Fluid Power Journal

Motion Names Vice President

Motion Industries recently named Jon Tart vice president of the company’s Southeast Group, effective March 1. Tart was promoted from his position of …

TE Connectivity Names Scholarship Participants

TE Connectivity, a provider of connectivity and sensor solutions, recently named 14 students to participate in the first year of its African Heritage …

Trelleborg Appoints New Buyer

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of precision seals, bearings, and custom-molded polymer components, recently named …

On the Air: How Smart Pneumatics Saves Costs and Helps the Planet

By Robert Brezni, Global Account Manager, Fluid Control & Pneumatics, Emerson At a time when the need to decarbonize economies is at its greatest, …

ESA Scholarship Accepting Applications

The Equipment Service Association is accepting applications for its annual scholarship program. The ESA Scholarship Foundation awards three $2,000 scholarships …

Drive-Through: Hydraulic AWD Takes It on the Road

By Paola Ipsa, AddiDrive Program Marketing Manager, Poclain Hydraulics — Maximizing productivity and safety while minimizing CO2 emissions is a top priority …

Fluid Power Companies Face Backlogs Due to Supply Chain, Labor Shortage

War in Ukraine could also impact sourcing. By Michael Degan, Fluid Power Journal Editor One day last month, 72 cargo ships waited to be unloaded at California …

Case Study: Building an Industrial Hydraulic System

By Steve Misiakowski, Engineering Director, Exotic Automation & Supply Designing a large central hydraulic system to support a new 138,000-square-foot …

Emergency System Fails to Close Safety Doors

A local repair shop was asked to troubleshoot a problem on the hydraulic system that closes a watertight door on a floating casino. The circuit was designed …

Heavy Equipment Relies on Hydraulics

By Alan L. Hitchcox, Freelance Technical Editor No matter when we first learned the fundamentals of hydraulics, our training covered variable displacement …