By Josh Cosford There are a lot of components in a hydraulic system that are not required to achieve the result of work, but you wouldn’t get very far without a pump. The hydraulic pump is the heart of any mobile machine, converting mechanical energy to hydraulic energy, and then pumping it out into the […]
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Jeff Behling Named President of STAUFF Corporation
Jeff Behling has been named President and CEO of STAUFF Corporation (USA). STAUFF is a global developer, manufacturer and supplier of hydraulic plumbing clamps and components, hydraulic diagnostic and monitoring equipment, filters and hydraulic system accessories. He succeeds Peter Anderton, who served in this role for more than 20 years and will continue to be […]
Strong Pump with Serial Gearbox Protection
HAWE Hydraulics, a global manufacturer and supplier of sophisticated hydraulic components and controls for the mobile, industrial, and renewable energy markets, will present a new size to its V60N axial piston pump series during CONEXPO in Las Vegas. Its key parameters include: displacement of up to 130 cm3/rev and peak pressures of up to 450 bar […]
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 […]
Highlights from the Eaton Distributor Meeting
There is much to report after a whirlwind visit to Orlando for my third Eaton Distributor Meeting, in which I met with different market leaders for the Hydraulics group, including construction and material handling; alternative energies; industrial hydraulics; and agriculture. I’ll be giving full reports from those markets but I just wanted to give a […]
Hydraulic hybrid drivetrain manufacturer to distribute on East coast
Lightning Hybrids, Loveland, Colo., a manufacturer of hydraulic hybrid retrofit systems for shuttle bus and other medium-duty vehicles, has announced a partnership with National Fleet Hybrids to sell, install and distribute its hydraulic hybrid retrofit systems throughout New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Lightning Hybrids, which started out designing a hydraulic hybrid system for a small […]
PUMP-FLO Solutions Announces Gear Pump Selection Capability
PUMP-FLO Solutions is announcing exciting new functionality for gear pump manufacturers. Taking advantage of recent software enhancements to PUMP-FLO Insight, we are now offering a powerful new gear pump selector tool as part of the PUMP-FLO software technology. Gear Pump Selector and Configurator Detailed Search – Ability to search gear pump attributes and hydraulic sizing […]
HAWE Expands Line of Axial Piston Pumps
HAWE Hydraulics has added the new V40M to its line of axial piston pumps. The new pump has been designed for open-circuits in mobile machines and has a displacement volume of 2.75 in3/rev. Its swash plate design allows for easy fine tuning of the flow rate. With a self-priming speed of 2,900 rpm, it is […]
Sauer-Danfoss Launches PLUS+1 Compliant Fan Drive Control for H1 Pump Family
Sauer-Danfoss introduces a PLUS+1 Compliant Fan Drive Control (FDC) for the H1 family of piston pumps. FDC for H1 pumps utilizes proven closed-circuit technology to meet urgent customer demand for more efficient and robust hydraulic cooling fan systems in Tier 4-compliant mobile off-highway equipment applications. Ideal for meeting cooling system fan power requirements in machines […]
The Slim V60N-130: High Pressure and High Volume
HAWE Hydraulics announced the addition of the new V60N-130 to HAWE‘s well-established V60N series of axial piston pumps. There are now four different sizes in the pump family with displacement volumes up to 8 in3/rev, working pressures of up to 5800 psi and peak pressures of up to 6500 psi. All built with swash plates, […]










