By Josh Cosford, Contributing Editor Flow dividers provide a unique solution to a specific problem in hydraulic applications — splitting flow while limiting its tendency to take the path of least resistance. Without a flow divider, any time you wish to split flow to two or more downstream subcircuits, the path with the lowest pressure […]
Applied Nano Surfaces (ANS) Sweden becomes Tribonex AB
Applied Nano Surfaces (ANS) was founded 14 years ago as an advanced surface finishing and coating technology innovator. The company offers its technologies as a commercially viable and cost-effective solution to reduce component wear and friction on many of the critical parts that are produced within the industrial and mobility component manufacturing segment. The new […]
BARKO Hydraulics brings real-time operational intel to forestry equipment
BARKO Hydraulics, a developer, manufacturer and distributor of innovative heavy equipment solutions for the forestry, vegetation management and material handling industries, is pleased to announce BARKO Insight, a remote platform designed to monitor the performance of heavy machinery. “BARKO Insight uses real-time data to inform proactive maintenance and operating decisions for a single machine or […]
Canadian tractor manufacturer Versatile chooses Elevāt Machine Connect for IoT solutions
Elevāt, a global IoT connected machines SaaS innovator, announced that Versatile, a division of Buhler Industries Inc., deployed the Elevāt Machine Connect platform across its entire tractor line for Model Year 2022. Since starting tractor production in 1966, Versatile has remained a leader for articulating four-wheel drive tractors. “We manufacture all our tractors in our […]
How Gemco is working around supply shortages for its linear position sensors
A wide range of industries is showing significant supply chain issues. However, the Michigan-based manufacturer of Gemco linear position sensors, AMETEK Factory Automation, has proven they can still deliver in a timely manner. In the past couple of years, an increasing supply shortage due to various factors has caused manufacturing and on-time delivery issues. On […]
Free eBook targets electrohydraulic valve analysis and application
IDAS Engineering has just launched a new eBay store that includes a technical eBook — Empirical Hydraulic Valve Analysis and Application Including Discharge Coefficient, Viscosity and Valve Geometry Effects — that can be ordered for free. The book contains nearly 120 pages to achieve four objectives. First, it explains in detail the transition from laminar […]
Danfoss Power Solutions and RISE Robotics collaborate on electrification innovation
Danfoss Power Solutions and RISE Robotics announce they’ve signed a collaboration agreement to jointly validate and test a key innovation that has the potential to transform the heavy machinery market through electrification. Danfoss and RISE Robotics, a zero-emission heavy machinery company, have formalized their collaborative relationship. The two businesses have signed an agreement to work […]
Hydraulic control system helps improve longwall system production
When mining in challenging, unpredictable conditions, operators need confidence in their longwall systems, and building that confidence starts with the hydraulic functions in powered roof supports (PRS). The multifunctional Joy Compak Next Gen hydraulic control system from Komatsu improves the performance of high production longwall systems, while helping facilitate shearer cutting rate with exceptional cycle […]
Domin, hydraulic valve innovator, names chairman of the board
Domin, Bristol, UK, announced that Norman Fraser, co-founder of the disruptive enterprise hardware business, SoftIron, has been appointed as Chairman of the Board. “I am delighted to be joining Domin at such an exciting moment in its development,” said Fraser. “Domin’s fluid power technology is truly revolutionary, with the potential to help businesses save money […]
Electrohydraulic pump drive for low voltage systems
Omni Powertrain Technologies has a new electrohydraulic pump combination. The unit was developed for low voltage mobile applications and is ideally suited for the needs of hybrid equipment builders facing spatial constraints. The system includes a Flo-Torq gear pump packaged with an axial flux motor and controller from Omni’s Magelec subsidiary. The overall package length […]
