With worldwide demand for oil, natural gas and minerals rising, and recent discoveries of sources located in the deep sea, new machinery will be needed to harvest these resources from increasingly harsh environments.
Build-your-own custom hydraulic test kit
Tompkins Industries offers light- and heavy-duty hydraulic test kits, great for maintenance, monitoring, and emergency repair.
Olaer USA moving to new Houston facility
Olaer USA is relocating into a new facility on July 1st, 2011. This new facility is approximately two miles from the company’s current location in Houston.
AWAS selects Eaton for pumps on Airbus 320, Boeing 737
Eaton Corp. has been selected by Dublin-based Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services to provide engine-driven pumps and AC motorpumps for the company’s forward order fleet of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft.
NCFP Technical Proceedings now available from NFPA
The Proceedings of the 52nd National Conference on Fluid Power (NCFP) are now available from the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA). The papers contained in the volume were presented during the IFPE Technical Conference hosted by NFPA and held in conjunction with IFPE 2011.
Gehl gets hydraulics on track
Gehl’s RT Series Compact Track loaders are designed for earthmoving applications on rough, loose terrain. As any loader operator knows, keeping the tracks themselves properly tensioned can be a challenge.
E454 O-ring sealing systems successful in aircraft hydraulics
Customer and testing data has shown Simrit’s E454 EPDM (ethylene-propylene rubber) O-ring sealing systems outperform competitive O-rings in critical commercial aircraft hydraulic systems.
Liquid-filled gauges help control pointer flutter
Ashcroft PLUS! Performance pressure gauges eliminate pointer flutter in the presence of pump pulsation and high vibration
Fastenal to distribute Winters Instruments products in N. America
Winters Instruments has announced a new distribution agreement with Fastenal that will offer Winters pressure gauges, thermometers and instrument accessories to Fastenal customers in the U.S. and Canada. Fastenal is a distributor with product and service at more than 2,500 local Fastenal stores.
Hydraulic testers for power steering
The RFIK mechanical hydraulic tester provides the ideal solution for servicing and commissioning hydraulic circuits on agricultural and other mobile machinery.