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Innovative design of hydraulics from Prince Mfg. provide this truck from PhilippHagenbuch with multiple advantages over its conventional dump truck counterparts. A particular challenge for this application is the horizontal mounting ......More

J4/J5 industrial joysticks are offered in analog, digital, or PWM and CAN bus output versions, to resist EMC interferences. Analog version provides a rotating magnetic field over a Hall effect sensor; digital version uses a reed switch ......More

Whether you want to conserve space and weight, reduce leakage, improve reliability, simplify troubleshooting, or just reduce costs, hydraulic integrated circuits are well worth the investment in time and talent....More

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When incorporated into an appropriate control circuit, the PTO valve can prevent unintentional activation of these drives. A new panel/dash mounted PTO (power takeoff) valve from Mead Fluid Dynamics, has a safety interlock to ......More

Hydraulics delivers the power, precision, and reliability that make the world's largest mobile crane an awesome display of engineering....More

Triaxial piezoelectric force sensors, from PCB Piezotronics Inc., Depew, New York, simultaneously measure dynamic and quasi-static forces in three orthogonal axes. They are used to study large, off-highway vehicle chassis dynamics at interfaces between ......More

The torque dynamics of internal combustion engines differ from electrical motors so designing HPUs for mobile applications can provide unique challenges....More

New, clean filter clearly shows surface pores, while cut-away section reveals pleated media and support structure. After long service, filter at left has become filled with dirt but, otherwise, is in normal condition. Filter at ......More

This pair of 14-in. bore hydraulic cylinders, along with a pair on the other side, provides forward thrust and steers the cutter head. Together, these cylinders produce 1.5 million lb of thrust. Complete tunnel boring machine consists of ......More

Trailer-mounted crushing plant incorporates powerful LSHT hydraulic motor (indicated by arrow above, and shown in inset above) to nibble reinforced concrete slabs, bricks, blocks, and other construction rubble for recycling. Slabs are ......More