June is Safety Month
Safety is everyone’s responsibility. Take the responsibility to improve safety standards whenever an opportunity presents itself. Did you know that there are …
Parker Fluid Power Product News
Parker Hannifin recently made two fluid power-related product announcements. ToughShield Plus Parker recently introduced ToughShield Plus, a newly developed …
Powerful Productivity and Safety: Positive Hydraulic Locking Systems and Actuators
By Robert J. Tafel, Engineering Manager, York Precision Machining & Hydraulics LLC U.S. employers want productivity and safety for both their operators and …
Beware of Getting HOSED
By Jamie Vokes, CFPCC Various kinds of mobile and industrial equipment use hydraulics in one form or another. While hydraulics is a very efficient use of …
Handling Large Loads
By Daniel Pascoe Most vacuum pick-and-place applications involve the handling of small parts such as semiconductor components or food packaging items, which …
The Long Road to Safety Certification
By Charles Butcher, Justin Shelton (Hoerbiger), and Eike Stratmann (Hoerbiger) Hydraulic locking units for passenger restraint gain TÜV approval Ever had a …
Cost-Reducing Modern Pneumatics
By Linda Caron, CMSE®, Certified Machinery Safety Expert (TÜV Nord), Global Product Manager, Factory Automation, Parker Hannifin Corporation, Pneumatic …
The Little Leaks That Keep Men Poor
With more storm clouds appearing on the economic horizon, it’s now more important than ever that every dollar spent on operating and maintaining fluid power …
Land & Sea: Adapting Land-based Pressure-sensing to Deepsea Technologies
By Greg Pinto, Product Manager, Electronics (Sensors and Diagnostics), Hydac USA Some advances in safety and innovation in the Oil & Gas industry were …
Hold It Right There: Methods for Stopping a Linear Pneumatic Actuator’s Movement in Mid-stroke
By Richard Bullers, SMC, CFPPS A machine operator defeats a guard and reaches his hand into a machine to reset a part in a nest, but misjudges the speed of …
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