Understanding what can go wrong ensures that hydraulic pumps get built right. Every OEM says it wants quality, but the reality is that machine builders can choose from countless hydraulic components that vary widely in performance and price—from cheap, “throw-away” parts to high-quality and, more-expensive, products that are built to last. How does an engineer […]
How are motion controllers used in fluid power?
Motion controllers are used extensively on industrial machinery, but specific controllers exist that are dedicated for use on electrohydraulic machinery. They provide closed-loop control of electrohydraulic and pneumatic applications from single to multi-axis systems. Common applications can be found in materials, aerospace, forestry, energy, metals, entertainment, and more. Like all motion controllers, these computational devices […]
Position sensor measures up to 5-m length in hydraulic and telescopic cylinders
The new SGH50 wire-actuated encoder from SIKO uses a clever cable mechanism for absolute measurement of hydraulic or telescopic cylinders. The sensor represents the latest generation of the SGH wire-actuated encoder family and now makes it possible to measure distances up to 5 m. Target applications are agricultural machinery, construction machines, municipal vehicles, forestry machines, […]
Poclain Hydraulics to expand Sturtevant, Wis. facility
Poclain Hydraulics is expanding its Sturtevant facility in southeastern Wisconsin. The new production area expansion will be more than 60,000 square feet—a 60% increase in space for the production area overall. The groundbreaking for the new facility addition is planned for May 30 at 2:00 p.m. Poclain Hydraulics acquired the facility, which is located in the […]
Innovation at Intermat
The recent Intermat exposition in Paris was Europe’s largest construction-equipment show slated for 2018. One of the highlights, the Intermat Innovation Awards, showcased some distinguished products and equipment for the construction and materials industry. Among the entries, here are some notable fluid-power related designs. Construction vacuum lifter AL-Blazer 2000 from AL-Lift is a vacuum lifting attachment for fork-based […]
What components make up hydraulic power units or HPUs?
By Josh Cosford, Contributing Editor Nearly every single hydraulic system shares one thing in common — they’re run by a hydraulic power unit. Although some units are multitaskers, like the engine on a tractor, most often they’re purpose-built for the single task of converting mechanical energy into hydraulic energy. The scope of a power unit […]
Murray State wins first prize at 2018 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge
The 2018 Vehicle Challenge Competition at Danfoss in Ames, Iowa was a great success bringing together ten university student teams as well as judges and sponsors from eight NFPA member companies. The Vehicle Challenge is a competition that challenges students to design and build a bicycle using fluid power. The students that participated were […]
Hydraulic system contamination: causes and solutions
Overlooking these common causes of hydraulic system contamination could mean catastrophic machine failure. Vigilance is key in maintaining a clean machine. By Carl Dyke. CD Industrial Group Inc. I picture several things when I think of a mobile hydraulic system malfunction: damaged control wiring and connectors a scored valve spool stuck in place a pressure valve […]
Komatsu America is second large OEM to move headquarters to Chicago
Komatsu America Corp., a leading global heavy equipment manufacturer, today announced plans to move company headquarters to Chicago, IL in 2020. This follows on last year’s announcement that Caterpillar was also moving to Chicago. The new site at Triangle Plaza, 8770 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., will feature a new, open floorplan, designed to foster more […]
Autonomous Solutions tech being used in New Holland, Case pilot programs
Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI) technology will be used in two pilot programs with large scale commercial growers in California. A partnership agreement has been announced between ASI, New Holland Agriculture, and E. & J. Gallo Winery, the largest family-owned winery in the world, to operate the autonomous vehicles in their vineyard operations. Similarly, there has […]
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