Fluid Power Journal

Hydraulic Output Tripled, Manufacturing Headaches Eliminated

While everyone wants to stay on the road to continuous improvement, many are too busy fighting fires and can’t make the time to begin their improvement …

Hydraulics and the Environment

Component failure is often the root cause of hydraulic spills to the environment. In this article, we won’t discuss environmentally friendly fluids, but …

Next-Generation Hydraulics: Efficient Machines, Precise Control

In today’s hydraulic marketplace, manufacturers and end users need efficient equipment they can rely on to get the job done. Regardless of the end …

Company Profile: Eaton – Training the Hydraulics Industry

Keeping staff safe in industrial settings is top of the priority list for companies around the world. This is true in almost any setting, but especially so in …

Prosthesis: The Anti-Robot

Optimizing Controls for a Sports Machine Have you ever dreamed of having a two-story tall, 200-hp, 4-legged, hydraulic mech suit to run around in? I have, so …

From Outer Space to Under the Sea, Hydraulics Put the Fun in the Entertainment Industry

A SWITCH FROM SERVO TO PROPORTIONAL VALVES PRODUCES POSITIVE RESULTS FOR SIMULATION THRILL RIDE CUSTOMER Remember the scene in the 1976 remake of King Kong …

Energy-Efficient Hydraulics: Variable Frequency Drives as Pump Prime Movers

It is obvious what we want to achieve with variable speed pumps: to save energy and reduce noise and possibly increase the power density of hydraulics. To …