Telematics facilitates the exchange of rich data to and from mobile or remote machinery, helping to streamline maintenance and costs. Contributed by Carl Dyke, CD Industrial Group Inc. How can the owner of a fleet of cranes avoid the daily worries about whether the machines are being operated and maintained for safe performance? Is there […]
AEM wins Top ‘Gold 100’ Trade Show Honors for CONEXPO-CON/AGG and ICUEE-The Demo Expo
CONEXPO-CON/AGG has been named the number-one exhibition of any industry in the United States, and ICUEE-The Demo Expo took the number-three spot in the annual Gold 100 list of top U.S. trade shows. Show owner and producer Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) earned three best-in-class Grand Awards in addition to its Grand Award for largest […]
Linde Hydraulics opens second location in Rock Hill, S.C.
Linde Hydraulics Corp. (LHC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Linde Hydraulics GmbH & Co., announced the opening of its newest location in Waterford Park, Rock Hill, S.C. The building is 67,200 square feet and expansion of an additional 30,000 square feet is possible. In conjunction with the existing facility located in Canfield, Ohio, the new […]
Hydraulic symbology 102: understanding basic fluid power schematics
By Josh Cosford, Contributing Editor Back in August of 2017, you saw my article Hydraulic symbology 101: Understanding basic fluid power schematics (read it here first, if you haven’t already). I covered basic constituent lines, shapes and their respective symbols. Due to space constraints, I left out some of the major components represented by symbols […]
Registration open for expanded Work Truck Show 2019
Registration is now open for The Work Truck Show 2019. Next year’s event will be even bigger as NTEA – The Association for the Work Truck Industry has added another conference to the Work Truck Week lineup. The Work Truck Show 2019 will feature dozens of educational opportunities, including the new Manufacturer and Distributor Innovation […]
Proportional solenoid cartridge valve provides precise control in a compact package
Eaton has released the new ESVL9 screw-in cartridge valve (SiCV), a five-way, three-position proportional solenoid valve. Featuring a patent-pending, integrated load-sense check control, the latest solution provides a 21% manifold size reduction compared to the external checks available with many five-ported directional control valves on the market today. “As customers transition from on/off control systems, […]
CMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne to offer Intro to Hydraulics class next July
CMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne, a Chicago area distributor and machine automation and control solutions provider for hydraulic, pneumatic, and electro-mechanical applications, will be offering a new Introduction to Hydraulics class July 8-11, 2019. The company sees a need for hydraulics training because it says The United States is undergoing the biggest turnover of its workforce in its history. Many […]
Hydraulic combination valve offers complete motor control for mobile machinery
Webtec, a specialist manufacturer of hydraulic measurement and control products, is unveiling its new CV120 series combination valve that provides a complete solution to hydraulic motor control for mobile machinery. Hydraulic system designers will discover that the compact CV120 reduces both space and pressure drop in machinery used for mining, quarrying, construction and agricultural applications, […]
Work Truck Show announces new Manufacturer and Distributor Innovation Conference
Commercial truck manufacturers, upfitters, distributors and body builders of all sizes can learn how to improve manufacturing efficiency and business results using the latest techniques and technology at the new Manufacturer and Distributor Innovation Conference, held Tuesday, March 5, in conjunction with The Work Truck Show 2019. The Work Truck Show runs March 5–8, 2019, […]
IFPE 2020 announces call for presentations
IFPE has opened its call for presentations for the event slated for March 10-14, 2020. The event features targeted education sessions that provide crucial information on new fluid power, power transmission, and motion control technologies to engineers and others involved in the design and manufacturing process. Topics of interest for 2020 include both a mobile […]