Fluid Power Journal

The Acid Test: Judging a Hydraulic Fluid’s Performance

By Joshua Dickstein, Technology Deployment Manager –  Industrial Oils, The Lubrizol Corporation. Hydraulic fluids serve two primary functions: transmitting …

Festo Inks Distribution Deal with PennAir

Festo recently announced that PennAir now sells and supports the full range of Festo pneumatic and electric automation components and systems in Pennsylvania, …

Integrating the Hydraulic Filter Catridge on the Manifold: Can It Work?

By Gordon Weiler, Vice President of Sales, Daman Products. Traditionally, adding a filter to a hydraulic system has meant plumbing an inline filter housing as …

Poclain Announces European Partnerships

French company Poclain recently announced its “entry into the capital of two high-tech companies.” “Poclain is accelerating its development in …

Norstat Adds Connectors for Fluid Power Applications

Norstat now offers a full line of specialty connectors suited for hydraulic, pneumatic, and industrial automation applications such as robotic cells, …

Motion Launches Fluid Power Brand

Motion Industries, a distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts, and a provider of industrial technology solutions, recently announced …

Keys to Success: 8 Building Blocks of Smart Fluid Power Systems

By Will Healy III, Regional Marketing Manager – Americas, Balluff Inc. Manufacturers working to improve asset utilization and machine availability while …

A Variation on Electrohydraulics

By Craig Lukomski, Product Market Manager, Simulation and Test, Moog These days, motion-control technology discussions with customers go in three directions:  …

Follow-Up: Properly Installing JIC Hydraulic Fittings

This follow-up concerns an article titled “Screwed on Right: The Pros and Cons of JIC Hydraulic Fittings,” published in the April 2022 issue of Fluid Power …

Fluid Power Shipments Grew in March

The latest data published by the National Fluid Power Association shows that shipments of pneumatic, mobile hydraulic, and industrial hydraulic products grew …