Displacement Cylinders vs. Regeneration Circuits
When a cylinder with a long stroke is required, there are additional design considerations. Long-stroke cylinders are subject to compression stresses like any …
The Negative Effects of Over-Pressurization
Power transmission in a hydraulic system is a product of flow and pressure. It follows that the power rating of a hydraulic pump or actuator is a product of …
Cylinder Sensing Without Rod Drilling
Rota Hall-effect linear sensors in the mobile materials-handling industry offer solutions for all cylinder types. Cranes, telehandlers, forklifts, or …
Accumulators: Energy Savers/Energy Wasters
It looks like the next few articles will be about some specific components and how they can be best utilized in a circuit for maximum energy savings. Previous …
Retract Coil Burn-Out
Workers at a private contractor that makes torpedoes for the U.S. Navy were having a problem with an assembly line directional valve coil that would burn out …
Rod Clamp for Hydraulic Cylinders
The AMLOK® Hydraulic Series RCH rod clamp provides power-off clamping of rods and shafts. The clamps are actuated by a spring/collet mechanism and unclamped …
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