Test Your Skills: Sizing and Selecting Vacuum Pads
Vacuum pads are primarily used for handling smooth-surfaced material but can be used with textured or irregularly shaped material as well. Because sheet glass …
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. …
Hydraulic Hose Maintenance
Hoses are aligned and secured to achieve maximum possible performance. The pressure rating and quality of a hose can be used to predict its service life. Not …
Assemble a Hydraulic Pilot-operated Pressure Relief Valve
Relief valves are used to limit maximum pressure in hydraulic systems. When system pressure begins to exceed the pressure setting of the relief valve, a …
Select Components for Pneumatic Systems
Size Air Receivers Air receivers serve many functions: as a pulsation dampener, as an air reservoir, and as an air conditioner. They also serve an important …
Determine Correct Hose Replacement by Measuring Existing Assembly to Make a Duplicate
How to measure hose assemblies and how to measure cut-off length. Once the proper hose and fittings have been selected, the assembly can now proceed. …
Select Components for Hydraulic Systems: Calculating the Thrust for a Toggle Mechanism
Toggle mechanisms are used where high locking forces are required. Die casting machines, injection molding machines, and coining machines all make use of …
Applying Control Theory: Interpret Bode Diagrams
Discussions about hydro-mechanical system dynamics make it clear that component selection and system design have tremendous impact on system performance and …
Select Components for Pneumatic Systems: Sizing an Air Motor
Although electric motors are very commonly found in many varied applications, and hydraulic motors are well known for their high power density, air motors fill …
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