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NFPA Draws New Roadmap for Fluid Power Technology

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:41:00 +0000

National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) published its original Technology Roadmap for the Fluid Power Industry in 2009 to provide NFPA member companies and their research partners with an industry-wide consensus regarding the research and development needs of the fluid power industry.

Wrapping up the operating envelope

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:31:00 +0000

System design normally calls for a specific load to be overcome and propelled at some required velocity. This is called the design pointor design target. A further reality is that most machines are required to operate at an essentially unlimited number of operating conditions as the actuator accelerates, decelerates, and stops. When the system is designed, the design point must accommodate the absolute worst-case operating point expected over the entire lifetime of the machine.

New media starting to blend together

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:21:00 +0000

We have written a lot about social media recently both in our printed pages as well as in our blogs. As I understand it, social media continues to change and is even in a state of perpetual change. One thing that has become obvious to me is that there is now a blending of the new and the old. By old, I am referring to more traditional media like this printed magazine, but I am also referring to what can now be considered traditional websites and eNewsletters. The new — which is really only newer — is all aspects of social media including blogs, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and more.

Internet has news people jumping the gun

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:09:00 +0000

Alan Hitchcox
editor

Component compatibility

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:27:00 +0000

System design requires that components supply pressure adjusted so that the operating envelope encompasses the worst case force-speed operating point. An infinite number of combinations exists that will accomplish this, so some other strategies must be applied to reduce the number of possibilities.

Control system integrators says industry outlook is good

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:06:00 +0000

Two-thirds of respondents say the automation industry will see revenue growth this year.

A recent global survey of independent system integration companies offers a positive outlook for business this year, with the majority of respondents saying they believe the outlook for the automation industry will improve in 2013.

Apps help size hydraulic components

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:20:00 +0000

The Hydraulic Calculator from Zanthic Innovations is a useful tool for anyone who designs or works with hydraulic circuits. This application provides quick and easy calculations for hydraulic components. Detailed calculations can be done for cylinders, pumps, motors, line velocities, line pressure losses and orifice pressure drops.

Bet you can’t read just one

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:31:00 +0000

Editor Alan Hitchcox talks about the longevity of Hydraulics & Pneumatics' technical content and how readers often look for articles that are decades old because they are still relevant today.

Close-up video of machines in action at The Fluid Power Challenge

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:48:00 +0000

Video takes a closer look at one of the fluid power machines in action at The Fluid Power Challenge at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. The machine was built by middle school students in a challenge that tasked them to design and build a machine that uses fluid power to lift a block, rotate it through an arc and then place it in a specific space.The event was sponsored by Daman Products Co. Inc.

See a full write-up about the event Fluid Power Talk.

Students compete at the Fluid Power Challenge

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:32:00 +0000

Video shows students competing at The Fluid Power Challenge at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. The event was sponsored by Daman Products Co. Inc. The challenge was for students to design and build a machine that uses fluid power to lift a block, rotate it through an arc and then place it in a specific space.