HydraForce. HydraForce recently added to its ExDR family of electronic valve drivers. The new ESDR-0201A was developed …

Case Study: Developing a Water-Hydraulic Process Valve

  From Freudenberg Sealing Technologies. Applications in the process industry make high demands on all components. The components must meet hygienic …

Checked: Avoiding Hydraulic Hose Disasters

By Mike Rutan, Product Development Manager, PIRTEK USA. For essential businesses everywhere, equipment is their lifeline. If one piece isn’t working, it can …

Without Skilled Tradespeople, Who Builds It?

By Gordon Kolasingh, Chief Operating Officer, Orange Seal. Imagine for a moment you’re an architect or an engineer meticulously drafting your grand design. …

All Around the World: Circular Sustainability for Fluid Power

By Michael Cook, Global Segment Director for Off-Highway & Segment Manager Fluid Power in the Americas, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions. In today’s …

Carry On: Fluid Power Keeps Pace with Material Handling

By Wendy Wu, Product Manager Hydraulic Hose & Couplings, Industrial Europe, Gates. Material handling takes place at every stage of the supply chain. It …

Choosing a Fire-Resistant Hydraulic Fluid

By Ronald Knecht, Global OEM Manager – Hydraulics & Lubricants, Quaker Houghton. When lubricants operate under pressure, there is a risk of small leaks …

3 Trends Impacting Heavy Equipment Markets

By Emily Newton, Editor-in-Chief, Revolutionized. Staying abreast of highway construction trends is essential for anyone who operates or manages heavy …

Case Study: Wireless Controls for Tracked Carrier

By Ben Stoller, Business Development Manager, Columbus McKinnon. As a family firm of crane specialists, John Taylor Crane Services of Bedfordshire, U.K., …

The Versatile Remedy: Pressure Compensated Flow Control Valves

By John Kelly, Engineering Manager, Kelly Pneumatics. A pressure-compensated flow control valve is designed to provide a constant volume flow rate regardless …

It’s All Right: Precision Lubrication for Food and Beverage Hydraulics

By Kate Harnage, MLTI, MLAII, Lubrication Engineer SME, Des-Case Corporation Hydraulic systems harness, control, and transmit power in many industrial …

Pulp (non)Fiction: Hydraulic Maintenance in Paper Manufacturing

  By Timothy McCrea, Market Segment Manager, Aftermarket Hägglunds, Bosch Rexroth Corp. Hydraulic drive systems are heavily used in pulp mill and wood …

Additive Manufacturing: Now Is the Time to Get Started

By Jordan McDowell, Content Strategist, KBM Advanced Materials. Is your company exploring the possibilities of additive manufacturing? As 3D printing becomes …

A Friend Indeed: Hydraulic Fluid That’s Safe for the Planet

By Benjamin Garmier, Vice President, Renewable Lubricants Inc. As companies develop alternates to traditional lubes and greases, there is often confusion about …

Electrohydraulics: On the Road to Zero

.By Miguel Onandia, Electro-Mobility & Services Sales Manager, Poclain. The off-highway equipment market is undergoing a strong zero-emission trend in line …

Stamp of Approval: Testing Fluid Power Seals

By Chuck White, Director of Sales and Marketing, Hallite Seals Americas. Seals play a vital role in fluid power because they allow for the containment of …

4 Tips for Attracting Young People to Manufacturing

By Artem Kroupenev, VP of Strategy, Augury. No one needs to tell you that there’s a significant labor shortage in manufacturing. You need only look to your …

3 Ways IoT Improves Component Efficiency

By Emily Newton, Editor-in-Chief, Revolutionized. Professionals who use fluid power equipment today have numerous goals, improved fluid power efficiency …

The Stepper 12: A Game Changer in Proportional Flow Control

By Patrick Byce, Marketing Manager, Canfield Industries As you drive along the highway, you glance down for a moment to adjust the heat and look up just in …

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