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Figure 1. Modeling of a 4-way valve begins with a single land and two describing equations, one each for the overlap and underlap condition, and intersecting with equal slopes. A proposed spool valve model is based on the ......More

Web guest column: Fluid Power Tips, Issue 8: Water is bad, mmm'kay? By Josh Cosford, CFPHS The Fluid Power House (Cambridge) Inc. Josh Cosford, CFPHS, The Fluid Power House (Cambridge) Inc. When you started up your mobile equipment earlier ......More

Sequential photos show Rolflor Cargo Handling System moving a full load of freight from a 53-ft trailer onto a warehouse floor. The hydraulically operated system drastically reduces the amount of time to load and unload cargo, and also ......More

Alan Hitchcox Editoralan.hitchcox@penton.com Appropriately enough, my wife and I first got the news that Steve Jobs had died as an alert on her iPhone. Initial news reports mentioned how Jobs’ contributions changed all of our ......More

The new Kalmar hybrid drive terminal tractor operates with a parallel hybrid hydraulic drive system to simultaneously transmit power from two distinct sources: the primary diesel engine, the secondary hydraulic motor, ......More

Troubleshooting: no relation to skeet shooting By Josh Cosford, CFPHS The Fluid Power House (Cambridge) Inc. Josh Cosford, CFPHS, The Fluid Power House (Cambridge) Inc. If you’re reading this, chances are better than a BINGO win that ......More

EHP line of piston accumulators suit standard and special applications in mobile, wind energy, oil and gas, and industrial market segments. They are available in two size ranges: 1 qt to 2.5 gal with 4-in. bores and 1 to 5 gal with ......More

The 8th International Conference on Fluid Power, with the theme “Fluid Power Drives,” will be held in Dresden March 26-28. The first day is dedicated to presentations focused on methodology and fundamental research. The next two ......More

Web exclusive: white paper outlines steps to minimize waste in compressed air systems Edited by Catlin Nalley, editorial intern Compressed air is often considered a relatively inexpensive power source, but Norgren corrects this common misconception ......More

Careful consideration and selection of hydraulic components can help ensure your machinery runs long and successfully....More

Mobile equipment simulator provides safe instruction of hydraulics Appeared in print as "Simulator provides safe instruction of hydraulics" Learn more about this training aid at www. fpti.org Teaching and learning ......More

Do you follow on social media? Appeared in print as "Do you follow?" Mary C. Gannon senior associate editormary.gannon@penton.com Not so long ago, those three words simply meant, “do you understand?” Now, they have taken on a whole ......More