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Hydraulic drives often are combined with gearing to provide the best combination of output speed and torque for maximum efficiency, performance, and controllability. But sometimes hydraulic actuators are best used when they are integrated into a gear drive. Hydraulically actuated clutches, for example, can be used within a gearbox to engage and disengage different sets of gears to provide different output speeds and torques....More

AST46HA series of explosion-proof pressure transmitters offer extended pressure ranges up to 20,000 psi, for use in high-pressure offshore applications. Thick diaphragms and silicon strain gauges offer high repeatability. Fail mode indicator option allows users to choose an output signal that rails or drops during a fault condition....More

Acruise ship was having problems docking after a cruise. If strong winds were blowing outward from the dock, the bow thrusters that moved the ship sideways weren’t powerful enough to move the ship against the wind to the dock. The captain ......More

OTC, the Offshore Technology Conference, is the largest event fo the industry, and includes more than 100 fluid power exhibitors....More

Edited by Alan L. Hitchcox, editor When a non-standard pressure transducer was found to be causing the malfunction of the USS Abraham Lincoln’s list control system, an off-the-shelf TDG 01 transducer was modified with 9/16-in. threads and configured ......More

New monitor warns of impending hose failure....More

Water-borne noise is harmful to countless creatures living in our oceans. Unfortunately, hydraulic systems are a major contributor to this noise polution. However, hydraulic noise suppressors can lessen the problem by reducing noise generated by hydraulic...More

Eaton Hydraulics, Eden Prairie, Minn., announced that its proprietary Eatonite Laser Clad coating technology was certified by DNV, an independent test services company, after fulfilling requirements stated in the “Guideline for qualification of wear and ......More

Synflex hose products support offshore oil exploration and production. Line includes Blow-Out- Prevention Bundles (BOP), High- Crush-Resistant, and Control Umbilicals for depths of 10,000 ft and deeper. BOP consists of central hose ......More

Most oil companies shy away from using the term “environmentally friendly” for hydraulic fluids and other lubricants. That’s because no established standards or technical definitions exist to specify what criteria a fluid must meet in order to ......More

The Independence, a fire and rescue boat, has a navigation mast mounted to the top of its pilot house that pivots downward when the vessel must pass under a low clearance. The mast is pivoted 180° by a helical rotary actuator. ......More