Hydraulics & Pneumatics articles from August 2003

Hydraulics & Pneumatics archives from August 2003

The spam problem gets worse.(Editor's Page)
August 1, 2003... The Internet has long been heralded as a good thing--more access to information, a cheaper way to communicate with associates in far-flung locations, greater worker productivity, and so on. But now it is actually contributing more than ever to...

Thanks for sharing.(Readers' Forum)
August 1, 2003... I have been working in the aerospace industry for more than 20 years as a hydraulic specialist and am a regular reader of Hydraulics & Pneumatics. In your June 2003 issue, "Flying high in Finland," by Robert Koski is a real eye opener that...

Give credit where it's due.(Readers' Forum)
August 1, 2003... Upon receiving the July issue of H&P I was initially very excited. But upon completing the article about the upcoming movie, Master and Commander: Far Side of the World, I was very disappointed. The article gives Bosch Rexroth credit for work...

Eaton unveils 5000-psi pump for Airbus A380. (Industry News).
August 1, 2003... Eaton Corp., Cleveland, has unveiled the world's first 5000-psi commercial aircraft pumps, specifically designed for the Airbus A380. The new pumps are expected to help conserve weight, increase reliability, and improve operational performance...

2004 Dresden cSonference issues call for papers.(Industry News)
August 1, 2003... The 4th International Fluid Power Conference, scheduled for March 25-26, 2004 in Dresden, Germany, has put out a call for papers. Topics to be covered include: * Computer applications in development and application engineering as well...

HED receives recognition.(Industry News)
August 1, 2003... Oshkosh Truck Corp., Milwaukee, recognized its vendor HED Inc., Hartford, Wis., with a "Superior Technology Advancement" award at a recent conference sponsored by the Wisconsin Manufacturers Extension Partnership. The award acknowledges...

Peter Paul goes lean.(Industry News)
August 1, 2003... Peter Paul Electronics Co., New Britain, Conn., has converted its valve and solenoid production operations to lean manufacturing to help meet increasing demand for custom orders and fast delivery. Mark Mangiafico, chief engineer, said that...

Hydac acquires Schroeder.(Industry News)
August 1, 2003... Hydac has acquired the assets of Schroeder Industries, a division of ALCO Industries Inc. The business will operate as Schroeder Industries LLC; it will have R&D and manufacturing facilities in Pittsburgh, and Cumberland, Md. Michael...

Automation of furnaces with electrohydraulic circuits.(50 years ago ...)
August 1, 2003... Automation has been applied to the heat-treating operations at the Getty Street plant of Continental Motors Corp., Muskegon, Mich. Its fully automatic, hydraulically operated R-S furnace hardens, quenches, degreases, and draws steel engine...

Industry shipments & order statistics.(Industry News)
August 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Each point on this graph represents the most recent 12 months of orders compared to the previous 12 months of orders. Each point can be read as a percentage. For example, 94.0% (the April 2003 level of the industrial...

Hydraulic model library released.(Industry News)
August 1, 2003... Ansoft Corp. (www.ansoft.com) has released a hydraulic model library, allowing users to customize its Simplorer software for hydraulic and electrohydraulic system designs. It includes valves, sources, orifices, accumulators, actuators,...

ITT Industries Inc.(People)
August 1, 2003... ITT Industries Inc., Santa Ana, Calif., named Brenda L. Reichelderfer president of ITT Industries, Cannon. She succeeds Gerard Gendron, who is resigning. Reichelderfer was previously president of ITT's Motion & Flow Control segment. ...

Swagelok Co.(People)
August 1, 2003... Swagelok Co., Solon, Ohio, has elected Arthur F. Anton as president and chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2004. Anton currently serves as president and chief operating officer. William R. Cosgrove, currently chairman and CEO,...

SunSource.(People)
August 1, 2003... SunSource, Addison, III., promoted David K. Sacher to chief operations officer. Sacher joined the company in January 2002 as vice president of business development. He leads the company's ISO 9000:2001 certification program and launched the...

MTS opens online store.(Industry News)
August 1, 2003... MTS Systems Corp., Sensors Div., launched its online store for Temposonics EP2 magnetostrictive position sensors. The store (located at www.mtssensorsstore.com) provides everything an engineer needs to specify and purchase an EP2 sensor,...

EBay makes big B2B push.(Industry News)
August 1, 2003... EBay Business has rolled out its new advertising campaign. It targets the agricultural, construction, and MRO markets. Launched in January, eBay Business is the first consolidated B2B initiative by online auction business eBay Inc. The...

2003 Joint FPDA/NFPA Fall Conference.(Industry News)
August 1, 2003... How can channel partners work together to drive customer value? That's the question that will be examined during the 2003 FPDA/NFPA Joint Fall Conference, scheduled for October 25-28 at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. The program will...

Announcing the 2nd Educator/Industry Summit.(Industry News)
August 1, 2003... NFPA's 2nd Educator/Industry Summit, Transforming Motion Control Through Fluid Power: An Exploration of Visions, is scheduled for October 24-25, 2003 at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown, right before the Joint FPDA/NFPA Conference. At...

Diesels run leaner, cleaner with hydraulic fan drive.(Ideas & Applications)
August 1, 2003... It is a fact that one of the keys to properly and efficiently control emissions from a diesel engine is to maintain its optimum operating temperature. Furthermore, a very important secondary benefit--reduced fuel consumption--can be achieved by...

Hydraulic manifold key to telescopic boom lift.(Ideas & Applications)
August 1, 2003... Hydraulic manifolds bring a host of benefits to the table--or at least to a machine's hydraulic system. Space savings is usually, but not always, foremost among them. The result is a compact assembly of valves often referred to as an integrated...

Insider Secrets to Hydraulics.
August 1, 2003... By Brendan Casey Published by: HydraulicSupermarket.com Cover price: $49.95 The author, Brendan Casey, has spent 15 years working in the hydraulics industry, and his experience and expertise show in this book. Packed with 128 pages of...

Designing with non-symmetrical valves.(Motion Control)
August 1, 2003... In asymmetrical (non-symmetrical) valves, the opening of one land is larger or smaller than that of the mating land. That is, the powered land, P-to-A can have a full-open flow coefficient, [K.sub.v], of, say, 4 holes *, while its mate, the...

Filter! Regulate! Lubricate! To maximize the effectiveness of that familiar air-preparation trio--the filter/regulator/lubricator--you need to know a little more than pipe size.(Pneumatic Systems)
August 1, 2003... Compressed air is clean, readily available and simple-to-use, but it can be the most expensive form of energy in your facility. Unregulated or improper pressure settings can result in increased compressed air demand, which results in increased...

Vacuum gauge.(Pneumatic Systems)
August 1, 2003... SPECS Pressure range: 1 to 20 Torr (DV-4); 1 to 999 mTorr (DV-6) FEATURES * Self-contained * 3-digit LED display * 1/8 DIN package * 5V-output wall transformer Festo Corp. (800) 993-3786 www.festo-usa.com Circle...

Pneumatic valve manifold.(Pneumatic Systems)
August 1, 2003... FEATURES * Supports 5/2, 5/3, 2X3/2-way valves * Clean-design standards (DIN ISO 14159) * Anodized aluminum * Valve spacing allows for easy cleaning * Solenoid-piloted, spool-type valves Teledyne Hastings Instruments...

Frame clamp.(Pneumatic Systems)
August 1, 2003... SPECS Clamping force: 11,250 lb at 3.940 in. above tooling surface FEATURES * For heavy parts clamping * Tooling surface has dowels and threads to NAMS NC blocks * Jaws have dowels and threads for NAMS mounting and shims...

Solenoid valves.(Pneumatic Systems)
August 1, 2003... FEATURES * 2- and 3-way * Fast response times * Variety of voltages, orifices, connectors * High flow rates * Manifold or single-base mounting Pneumadyne Inc. (763) 559-0177 www.pneumadyne.com Circle 216 ...

Conveyor clutch.
August 1, 2003... SPECS Torque: 4,000 lb-in, at 80 psi Bore: 0.875 to 1.5 in. FEATURES * Through-shaft design for easy mounting * Internal spline drive * Shielded ball bearings * Requires no rotary air union * Open design for...

Air-operated conveyor.
August 1, 2003... SPECS Size: 3/4 to 2-in. diameter Temperature: to 400[degrees]F FEATURES * Uses ordinary hose, tube * High output flows * Stainless steel resists corrosion, contamination Exair Corp. (800) 903-3309...

Sophisticated controls for powerful machines: tasks performed by cranes and garbage trucks aren't hi-tech, but their hydraulic controls can be.(Mobile Equipment)
August 1, 2003... Even in a sluggish economy, construction projects continue across the country. In the larger projects, it's not unusual to see giant cranes with the familiar Grove name on the side safely lifting and moving huge loads to wherever they are...

Hydraulic cartridge valves.(Mobile Equipment Information File)
August 1, 2003... High performance hydraulic valves and electro-hydraulic control systems for mobile, industrial and off-highway equipment. Solenoid-operated valves, flow, pressure, directional, proportional valves, electronic controllers and custom manifolds....

Air silencers.(Mobile Equipment Information File)
August 1, 2003... Bi-lingual (English and Italian) brochure describes capacity and noise test purposes, procedures, and parameters, then provides details on sizes and specifications, along with performance curves, and dimensional drawings for stainless steel,...

Continuous cast iron.(Mobile Equipment Information File)
August 1, 2003... Dura-Bar is the only manufacturer of continuous cast iron bar stock in North America and largest in the world. Rounds, squares, rectangles, tubes and special shapes are supplied through a nationwide distribution network. Inherent properties...

Interactive CD.(Mobile Equipment Information File)
August 1, 2003... Ultra Clean Technologies introduces their new interactive CD, Contamination Control,--the Clean Solution. The interactive CD can be viewed at their website. Go to www.ultracleantechnologies.com, then click Video. Call or e-mail from the website...

Fluid power info.(Mobile Equipment Information File)
August 1, 2003... Official website of Hydraulics & Pneumatics magazine contains technical information on industrial and mobile hydraulic and pneumatic systems and components. Contains collection of articles from past issues, extensive library of links to other...

Time to reflect.(NFPA at 50)
August 1, 2003... The National Fluid Power Association celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. What started out as a small group of fluid power manufacturers has grown into a modern, dynamic trade association with almost 250 members in nine countries. This...

Pressure switches stay hot.(Sensor Tips)
August 1, 2003... Despite growing competition from pressure transducers and transmitters, pressure switches will continue to find u., in a variety of applications, according to VDC's study, "The U.S. Market for Pressure Switches." The study predicts the U.S....

Bundle up your cables.(Sensor Tips)
August 1, 2003... Magic cable ties from Micro Plastics Inc., Flippin, Ark., feature a hook-and-loop design to help you quickly and firmly bundle and unbundle your cables. Material is a combination of nylon and polypropylene. Lengths range from 4 7/8 to 12 3/16...

Q & A corner.
August 1, 2003... Thermistors are thermally sensitive resistors with either a negative (NTC) or positive (PFC) temperature coefficient. Both types are solid-state ceramic components, known for their reliability and long life. Q: When should I choose an NTC...

What will it be, guns or butter?(Publisher's Page)
August 1, 2003... DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE COLD WAR, WHEN THE U.S. WAS spending more and more on defense, liberal politicians thought too much money was being diverted from social welfare programs and consumer niceties. The debate was said to be about making...

The judicial process is a mess.(Publisher's Page)
August 1, 2003... IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, MANY APPOINTED JUDGES AT both the federal and state level are having trouble getting confirmed by legislative bodies that must approve them. This brings to a head just how contorted our courts and judicial processes...

Must manufacturing die for infotech to live?(Publisher's Page)
August 1, 2003... THRE IS A COMMON PERCEPTION THAT AS ONE AREA OF INDUSTRY ascends in importance, another must wane. For example, the rise of our manufacturing economy is often said to have caused agriculture to decrease in importance. And as we turn more to the...

Manifold design software.(Focus on Manifolds)
August 1, 2003... FEATURES * Works within Autodesk Inventor 6.0 (or higher) environment * Tooling knowledge, materials databases * OEM-specific cavity libraries for cartridge, interface valves * Automated dimensioning and machining chart *...

Motor-mount manifolds.(Focus on Manifolds)
August 1, 2003... SPECS Pressure: to 3,000 psi Flow: to 36 gpm FEATURES * 6061-T6 anodized aluminum * Porting options to #12 SAE * Provides motor overload protection * Reduces piping, leakage * Optional shuttle valve for...

Bar manifolds.(Focus on Manifolds)
August 1, 2003... FEATURES * Porting includes SAE, NPT, BSPP, BSPT, metric, SAE flange * ISO interfaces, SAE flange ports with inch or metric threads * Standard material: aluminum, ductile iron * Common drain ports on each end make it easier to...

Isolation valves.(Focus on Manifolds)
August 1, 2003... SPECS Pressure: to 6,000 psi Size: 3 to 10 in. Flow: to 14,000 gpm FEATURES * Prevents runaway hydraulic cylinder conditions * Closes on loss of load pressure * Limits velocity, energy buildup in cylinder *...

Rotary manifolds.(Focus on Manifolds)
August 1, 2003... SPECS Bore: 3 to 10 in. Pressure: to 5,000 psi Length: 3 to 36 in. FEATURES * Bearing ring is constantly lubricated * DOM steel tube case; ductile iron spool * No metal-to-metal contact on bearing surfaces *...

Bar manifolds.(Focus on Manifolds)
August 1, 2003... SPECS Sizes: 6 (D 03) and 10 (D 05) Material: Aluminum (3,000 psi); ductile iron (5,000 psi) FEATURES * Sun or ISO relief valve cavity * Mounting kit includes all items necessary for assembly * SAE threaded ports ...

Custom-engineered valve packs.(Focus on Manifolds)
August 1, 2003... SPECS Pressure: 3,000 psi (aluminum); 5,000 psi (ductile iron) FEATURES * Reduces assembly costs * Standard line, direct-motor mount * Threaded ports: SAE-4 to SAE-20, NPTF, BSPP; 1/4 to 1 1/4 in. * Flange ports: Code...

Modular manifolds.(Focus on Manifolds)
August 1, 2003... SPECS Pressure: 3,500 psi FEATURES * Modular system for standard cavity cartridge valves * More than 50 standard modules * Includes modules for ISO 03, ISO 05 valves * 6061-T6 aluminum Datum-A-Industries Inc....

Parallel-circuit manifolds.(Focus on Manifolds)
August 1, 2003... SPECS Load flow: 25 gpm @15 fps Tank flow: 41 gpm @ 15 fps FEATURES * Aluminum (3,000 psi), ductile iron (5,000 psi) * ISO 4401-07-06 or NFPA T3.5.1-D07 valve patterns * Port threads: NPTF, SAE, BSPP, BSPT * Up...

Engineered manifolds.(Focus on Manifolds)
August 1, 2003... SPECS Size: 1/8 to 2 in. FEATURES * Steel, brass, stainless, aluminum, monel * Use with hydraulic fluid, oil, air, water * Designed for specific applications * Reduces maintenance costs * Brochure with...

Hydraulic manifolds.(Focus on Manifolds)
August 1, 2003... SPECS Pressure: to 3,000 psi Flew: to 40 gpm Material: Aluminum, steel, ductile iron, stainless steel FEATURES * SFP25201 is a freestanding body with pressure compensator, relief valve * SFP25206 incorporates...

Distribution manifolds.(Focus on Manifolds)
August 1, 2003... FEATURES * Compatible with hydraulic fluid, oil, water, air * NPT, BSPT, BSPP, SAE threads * 292 sizes in stock * Predrilled mounting holes Alumi-Tec Inc. (800) 327-7558 www.alumitecmanifolds.com Circle 261 ...

NFPA/ISO manifolds.(Focus on Manifolds)
August 1, 2003... SPECS Sizes: D03, D05, D08 Material: aluminum(3,000 psi), ductile iron (5,000 psi) Flow rating: 5, 12, 25, 50 gpm FEATURES * For parallel, circuits * Multiple port sizes eliminate need for adapters * A & B ports...

Manifold valves.(Focus on Manifolds)
August 1, 2003... FEATURES * Valves include hydraulic, proportional pressure control, spool, solenoid directional * For mobile, industrial OEMs * Custom designs may include sensors, switches, filters, pumps Hydac Hydraulic Div. (630) 545-0800...

Custom-fitting manifold.(Focus on Manifolds)
August 1, 2003... SPECS Pressure: 3,200 psi Flow: 24 gpm FEATURES * 2 hydraulic cartridges * O-ring face seal fittings * Manifold fitting matches quickly with hose, tube connections * Solenoid unloading relief combination...

Differential pressure gauge.(Focus on Manifolds)
August 1, 2003... * Wetted parts: AISI 316 stainless steel, ceramic, nitrile rubber FEATURES * High-visibility dual face * Monitors high-pressure filters OPTION * Viton seals * Electric switch * Clips for panel mounting ...

Pressure transducer.(Focus on Manifolds)
August 1, 2003... SPECS Pressure: -14.7 to 6,000 psi Temperature: -5[degrees] to 180[degrees] F FEATURES * Thick diaphragm withstands pressure spikes, shock, vibration * Wetted parts made of 17-4 PH stainless steel * Offers 0.5% FS...

Electrohydraulic braking products.(Focus on Manifolds)
August 1, 2003... FEATURES * Electronic pedals provide force feedback proportional to pedal effort * Digital valve controller with multiple inputs/outputs * Valve driver is compact electronic circuit built into potted enclosure for mobile...

Now you see it, now you don't.(Web Wire)
August 1, 2003... Amaze your friends and co-workers with the optical illusions at www.panoptikum.net. Click on "English" at upper right and then select the Optical Illusions category. There are a variety of images, from those simply amusing to a few that are...

Pong assault.(Web Wire)
August 1, 2003... Decades before games like Grand Theft Auto existed, playing a computer game consisted solely of round after round of Pang. If you've ever wondered what John McEnroe would have been tike as a Pang player, definitely check out the amusing parody...

Make a connection.(Web Wire)
August 1, 2003... The Web site for Turck, www.turck-usa.com, provides details on sensors, connectors, interface devices, relays, sensor bus products, and more. Users will also find customer support information and PDF versions of Turck's catalogs.

Better than a radar detector.(Web Wire)
August 1, 2003... In an attempt to stop overzealous local authorities from profiting on speed traps, the Web site www.speedtrap.org was born. It lists locations of traps, along with details on how to fight a ticket. We checked out our area, and found it right on...

Efficient product design.(Web Wire)
August 1, 2003... If you're involved in computer design software, chances are you're already familiar with the HyperWorks software suite. This package of applications from Altair Engineering Inc. lets users model virtual test environments, execute...

Food for road warriors.(Web Wire)
August 1, 2003... The Zagat Survey, a longtime restaurant rater, has its online home at www.zagatsurvey.com Business travelers will appreciate its compatibility with PDAs, and prospective diners can choose to search by name, location, or food type. We liked the...

Meet George Jetson.(Web Wire)
August 1, 2003... If you're into robotics, you'll certainly want to check out the Robotic Industries Association at www.roboticsonline.com. News, opinions, products. buyer's guide, ask the experts--it's all here Theru's also an events calendar, beginners guide,...