Power management company Eaton, has recently expanded their digital product configurator to include large bore tie rod and mill duty cylinders. Built by CADENAS PARTsolutions, the digital product configurator is significantly increasing EoDB or “ease of doing business” for the Eaton’s cylinder customers. Formerly, engineers would have to wait to get the Eaton CAD model […]
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Fluid power and smart iron
At the recent Bauma show in Munich, Caterpillar executives unveiled “The Age of Smart Iron,” the company’s strategy to meld machine and digital technology to make construction equipment more productive, efficient, safe, sustainable and, ultimately, more profitable for its customers. “This is not technology for technology’s sake. It is technology that’s focused on solving, and […]
Fluid power market to continue slow growth pace
Last week, I had a chance to participate in the Canadian Fluid Power Association’s Annual General Meeting at the Fairmont le Château Montebello in Montebello, Quebec. The event featured a variety of speakers, including Jordan Vickers, senior economist with Eaton Corp., Beachwood, Ohio. Overall, Vickers painted a semi-dismal picture of the overall economy and in […]
Eaton adds five displacement sizes to its Hydre-MAC LSHT motor
Eaton today announced five new displacement sizes for its Hydre-MAC low-speed, high-torque (LSHT) direct drive, radial piston motor. Now available in eight sizes, including 13, 16, 20, 25, 30, 36, 42 and 50 liters/rev, the Hydre-MAC LSHT motor displacement options provide flexibility for heavy equipment manufacturers in the pulp and paper, offshore and mining industries. […]
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 […]
Hydraulic system helps reduce harvest loss by up to 50%
Power management company Eaton today announced that a hydraulic system custom-designed for Blueline Manufacturing Company’s advanced blueberry harvester, helps reduce harvest loss by up to 50%. The company looked to Eaton’s suite of hydraulic solutions to develop a new blueberry harvester that would improve driver ergonomics and reduce waste. The harvesting machine includes a complete […]
Pump powers rubber-tracked crawlers through tough terrain
Power management company Eaton has announced that its DuraForce tandem HPV075 piston pumps and L2 series, two-section gear pumps are helping Terramac RT9 rubber-tracked crawlers navigate the rugged terrains found in oil and gas drilling or mining operations. The customized pumps provide speed and maneuverability to these multi-function crawler carriers. Eaton worked with Motion Canada’s […]
Chief Technology Officer of Eaton’s hydraulics group honored with women in manufacturing STEP Ahead Award
Power management company Eaton announced that The Manufacturing Institute awarded Astrid Mozes, chief technology officer, Hydraulics Group, Eaton, the Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Award for her achievement in the manufacturing industry. The STEP Awards honor women who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their careers and represent all levels […]
New two-stage AxisPro KBH servo-proportional valves from Eaton
Power management company Eaton announced the expansion of the AxisPro product line, now including a two-stage, D08 size design featuring valve position feedback on the pilot and main stage. The larger valve helps simplify machine control for demanding applications including injection and blow molding machines, large press applications, die casting, primary metals, test and simulation […]
New speed sensor on Eaton’s Char-Lynn HP30 motor
Eaton announced the launch of the new speed sensor for the company’s Char-Lynn HP30 motor. This additional feature offers customers the ability to measure pulses per revolution of the HP30 motor. The HP30 provides high starting torque efficiency, best in class no-load pressure drop and series circuit capability for general motor applications in the agriculture […]