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Controlling The Levels of Contamination to Acceptable Levels
Sponsored by Flow Ezy Did you know that by controlling the level of contamination (dirt) to acceptable levels you can eliminate as high as 80% of the potential causes of system failure? That is...
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Keys to Designing Safe Pneumatic Circuits (.PDF Download)
The design of any machine should begin with a careful risk assessment. The process involves designers of all systems within a machine or process...Register or Sign in below to download the full article...
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This roundup includes four different types of valves and a motor.
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Site Layout Facilitates Product Selection, CAD Model Download
Zero-Max's new website presents a new layout that caters to users in several markets and makes it easy to navigate products based on application needs. New features allow users to directly download...
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Safe Hydraulics Pocket Guide
Sponsored by Gates When it comes to designing and maintaining hydraulic hose assemblies, it’s always smart to keep safety top-of-mind. Learn how choosing the “right” hydraulic hose equipment can help...
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Safety Connections Guide
Sponsored by Gates When it comes to industrial hose assemblies, it’s always smart to mitigate risk and maximize performance. One easy way to do both is to take proper safety precautions and identify...
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Belt Drive PM & Safety Manual
Sponsored by Gates When it comes to optimum belt drive performance and safety, it’s always smartest to conduct regular schedules maintenance and inspections. If not, you run the risk of drive...
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Pneumatic Controls: Simple and Reliable (.PDF Download)
When those of us involved in the work truck industry think of mobile power controls, pneumatics usually comes to mind. Sure, we also see electric, hydraulic, and combinations of control types, but...
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Pneumatic Controls: Simple and Reliable
Mikel Janitz Pneumatic controls hold many advantages over other methods of control and actuation—easy installation, low cost, and, of course, simplicity and reliability. Download a PDF of this...
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Troubleshooting Challenge: Directional Valve Slams When It Shifts (.PDF...
A high-speed forging press used a large vane pump to cycle four different circuits. Three of the circuits were used for setup and eject functions and the fourth...Register or sign in below to download...
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Troubleshooting Challenge: Directional Valve Slams When It Shifts
Can you solve this forging press conundrum? Download a PDF of this article.A high-speed forging press used a large vane pump to cycle four different circuits. Three of the circuits were used for setup...
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Learn How to Boost Equipment Reliability
Staff There’s still time to register for the 2017 Reliable Plant Conference & Exhibition—but not much. The show is scheduled for April 25 to 27 at the newly updated Columbus Convention Center in...
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Hydraulic-Electric Analogies: Evolution of Hydrostatic Transmission Schematics
Models of hydrostatic transmissions can be simple and ideal or as sophisticated and detailed as you need. Download this article in PDF format.Evolution, in this context, does not mean changes in a...
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Alkon Corp. Acquires Allenair Corp.
As the newest division of Alkon Corp., Allenair’s sales and production activities will be integrated under Alkon’s management team over the next few months. RelatedHydraulic-Cylinder Market Slated for...
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Global Effort Expands Panama Canal
Parveen Gupta Top-notch hydraulic system design and collaboration between multiple countries finally bring the world’s largest locks into the millennium. Download a PDF of this article.The recent...
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Global Effort Expands Panama Canal (.PDF Download)
The recent expansion of the Panama Canal was an enormous task—one that required the resources of project partners around the world. A monumental feat of engineering and collaboration, the canal’s...
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LSHT Motor Drives Tough Industrial Shredder
Lyle G. Meyer, Eaton Hydraulics Radial-piston motor delivers high torque and withstands torque spikes to ensure reliability on shredders that process commingled heavy industrial and construction...
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MEMS Proportional Control Valves Enable Lightweight Orthoses
Ten research projects out of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) were presented at the Fluid Power Innovation and Research Conference (FPIRC) last fall. The projects pertain to...
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A Wealth of Information at Offshore Technology Conference (.PDF Download)
A breadth of technical sessions and networking opportunities at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) will draw over 90,000 visitors from more than 130 countries. The conference will take place at...
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A Wealth of Information at Offshore Technology Conference
Technical sessions and training courses fill out the schedule for attendees. Download a PDF of this article.A breadth of technical sessions and networking opportunities at the Offshore Technology...
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Waste Expo Comes Marchin’ In to New Orleans (.PDF Download)
Waste Expo is held every year and while it is normally held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, every fourth year it takes place in New Orleans at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. This is one of...
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Waste Expo Comes Marchin’ In to New Orleans
The big event includes dozens of exhibitors offering fluid power products. Download a PDF of this article.Waste Expo is held every year and while it is normally held at the Las Vegas Convention...
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Festo North America Relocates Down the Road
Festo’s new American Headquarters will be located at 1377 Motor Parkway in Hauppauge. Festo, a manufacturer of pneumatic and electromechanical systems, components, and controls for process and...
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Today’s Digital Economy Challenges Distributors
“The popularity of large e-commerce sites, with same-day and next-day services, is becoming the norm."How are distributors getting ahead beyond rethinking the supply chain? They’re not, according to a...
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Hydraulics Helps Clear the Air
Street sweeper technology is getting an upgrade. Street sweepers have been a familiar sight on city streets for generations. However, most sweepers still use old-fashioned technology to remove dirt...
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Transducer Monitors Accumulator Piston Position
A newly introduced linear transducer can be installed entirely on the exterior of a piston accumulator. Accumulators offer multiple benefits to hydraulic systems. Accumulators can save energy by...
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Demolition Cutter Takes on Steel
Brokk’s MC200 Multi Cutter packs a lot of power into a small footprint. Whoever says hydraulics is a mature industry probably is not aware of the many innovative machines that were introduced last...
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Standards to Live By (.PDF Download)
Shortly after being hired as associate editor on Hydraulics & Pneumatics in 1987, I was elected to learn about electronics—primarily because I was the low man on the totem pole. (Actually, I have...
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Standards to Live By
Download a PDF of this article.Shortly after being hired as associate editor on Hydraulics & Pneumatics in 1987, I was elected to learn about electronics—primarily because I was the low man on the...
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Assembly Tips to Reduce Leaks in Hydraulic Connections
When it comes to tube fittings and in connections, the devil is in the details. Ted Amling, senior project editor at Parker Hannifin’s Tube Fittings division outlines some tips to improve the health of...
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