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Productivity in Crushing & Screening: Hydraulic Control and Monitoring
By Andy Peakcock, Engineering Manager Mechanical, Webtec. For thousands of years, quarrying has supplied building materials, often carried out under arduous …
Improving Fluid Filtration with IoT
By Emily Newton, Editor-in-Chief, Revolutionized. Efficient hydraulic filtration is essential to well-functioning systems and machinery. Contaminants can enter …
Viva Las Vegas! IFPE Gambling on Record Attendance
By Michael Degan, Editor, Fluid Power Journal. Next month’s International Fluid Power Exposition is liable to be more crowded than the show three years ago. …
Margin of Safety: Bucher Adds Load-Control Valves
By Michael Pyper for Bucher Hydraulics. Bucher Hydraulics recently expanded its portfolio of safety valves with a new load-control valve for winches, as well …
Perfect Proportion: Closed Loop Control for Mobile Applications
By Ben Dupre, Senior Technical Writer, HydraForce. Control for critical applications like autonomous steering has resulted in complex strategies to manage …
Get a Load of This: Pneumatic Cylinder Sensor Technology
By Jack Moermond, Service Engineer, Balluff Inc. In the field of automation, the pneumatic cylinder is a popular choice for prime mover duties. Pneumatic …
Begin the Countdown to March Madness
By Michael Degan, Editor, Fluid Power Journal. Get ready for March madness. No, not that one. We’re talking about IFPE. If you’re attending the …
FRAI Robotic Technologies Powers Automation
From WFL Millturn Technologies. Different industries, series production, small batch sizes, a wide variety of machine tools and the uncertainty of many …
Vertical Integration: Electronic Load Sensing for Hydraulic Pumps
By Neil Skoog, CFPS, Project Developer, ERHCO. Load sense control of open circuit variable displacement piston pumps has contributed significantly to reducing …
Peaceful Coexistence: Can Hydraulic Actuators Play Well with Others?
By Carl Richter, Vice President and General Manager, Kyntronics. Hydraulic and electric actuators, despite their benefits and challenges, each have a place in …
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., …
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