Hydraulics & Pneumatics

Mary C. Gannon

Associate Editor

Penton Media

Mary joined Hydraulics & Pneumatics in 2005. She graduated from Boston University’s
College of Communication in 1998 with a BA in Journalism. She began her career as a business reporter at a daily newspaper in Greater Cleveland. Prior to joining the H&P staff, she worked in public relations.

Articles by Mary C. Gannon

Linear position transducer

Edited By Mary C. Gannon Micropulse PF-series linear transducer provides accurate, reliable linear position feedback in a sleek, low-profile anodized aluminum housing. It offers scalable, absolute, analog output and stroke lengths up to 180 in and ...

Web exclusive: Hydraulics crop up on British farms

Edited by Mary C. Gannon, senior associate editor The Versadrill machine takes advantage of a hydraulic motor to power a blower for seed planting. When it comes to planting crops, farmers need versatile machines that can work in a range of ...

Cylinder repair estimator

Edited By Mary C. Gannon Hydraulic Repair Estimator gives estimates for hydraulic cylinder repairs from basic resealing to complete rebuilding. Web-based program works on any computer with Internet access. Labor rates, material costs, and cost of ...

Pressure transducers

Edited By Mary C. Gannon TDH-40 pressure transducer provides accuracy of 0.4% in both hydraulic and pneumatic systems and incorporates an M12, 9.4 DIN electrical connection. Series 316 stainless steel housing allows for use in harsh ...

Pneumatic valve

Edited By Mary C. Gannon V5X series pneumatic valves come in 1/8, 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2-in. NPT or ISOG port sizes. Valve functions include 3/2 and 5/2 solenoid/spring return, 3/2 and 5/2 solenoid/solenoid, 5/3 all ports blocked, center open to pressure, ...

Power supplies

Edited By Mary C. Gannon Rhino ac/dc switch mode power supplies can power sensors — such as pressure transducers, linear displacement transducers, and switches. They can be easily screw mounted to a panel or equipment chassis or DIN rail mounted. ...

Air/hydraulic actuators

Air/hydraulic actuators combine a fluid actuator and an air chamber to provide speed of air operation with control and high force of hydraulics. Air chamber converts low air pressure to high hydraulic pressure.

Banjo fitting

Edited By Mary C. Gannon Zero-Leak Gold custom-designed banjo fitting product line is made with multiple seal technology for a zero-leak connection in vibration, pressure spike and temperature variation applications. Separate metal-to-metal and ...

Staying pure at the cotton mill

Compressed air keeps cotton free of foreign fibers.

Reservoir air drying system

Edited By Mary C. Gannon ARV Active Reservoir Vent is a dry air purging system for minimizing water contamination in fluids. It continuously supplies dry air to reservoirs and other vented components, providing longer component life, extended fluid ...

Water, particulate removal

Edited By Mary C. Gannon Triton Dehydration Station for water and particulate removal eliminates 100% of free and 90% of dissolved water from small reservoirs, barrels, and gear boxes. Design reduces aeration of free and entrained gases of returned ...

Hose monitoring prevents costly downtime

New monitor warns of impending hose failure.

Hybrid car developer makes lightweight accumulators

Edited by Mary C. Gannon, senior associate editor CCEFP to co-locate annual meeting at IFPE IFPE 2011 recently announced that the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) will co-locate its annual meeting in conjunction with the ...

Web Exclusive: Specialized valve helps cap BP oil leak

Everyone knows about the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. But what many don’t know is that hydraulics has played a role in helping to cap the leak in recent weeks.

Web Exclusive — High-pressure accumulators make deep sea drilling safer

By Mary C. Gannon, senior associate editor Deep-sea drilling rigs are going deeper than ever before. For the past three months, the world has been bombarded with stories and images from the Gulf Coast oil spill. The news has put a close ...