Muncie Power Products offers a family of directional control valves built with higher pressure capabilities to withstand the most extreme applications. Featuring high-grade iron castings and nickel-plated or hard chrome spools to meet high pressure applications, the family includes three series. Different spool, control, positioner and accessory options allow for customization of the V080, V130 […]
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Hydraulic system helps reduce harvest loss
Edited by: Mike Santora • Associate Editor When Blueline Manufacturing Company sought to enable its blueberry harvester to reduce harvest loss by up to 50%, the company looked to Eaton for a custom hydraulic system. The goal was to develop a new blueberry harvester that would improve driver ergonomics and reduce waste. The machine was […]
Return-suction filtration helps self-propelled harvesting machine
Edited by: Mike Santora • Associate Editor Since the launch of the return-suction filter from Argo-Hytos, this filter concept for mobile machines has become a standard in many applications because its functional improvements lower system and maintenance costs. A common example is in the hydraulic system of a beet harvester, which typically consists of a […]
Bent axis motor product gets enhanced
Danfoss Power Solutions has announced the release of H1B210, a new frame size that enhances the successful H1B bent axis motor family (H1B060 – H1B250). The new frame features a compact design, higher rotating and acceleration speeds than H1B250, and integrated controls for better performance and reliability, while providing greater overall efficiency than competitive products. […]
The lowdown on pressure-reducing valves
Pressure valves are absolutely critical for the safe, reliable and precise control of hydraulic machinery. As anyone would assume by their name, pressure valves are any hydraulic component put in charge of controlling and/or limiting fluid pressure. Although it is possible for a hydraulic system to operate without a pressure valve, nearly every machine has […]
How do hydraulic cylinders fail—contamination
Today’s fluid-power users, for the most part, are well aware that keeping hydraulic fluid clean is essential in preventing premature failures and unexpected downtime. Nonetheless, contamination remains a major cause of hydraulic-cylinder failure, particularly because it leads to seal failure and leaks. And it can come from several different and unexpected sources. Internal contamination is […]
TG Series power take-off eliminates need for shift cables
Muncie Power Products assists the truck equipment and other fluid power markets with its TG Series power take-off. The TG Series is available with 10 speed ratios, 19 shift types, 19 output shaft options and 78 input gears for all popular transmissions. The double gear type power take-off can be configured to meet the speed, […]
Perception of China meets reality
Americans like to celebrate successful entrepreneurs who started out with little more than the shirt on their back. But most of us have never heard of Liping Wong. Like a Steve Jobs of the fluid-power world, Mr. Wong started out making pneumatic cylinders in his garage near Shanghai with just two employees. Twenty-five years later […]
Hydraulic motor wins Agritechnica Silver Innovation Medal
Linde Hydraulics GmbH & Co. KG has been awarded the Agritechnica Silver Innovation Medal for its HMV105D drive motor. The world’s largest agricultural machinery trade fair awards prizes for new product developments that offer fundamental improvements for agricultural applications. With its new axial piston hydraulic double motor, Linde Hydraulics has developed a design offering higher […]
Hydraulic motors up to 26% more compact
New A2FM 70 series bent-axis hydraulic motors from Rextroth have higher power in a smaller installation space. The motors are up to 26% shorter and are notable for their high power density. At the same time, Rexroth has added two extra pressure levels to the new series, which now covers the pressure range up to […]