Fluid Power’s Uncertain Future
By Brendan Casey In October 1991, at a meeting of the Buffett Group, Warren Buffett’s inner circle, Bill Gates was asked what he thought of Kodak as a …
Using Incremental Costs for Compressed Air Projects
By Ron Marshall Nobody likes when a compressor goes down and needs to be replaced due to some sort of age-related component failure. Then comes the challenge …
Vacuum Priming Systems
Walk into just about any private or government-run water pumping station where there is a need to pump water vertically from a lower level to a higher level, …
Central Control of Compressors Reduces Energy Waste
Click on images to enlarge According to the U.S. Department of Energy, some 10% of all the energy consumed by industrial plants is used to power air …
How to Keep Oil Dry and Clean in Challenging Environments
For several dozen years, subsea hydraulic systems have relied on air springs to serve as self-contained volume compensators. Now the same technology that …
Eaton Rolls Out a Winning Solution for Bowling Ball Maker
The Brunswick Corp., Lake Forest, Ill., has been throwing strikes for nearly two centuries now. Founded by Swiss immigrant John Moses Brunswick, the company …
Beware Design Cost and Space-Saving Pitfalls of an Undersized Reservoir
The improved oil-cooling technology of recent years has resulted in many hydraulic reservoirs being designed to reduce initial cost and take up less space. …
Bulk Tank Contamination: The “Silent Killer”
Doctors call hypertension, or high blood pressure, the “silent killer.” According to the CDC, one in three adults in the U.S. suffer from hypertension, …
Hydraulics and the Environment
Component failure is often the root cause of hydraulic spills to the environment. In this article, we won’t discuss environmentally friendly fluids, but …
An Introduction to Hydro-Mechanical Transmissions
Fuel cost and the fuel-saving characteristics of continuously variable transmissions (CVTs) have increased the pressure to provide CVT capability to larger and …
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