A growing trend among many mobile equipment users is the move to smaller machines, as evidenced by the number of attendees flocking to OEM displays at the ICUEE show in Louisville, Ky. Caterpillar offered test drives of its upgraded 303E CR mini hydraulic excavator that the company says is built for productive work in confined […]
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CASE displays the small and powerful at ICUEE
CASE Construction Equipment recently introduced a range of new machines, including mini excavators and powerful skid steers. They’ll be up and running October 3 to 5 at the ICUEE show in Louisville, Ky. The C Series mini excavator family expands the CASE lineup and provides a more-comprehensive and feature-driven machine for the construction, landscaping, utility […]
Komatsu updates “intelligent” hydraulic excavator
Mobile-equipment manufacturer Komatsu America, Rolling Meadows, Ill., just introduced its new PC210LCi-11 Machine Control hydraulic excavator. This second generation PC210LCi reportedly leverages the proven track record and success of the previous PC210LCi-10, while increasing machine functionality. Key features of Komatsu’s Machine Control technology used in this unit include a factory-integrated sensor package with a GNSS […]
B&R Industrial highlights mobile controllers at ICUEE
B&R Industrial Automation continues to open up new possibilities in off-road automation with its X90 mobile controllers. A comprehensive set of standardized components lets engineers readily implement flexible automation concepts for ag, forestry, construction and municipal vehicles. The heart of the X90 mobile control system is a powerful ARM processor and multifunction I/O channels. Basic […]
Fluid-power universities among world’s best
With kids returning to school, parents and academics alike are gravitating to the annual college ratings hitting the newsstands. One of note is the World University Rankings 2018, published by Times Higher Education, a spin-off of London’s The Times newspaper. It reviewed about 20,000 research-intensive universities around the world and ranks the best from 1 […]
Building a better fluid power event
Although you may be thinking Fall, we’re already thinking Spring, because we’re knee-deep in the midst of planning for our third annual Fluid Power Technology Conference in Milwaukee. The conference, held at MSOE’s Kern Center, is already set for May 15-16, 2018. One of our takeaways after successfully running two of these events was that […]
Nanovate CoP replaces chromium rod plating
Steel used in aggressive environments subjected to corrosion coupled with high wear have traditionally used electroplated “engineered” hard chrome (EHC) for surface protection. While other electroplated metals like cadmium and zinc-nickel provide good corrosion resistance, they wear off quickly, leaving the underlying steel exposed. And, in recent years, there has been a push to replace […]
Reservoir designs for mobile machinery
Mobile hydraulic machines are the unsung heroes of the world, literally digging the trenches and taking abuse as they fabricate for us the asphalt and concrete world we take for granted. The extreme weather and extreme demands are waylaid by machines performing at extreme levels. That an excavator, skid steer or farm tractor can perform […]
How do accumulators improve system performance?
Hydraulic accumulators are pressure vessels that store and discharge energy in the form of pressurized fluid. In essence, potential energy is stored in a compressed gas and released on demand to force oil from the accumulator and into the circuit. Here are some important benefits accumulators provide, and how they make hydraulic systems better. Energy […]
What disruptions will the future bring? Three things you need to know from the IEOC
At the National Fluid Power Association’s recent Industry and Economic Outlook Conference in suburban Chicago, Kevin Surace of Appvance spoke about the amazing disruptions that technology will play in our lives over the coming decades. The future is both scary and amazing, but we have to prepare ourselves and our businesses for it. Here are […]
