What in the World Do Those Numbers in the ISO Cleanliness Code Mean?
We have been talking a lot about filtration here at the steel mill. My predecessor, Scott McLoughlin, had done a remarkable job in educating by example, …
Outside the Box: Rethinking the Traditional Reservoir
This article will take a look at three alternatives to the traditional reservoir. First, we will look at a reservoir by Price Engineering that takes an …
Begin at the End
I was recently at a conference addressing the issue of efficiency in fluid power systems, specifically in hydraulics. The conference was focused on existing …
A New Spin On An Old Idea
I am going to go out on a limb to make a suggestion. Now, for me, this is not all that unusual. I have been described as someone who thinks “outside the …
Quads and the Fluid Power Systems Conference
When I first heard the word “quadrillion,” I thought it was a fictitious number like “gazillion” or “bazillion,” but it turns out to be a real …
So, You Say You Want to Make a Difference
One of the most rewarding things that ever happened to me in the field of fluid power was when a high school student spoke to me after a two-hour pneumatic …
You Made the Mess; Now You Clean It Up!
Now, don’t laugh, but I once designed a hydraulic system for automatically cleaning horse stalls using the energy from the movement of the waiting horse. I …
Use It or Lose It
We are planning on making a system more efficient here at the steel mill. Two overdesigned hydraulic power units are each operating continuously 24/7. Each one …
I Know, It Hertz
I am pretty sure I am going to get some flack from what I am going to say in this article, but before you conclude that I don’t know what I am talking …
Something Is Missing: Using Alternative Energy
There is something missing in my repertoire of fluid power components. Can you help me? In the Off-Highway 2010 edition of the Fluid Power Journal, Brian …
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