Fluid Power Journal

Figure It Out: Extractor Motor Reverse Speed Rises to an Unexpected Creep

By Robert Sheaf, CFPAI/AJPP, CFPE, CFPS, CFPECS, CFPMT, CFPMIP, CFPMMH, CFPMIH, CFPMM, CFC Industrial Training A hydraulic system drives a vertical ball screw …

EXAIR Offers Access to Case Study Library

EXAIR.com offers a great number of resources for better understanding how products will work within a given process. Among those is the EXAIR Case Study …

AutomationDirect Adds Winters Products

AutomationDirect has added new pressure-sensing accessories from Winters Instruments. These accessories will protect delicate pressure measurement equipment …

Can Fluid Power Focus on Energy?

By Dan Helgerson, CFPAI/AJPP, CFPS, CFPECS, CFPSD, CFPMT, CFPCC, Fluid Power Journal Technical Editor This is what we know: An electro-mechanical system …

Executive Profile: Brian Kenoyer

Q. How did you get started in the fluid power industry?   A. I was hired as a hydraulic engineer with JLG Industries. I had little prior experience besides …

Helios Launches Valve Line by Sun Hydraulics

Helios Technologies, a manufacturer of highly engineered motion control and electronic controls technology for diverse end markets, recently announced a …

Norstat Offers I/O Link Pressure and Vacuum Switches

Norstat now offers pressure and vacuum switches designed to work specifically with I/O Link protocol. The NANO-02 and PICO-02’s interface can visualize …

Test Your Skills: Replacing Hydraulic Valves

Even though hydraulic valves are relatively simple devices, often with only one or two moving parts, close attention needs to be paid when replacing them. …

SpillGuard Warns of Hydraulic Fluid Leaks

DENIOS, a Louisville, Kentucky, manufacturer and supplier of products and services for occupational environmental protection and workplace safety, recently …

Festo Launches ‘Reimagined’ Valve Position Control

Festo recently launched “reimagined” pneumatic process valve position control through the combination of the new CMSH smart positioner and the integrated …