By Josh Cosford Hydraulic cylinders are used in countless machinery applications: Excavators, loaders, balers, telehandlers, cranes, man-lifts, drill-rigs, dump trucks—not to mention operating booms, arms, lifts, platforms, buckets, and platens. Hydraulic cylinders are the most effective and efficient method of pushing, pulling, lifting and lowering. Cylinders convert hydraulic energy into linear pushing or pulling mechanical […]
Cylinders
New Rexroth CDL2 cylinder is designed for 2 million load cycles
Machine manufacturers are increasingly demanding cost-optimized hydraulic cylinders with a high degree of reliability. Bosch Rexroth meets these demands with the new CDL2 mill type cylinder for both pressure ranges of 160 and 250 bars. They are designed for two million load cycles. Design engineers can thus accurately calculate the cylinderâs lifecycle for each application […]
Maplesoft Releases Advanced Hydraulics Library for MapleSim
Maplesoft announced the latest addition to the MapleSim product family, the MapleSim Hydraulics Library® from Modelon. This new component library is the result of a technology partnership with Modelon, the renowned developer of high-quality Modelica libraries. With the MapleSim Hydraulics Library from Modelon, engineers can seamlessly incorporate industry-tested hydraulics components while continuing to take full […]
Bailey Launches New Chief TCR Re-phasing Cylinder Line
Bailey International LLC has released a new line of Chief TCR re-phasing hydraulic cylinders that are engineered to be a high quality, but value-priced, solution for original equipment manufacturers. Re-phasing cylinders can be used in many OEM applications, including agricultural applications such as seeding, tilling, fertilization, and harvesting where synchronization is needed to lift separate […]
Aggressive Hydraulics Opens New Headquarters in Cedar, MN
Aggressive Hydraulics is proud to announce the opening of their new facility in Cedar, MN. Previously operating out of three buildings in Blaine, MN, the manufacturer of purpose-built hydraulic cylinders consolidated its operations under one roof to better serve its expanding customer base and to meet the growing demand for their engineering and manufacturing skills. We’ve only been […]
New Rexroth Hydraulic Tie Rod Cylinder Catalog available for download
Bosch Rexroth’s new Hydraulic Tie Rod Cylinder Catalog, RA17000/02.2013, provides comprehensive technical information on the company’s CDT, CST and CGT series of National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) style hydraulic tie rod cylinders, with data on selection criteria and features, product specifications, mounting options, spare parts, service and repair, ordering information, and more. The 256-page catalog […]
Holmatro introduces multi purpose cylinders
Holmatro has succeeded in putting the ‘multi purpose cylinder’ concept into practice on the basis of user input and the latest technologies. The result is a completely new range that offers an appropriate solution for the most varied industrial tasks. 50 Models The new Holmatro multi purpose cylinder range is the most extensive range currently […]
Hydraulics aids in keeping offshore platforms stable
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 […]
5 interesting hydraulic cylinder videos
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 […]
5 useful articles on hydraulic cylinders
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 […]
