Hydraulics & Pneumatics articles from July 2008

Hydraulics & Pneumatics archives from July 2008

The how and why of HICs: if you plan on upgrading conventional circuits to hydraulic integrated circuits, be sure to avoid pitfalls that may not be all that apparent.(TECHNOLOGY BASICS)
July 1, 2008... Integrated circuits are one of the foundations of modern technology. The electronic variety is at the heart of everything from smart coffee makers to supercomputers, and the hydraulic variety is well on its way to becoming equally indispensable...

Dallas on the horizon.(Fluid Power conference & expo: IN REVIEW)
July 1, 2008... If you're looking for an alternative for fluid power education, don't miss H&P's Fluid Power Conference & Expo, slated for October 28 and 29, at the Embassy Suites Dallas--Frisco Hotel, Convention Center & Spa. Several exhibitors are already...

Dealing with inefficiency.(Fluid Power conference & expo: IN REVIEW)
July 1, 2008... At least 30 people attended our final session of the Expo in Milwaukee, as Barry Schoenborn, of Thermal Transfer Products, explained how inefficiencies of a hydraulic system result in heating of the hydraulic fluid. He covered many important...

Tossed in the timbers: high-tech simulators may provide a thrilling virtual experience, but they can't reproduce the sensations of Dollywood's down-home thrill ride.(FLUID POWER ON VACATION)(Cover story)
July 1, 2008... Ride simulators are great for providing a virtual adventure that stimulates the senses. Participants see, hear, and sometimes smell a virtual environment enhanced by carefully orchestrated motion that is precisely choreographed with the visual...

Keeping an eye on the Air: a new, turnkey system lets manufacturers improve the energy efficiency of pneumatically powered equipment.(AUTOMATE WITH AIR)
July 1, 2008... Compressed air is second only to electricity in importance as an industrial energy source, and there is hardly a factory that functions without it. For many industrial applications pneumatics is the preferred drive technology, thanks to...

Unconventional HPU opens new opportunities.(Ideas & Applications)
July 1, 2008... Hydraulics once ruled the machine tool world. Because of its wide speed range, precise controllability, and high power density, hydraulics was the technology of choice for the majority power and control applications. But when variable-speed...

Valves bring rock-solid stability to rock drills.(Ideas & Applications)
July 1, 2008... TEI Rock Drills Inc., Montrose, Colo., has grown to become the world's leading manufacturer of drilling attachments for the construction, mining, fencing, and geothermal industries. TEI also produces limited access drill rigs and is one of the...

Last-chance protection.(Ideas & Application)
July 1, 2008... Parker Hannifin's Tube Fittings Div., Columbus, has developed a line of screen fittings to protect hydraulic and pneumatic components from damage due to contamination. The fittings--which provide an added safeguard to a typical filtration...

Gear flowmeters offer high resolution.(Ideas & Application)
July 1, 2008... Minimizing pressure drop and eliminating high flow rate cavitation is easy with precision gear flow meters from Max Machinery Inc., Healdsburg, Calif. They operate at maximum flow rates of 45 lpm and 105 lpm, with 0.3% of reading accuracy...

See machine tool technology at IMTS 2008.(SHOW PREVIEW)
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This year's International Manufacturing Technology Show offers a variety of pavilions featuring the largest and latest displays of manufacturing equipment. The event will be held September 8-13 at McCormick Place,...

Position sensors.(IMTS PRODUCTS)
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SSI output of R-series sensors is fast, with data update rate of 250 msec synchronized with external control clock, with as few as 16 msec between measurement data clock cycles. Synchronization provides accurate...

Compressed air recirculation.(IMTS PRODUCTS)
July 1, 2008... E.A.R.S compressed air technology provides quiet, clean, and efficient solutions to workers and the workplace by providing a closed loop between the air compressor and air tool by capturing exhausted air from the air tool and returning it to...

Pneumatic pressure control.(IMTS PRODUCTS)
July 1, 2008... RSS wireless pressure control system for 400-mm and larger pneumatic lathe chucks connects to a machine's control unit to ensure trouble-free signal transmission and increase safety. Signals are transmitted to the machine's control unit every...

Modular aluminum piping.(IMTS PRODUCTS)
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SmartPipe compressed air distribution system is made from aluminum with a low friction coefficient, to provide high flows without rust or corrosion. Full bore fittings minimize pressure drop and leak-free connectors...

Seated valves.(IMTS PRODUCTS)
July 1, 2008... NBVP16 cone seated valves for clamping functions in machine tools and machining centers offer a zero-leak design to eliminate the need for pumps to charge a hydraulic system. Modular design provides 2/2, 3/2, 4/2, and 4/3 seated valves with NG6...

Pneumatic rodless cylinders.(IMTS PRODUCTS)
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Four RTC-rodless thrust cylinders feature high load capacity. RTC-BV (Basic Version) is suitable for universal use, while RTC-CG (Compact Guide) offers high precision in compact size. RTC-EG (E-line Guide) is a...

Controls improve precision, reduce size: modernized inter-machine communications between all control elements bring benefits to manufacturers.(INDUSTRY FOCUS)
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ingersoll CM Systems Inc., Midland, Mich., develops and builds crankshaft manufacturing systems and machinery. Among the company's special products is its crankshaft deep-fillet rolling machine. These machines induce...

Myth #5: Higher pressure reduces component sizes.(MYTHS OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS)
July 1, 2008... It is generally accepted that as system operating pressure increases, component size diminishes because power can be transmitted more from pressure than from flow. That is, power is the product of pressure times flow Therefore, as pressure...

Hydraulic hybrids hitch a ride in Beamer: stand-alone technology shows a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions and improved gas mileage.(Industry News)
July 1, 2008... Research company Artemis Intelligent Power, Edinburgh, Scotland, revealed a new type of hybrid car and truck transmission based on hydraulic technology. Artemis has been developing a hydraulic hybrid car transmission for the past two years,...

Registration open for NFPA's Economic Outlook Conference.(Industry News)(Conference notes)
July 1, 2008... The National Fluid Power Association (NFPA), Milwaukee, will hold its Economic Outlook Conference August 19-20 at the Westin Chicago North Shore in Wheeling, Ill. This day-and-a-half event will include market forecasts and hard data for...

Registration open for International Sealing Conference.(Industry News)(Conference news)
July 1, 2008... The 15th ISC-International Sealing Conference, organized by the Fluid Power Association of VDMA, the German Engineering Federation, with its Fluid Power Sealing Group, will be held October 7 and 8 at the University of Stuttgart. The Conference...

Fluid Power: components go to school.(Industry News)
July 1, 2008... A donation of advanced electro-proportional flow control valves and components to the University of Waterloo's Mechanical Mechatronics Engineering Lab will give students hands-on experience required to properly learn fluid power technology. The...

Festo names CEO and president.(ON THE MOVE)
July 1, 2008... Festo Corp., Hauppauge, N.Y., named a new CEO and president. Mike Cybulski comes to Festo from Automation Tooling Systems, Cambridge, Ont., where he served in a variety of roles for more than 20 years, including as a mechanical designer and...

Marmon/Keystone expands facility.(ON THE MOVE)
July 1, 2008... Marmon/Keystone expanded its Cleveland facility by an additional 20,000 [ft.sup.2]. Jim Cassesa serves as district manager for the Cleveland and Hebron, Ky. facilities, which were formerly known as Victory Tube. The company distributes more...

Emmegi Heat Exchangers heads stateside.(ON THE MOVE)
July 1, 2008... Emmegi SpA established Emmegi Heat Exchangers Inc., in Phoenix, Ariz., with an East Coast sales office in Woodbridge, Conn. The new location stocks and assembles both air and water-cooled products for the North American market. It also provides...

New management at AW-Lake.(ON THE MOVE)
July 1, 2008... AW-Lake Co., flow instrumentation manufacturer, continues to reshape its management team in response to its growing business. Chris Husson has been appointed director of engineering and operations. Husson, based in Franksville, Wis., will...

Spindle drive for milling machine.(50 years ago ...)
July 1, 2008... from the July 1958 issue of Applied Hydraulics (the original title of Hydraulics & Pneumatics Variable speed for a milling machine spindle, from 800 to 3000 rpm, with a nearly constant 20-hp output is achieved with a hydraulic...

Keeping it clean with pneumatics: stainless steel components are critical for use in wash down and caustic food processing environments.(AUTOMATE WITH AIR)
July 1, 2008... Many equipment manufacturers consider pneumatic components--such as valves, motors, filters, and regulators--to be commodity items, focusing product selection on price and availability rather than other characteristics. This nonchalant outlook...

Electronic valves.(Useful Products)
July 1, 2008... EM valves for air, gas, and pilot control are just over 1 in. tall, and less than 3/4-in. in diameter. They are available in 2- and 3-way configurations as well as a "spider" design. Several voltage options are available, with max flow rates...

Male crimped fitting.(Useful Products)
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IP series swivel male crimped fitting prevents torque tension on hose assemblies. It eliminates need for an adapter by directly connecting into the port, therefore reducing the number of possible leak points and...

Axial-piston pump.(Useful Products)
July 1, 2008... PVG open loop pump series offers high pressure and high performance in a compact design. Available in five displacements from 2.93 to 7.94 in.3/rev and multiple frame sizes, it provides an instantaneous response to system commands through a...

Non-welded piping.(Useful Products)
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GS retain ring and 37 [degrees] and 90 [degrees] flanges easily connect pipes without welding. Flanges create extremely tight joints that withstand high pressures to 690 bar and fit pipes from 16 to 608 mm diameter....

Air filter-dryers.(Useful Products)
July 1, 2008... Refrigerated extractor dryers provide reduced dewpoint temperatures and air line filtration in one unit for compressed air applications. Cold coalescing continuously removes condensed liquids, and refrigeration cools air to condense aerosols...

Load cell.(Useful Products)
July 1, 2008... Model PNC740 fatigue-rated load cell delivers up to 0.03% accuracy over a 100 million cycle lifetime, while handling ranges from 250 to 100,000 lb in temperatures from -65 [degrees] to 250 [degrees] F. Barometrical compensation minimizes zero...

Solenoid valves.(Useful Products)
July 1, 2008... Series 5F and 5J DIN solenoid valves have a completely molded design for high environmental integrity over field wire versions. They come with captive screw and molded in gasket with assembly and low profile straight line or right angle...

Shuttle valve.(Useful Products)
July 1, 2008... New 1SH36 in-line shuttle valve is simple, light, reliable, and exhibits high flow characteristics to minimize response time of the components it feeds. Ball type valve senses higher pressure between two lines on a hydraulic circuit, allowing...

High-temperature hose.(Useful Products)
July 1, 2008... The 836 Push-Lok Plus multipurpose, heat-resistant, high temperature hose offers increased working pressures and a new -12 size (3/4-in. ID). It is approved with HY series crimp fittings and 82 series field-attachable fittings. Working...

Multifunction joystick.(Useful Products)
July 1, 2008... HFX series IV multifunction oval joystick is a hand-operated controller capable of specialized function and high switch content. Modular design allows for custom button configurations for off-highway environments. Configuration options include...

Miniature solenoid valves.(Useful Products)
July 1, 2008... Series 320 valves feature balancing shutter technology to grant total absence of friction during opening and closing phases. They measure 8 x 23 mm and weigh 15 g. They have an operating life of 500 million cycles and are not sensitive to...

Pneumatic couplings.(Useful Products)
July 1, 2008... SC pneumatic swing couplings are available in nominal sizes from 1/4 to 3/4 in. and in different interchanges. Just a swing and the air is vented ensuring that the hose is ventilated, thus rendering it harmless. They are compatible with most...

Air cylinders.(Useful Products)
July 1, 2008... KG series air cylinders/valve actuators come with aluminum tubes standard on 1 1/2- to 8-in. bore cylinders (with the exception of 7-in. bore). Aluminum tube is hard coat anodized with an electrochemical process that produces a very dense...

Ethernet-capable valve manifolds.(Useful Products)
July 1, 2008... CPX Ethernet-enabled, modular IP65 valve manifolds suit Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP, and standard IT protocols. Their plug-and-work design eliminates installation costs of hardwiring I/O to pneumatic valves. Two versions--VTSA and MPA--can be...

Pressurized bladder crushes grapes.(TECH PNEUS)
July 1, 2008... The villagers don't dance barefoot in the vats to crush the grape harvest anymore. The burgeoning worldwide wine industry demands higher volume and greater consistency. French manufacturer Fabbri SA, a winemaking-equipment specialist in...

Time for a spoonful of sugar.(Editor's Page)
July 1, 2008... If all you listened to was the six o'clock news, you'd think we should all get ready for the unemployment line. Gas prices are way up, and the housing market has been down for months. The dollar is weak, and companies are laying off hundreds of...

Blog on wire.(Web Wire)
July 1, 2008... Misumi USA Inc. has introduced an engineering blog, at www.misumi usa.com/blog.aspx. The blog focuses on the latest mechanical component trends for assembly automation. Misumi engineers will post regular content to the blog, covering popular...

Like Mapquest for buses.(Web Wire)
July 1, 2008... The handy website, Public Routes, located at www.publicroutes.com, has transit information for selected cities in 24 states, as well as Washington D.C. and London. Select a city, and you can type in starting and ending locations. The site...

Find it here.(Web Wire)(Website overview)
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A new website from Bosch Rexroth Corp. is dedicated to industrial hydraulics at www.bosch rexroth-us.com/BRH-I, and provides access to expert help, product information, free downloads and literature, and training...

Figure it out.(Web Wire)
July 1, 2008... A calculator at www.tss.trelleborg.com/us calculates specifications and housing designs in inch and metric versions. The tool from Trelleborg Sealing Solutions includes a sizing capability, design parameter recommendations, and complete...

Choosing made easy.(Web Wire)
July 1, 2008... A redesigned website at www.maxmachinery.com allows users to enter into one of two categories--urethane processors or flow meters made by Max Machinery, Healdsburg, Calif. The Urethane Processor section contains an overview of the technology...