Hydraulics provide the load-holding strength, precision and predictability to keep complex concrete pumps operating smoothly and reliably. Contributed by Carl Dyke, CD Industrial Group Inc. Live Schematics are worth a thousand pictures! Grab your smartphone and scan the QR codes on the Live Schematic images to go to straight to LunchBoxSessions.com and try out these […]
Cylinders
What is the difference between tie-rod and welded cylinders?
Although both types of cylinders are used in fluid power systems, the end caps used to hold the cylinder together make the difference. Welded cylinders are designed with each end cap welded to the barrel. Mounts and other fittings will also be welded to a cap. Static seals are used to seal the head or […]
PolySlide composite tubing for pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders
Polygon Composites Technology, a manufacturer of composite tubing solutions for bearings, dielectric applications, surgical devices and more, announces PolySlide composite tubing for pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders. PolySlide tubing replaces metallic material in a variety of cylinder applications. Supplied as a cylinder tube ready for customer assembly, or as fully engineered cylinder assemblies for equipment manufacturer […]
Corex rod coating aids mining machine development
By Steven North, design and project engineer, Apex Hydraulics Apex Hydraulics has a long history of producing custom built and highly specialized hydraulic cylinders for mining applications. When the company was formed in 1985, the main source of work was from mining. Now, most work comes from oil, renewable energies and factories. However, due to […]
Smart hydraulics integral to automated dozing
Komatsu America, Rolling Meadows, Ill., recently introduced its Proactive Dozing Control logic, a fully-integrated dozing control system that lets operators perform auto-stripping, auto-spreading and high production dozing, as well as finish grading. Available on several units, Komatsu’s Proactive Dozing Control logic is built on the company’s existing intelligent machine control. The system uses Global Navigation […]
When should you use telescopic cylinders?
Contributed by Josh Cosford Telescopic cylinders are a unique type of actuator able to extend far longer than a traditional rod-style cylinder. Telescopic cylinders are manufactured using two or more nested tubes inside one another, and these tubes act as both the rod and barrel. Telescopic cylinders have as many as seven stages or more, […]
Hall-effect transducers ensure correct axle width to match crop row spacing
When the planting season begins, farmers will plant different crops at different row widths, requiring the sprayers to match the row width by running wheels between the plants and not over them. In the past, changing the axle width was a time-consuming task, as users would have to jack up one wheel of a tractor/sprayer, […]
Custom hydraulic cylinders
Wide variety of custom cylinders are manufactured, including single stage cylinders (both single and double acting), single and double acting telescopic (small and large bore), double end cylinders, piggyback design, mill type cylinders, tie rod cylinders, accumulators, marine grade steering cylinders (WWC product line), and standard dimension welded product lines (WSC and WBC). There is […]
Custom hydraulic cylinders
Alto, Texas-based West Craft Manufacturing has been manufacturing hydraulic cylinders for more than 45 years. It can produce products from 1-in. bore to greater than 36-in. bore. The company’s 75,000-sq-ft facility is well-suited to provide custom manufacturing capabilities, with CNC 5-axis vertical and horizontal machining centers; manual turning, milling and drilling equipment; multi-cylinder testing stations; […]
New accumulator cylinder from Freudenberg
The larger a tractor’s footprint, the less it compacts the soil. To minimize compaction, global machinery manufacturer CLAAS has introduced a tractor with a track drive that integrates newly developed accumulator cylinders from Freudenberg Sealing Technologies. They combine the functions of a hydraulic cylinder and a hydraulic accumulator in a single system. This makes installation […]
