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Welcoming a new intern—and a new series

June 7, 2013 By Paul Heney

I would like to introduce you to Michael Jermann, a journalism student who is currently studying at Kent State University. Michael has a particular interest in technical writing and he will be interning with us for the next few months. You’ll see his handiwork here on MobileHydraulicTips.com, as well as some of our sister sites. […]

Filed Under: Featured, Mobile Hydraulics Blog

When hydraulics is the star — the Mantis walking robot

June 4, 2013 By Paul Heney

The last time we wrote something about a multi-legged robot—the Plustech Walking Forest Machine—the post went viral. Maybe because the thing looked like it was straight out of the movie Avatar. Well, maybe the world is getting a little more like James Cameron’s future every day … because some interesting news just surfaced about the use […]

Filed Under: Featured, Mobile Hydraulics Blog, System Design Tagged With: boschrexroth

Hydraulics aids in keeping offshore platforms stable

May 1, 2013 By Paul Heney

Barge Master BV, a Dutch company, has installed Rexroth motion compensation to neutralize waves and enhance the usefulness and safety of offshore cranes. Barge Master launched the BM-001, its first operational motion compensation platform in December to provide stability and safety to offshore crane operations. The moving platform uses a drive and control system neutralize […]

Filed Under: Cylinders, Featured, Mobile Hydraulics Blog, System Design

5 interesting hydraulic cylinder videos

April 19, 2013 By Paul Heney

Here are the five of the most interesting hydraulic cylinder videos that we’ve found online, along with short descriptions of each one. What other videos to you recommend? Let us know in the comments box below! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YdSPoDNRZE This fun 5-minute video, “How its made—hydraulic cylinders” shows exactly how hydraulic cylinders are built from the ground […]

Filed Under: Cylinders, Featured, Mobile Hydraulics Blog

5 useful articles on hydraulic cylinders

April 16, 2013 By Paul Heney

Hydraulic cylinders are probably what most laypeople picture when they think of fluid power—after all, these components are easily visible, iconic even, as the muscle of the system. Here are five articles on cylinders that I recommend … 1. http://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/1119/hydraulic-cylinder-drift I like this article, “the root cause of hydraulic cylinder drift,” because it’s a topic […]

Filed Under: Cylinders, Featured, Mobile Hydraulics Blog

The 9 coolest mobile hydraulic cylinder applications

April 12, 2013 By Paul Heney

Hydraulic cylinders are used in countless applications that demand power density and flexibility. Here are 9 of the coolest (not to mention some of the biggest!) applications for mobile hydraulic cylinders. 1. Terex Roadmaster crane The Terex Roadmaster crane provides a lifting capacity of 7 tons at a 20-meter radius with a fully extended boom […]

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Filed Under: Cylinders, Featured, Mobile Hydraulics Blog

How to buy a hydraulic cylinder online — test driving some websites

April 2, 2013 By Paul Heney

There seems to be as many places to buy hydraulic cylinders as there are types of cylinders. Whether you’re looking at industrial or mobile hydraulic cylinders, searching for tie rod, telescopic or non-repairable types, the choices can seem pretty confusing. Here’s a look at ten websites that offer hydraulic  cylinders, with a description of their […]

Filed Under: Cylinders, Featured, Mobile Hydraulics Blog

Mistakes to avoid when choosing a hydraulic cylinder

April 2, 2013 By Paul Heney

When you think of engineering brawn, hydraulic cylinders are probably what come to mind. These linear actuators can range from smaller than your arm to gargantuan devices found on excavators, ships, oil rigs and mining trucks. But whatever the size, it’s important to select the correct hydraulic cylinder for your application. Following are some tips […]

Filed Under: Cylinders, Featured, Mobile Hydraulics Blog

Manufacturing matters: U.S. upward, Europe downward?

March 13, 2013 By Paul Heney

News on the domestic manufacturing front has been largely positive the past couple of weeks. I was impressed by a couple of articles (one by Politico, the other by the Washington Post) that tried to get past the partisan divides that have come to define Washington and focus on why manufacturing is so critical. And […]

Filed Under: Featured, Mobile Hydraulics Blog

Where did those manufacturing jobs go?

February 26, 2013 By Paul Heney

Thankfully, we’re well past the election season of 2012. It seems like one of the biggest buzzwords of the campaign was manufacturing. As in jobs. Look up some different sources online and you can find plenty of disturbing statistics about American manufacturing: • 6.4 million manufacturing jobs have been lost in the past 20 years […]

Filed Under: Featured, Mobile Hydraulics Blog

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