Hydraulics & Pneumatics articles from March 2008

Hydraulics & Pneumatics archives from March 2008

10 keys to remember when working with air cylinders.(AUTOMATE WITH AIR)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Air cylinders are offered in a variety of shapes, sizes, and types--not to mention the multitude of standard options available. At first glance, the number of permutations can be a bit overwhelming. The good news is...

Air suspension system holds steady on airborne observatory.(AUTOMATE WITH AIR)
March 1, 2008... Twinkling stars are a perfect backdrop to a romantic evening stroll. But as far as professional astronomers are concerned, twinkling is bad. These scientists routinely battle the effects of our atmosphere. The heat inversion layers that create...

Aluminum air cylinders find their place in sawmill application.(AUTOMATE WITH AIR)
March 1, 2008... Traditionally, equipment in rugged sawmill environments used pneumatic cylinders made of steel for their assumed ability to tolerate the debris, temperature fluctuations, vibration, and shock generated in tough applications, such as a lumber...

Diaphragm pair produces fast cycling.(Design Close-up)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The double-diaphragm poppet design of Humphrey 125 and 250 series air-piloted, 2-position valves locates the ports so that the valve seats are in close proximity. This provides a short valve stroke with resultant...

Sixty years and evolving.(Editor's Page)
March 1, 2008... Our 50th anniversary was a pretty big deal for us. In fact, it played a big part in the production of an episode of Modern Marvels, "Hydraulics," which has aired several times a year for the past four years. It began with a phone call from...

Electronics' evolving role in mobile applications: CANbus is a frontrunner in the changing landscape of mobile electronic controls.
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In many ways, the application of electronic controls to mobile equipment mirrors the experience of other markets where a technology is more mature. The issues, as expected, include the application and development of...

It's all about training and awareness: preventing accidents begins with safety-conscious designs. But operators and maintenance technicians must be aware of the potential dangers of working around hydraulic systems--or any high-pressure system, for that matter.(SAFE HYDRAULICS)
March 1, 2008... Pressurized fluids frequently are used to perform work in hydraulic, pneumatic, and material-transport systems. Failures in fluid systems can result in property damage, personal injury, or worse, death. Consequently, it's critical to follow...

A new meaning to ASAP.(Ideas & Applications)
March 1, 2008... As a designer, engineer, maintenance technician, or system assembler, you have a variety of products at your disposal to help ensure the safety of the hydraulic systems you work with. It is in everyone's best interest to make the machines As...

Hydraulics ensures continuing success of loader-backhoes.(Ideas & Applications)
March 1, 2008... Skid-steer loaders have become commonplace at construction sites around the world. And it's no wonder; they offer a high return on investment because the wide variety of attachments available for them enables a single machine to do the work of...

Milwaukee's the place.(Ideas & Applications)
March 1, 2008... The Fluid Power Conference & Expo will be held May 20 and 21, at the Hyatt Regency Milwuakee Hotel. The event presents more than 20 technical sessions delving into important aspects of fluid power, including * hydraulic power units, *...

Hydraulic fluid is sensitive to environment.(Ideas & Applications)
March 1, 2008... The resort municipality of Whistler, British Columbia, is the Host Mountain Resort community of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The community's preparations for the festivities involves a wide array of construction, renovation,...

Hose and tubing.(Free Literature)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Product catalog describes plastic hose and tubing custom engineered to required specifications. It introduces tube and hose extrusion, highlighting materials, colors, sizes, and couplings/assemblies available....

Pneumatic components.(Free Literature)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Catalog provides detailed information on complete line of pneumatic components, including couplings, hose, hose and cable reels, blowguns, FRL products, and more. Each product is described with 3D engineered drawings...

Hydraulic, pneumatic cylinders.(Free Literature)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Catalog introduces company's services and provides details on H6 heavy-duty hydraulic, H4/ A4/L4 medium-duty hydraulic/ steel air/permanently lubricated, and A2/H2 aluminum air service/ light-duty hydraulic...

Hose reels.(Free Literature)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Industrial hose reels catalog describes reels and complete packages that include hose assemblies, and lines for low-, medium-, and high-pressure, twin Oxygen/Acetylene, and twin hydraulic hose. It provides the reel...

FRLs, air lubrication.(Free Literature)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Full line catalog provides details on safety lockout and delayed pressure buildup valves, filters, pressure regulators, integral filter/regulators, air line lubricators, injection lubrication, liquid dispensers,...

Hydraulic fittings, accessories.(Free Literature)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Catalog describes complete product line, including fittings, hose ends, hose and assemblies, tube, clamps and tube straps, valves and cocks, quick disconnects, gauges, gas control components, tools and accessories,...

Myth #2: cylinders always retract faster than they extend.(Motion Control)
March 1, 2008... First year students in basic hydraulics are taught that cylinders will retract faster than they extend. There is truth to that assertion, but it has significant limitations, and they can lead to misunderstanding, if not the occasional surprise....

Two-for-one book offer for H&P readers.(Motion Control)
March 1, 2008... The Designers' Handbook for Electrohydraulic Servo and Proportional Systems covers electrohydraulic system design, motion control, and system analysis by teaching applications principles and reviewing practical problems from the real world...

Our first editorial: following is the text from our very first editorial, run in the February, 1948 issue of Applied Hydraulics, the precursor to H&P.(Editorial)
March 1, 2008... We are pleased to bring you, with this issue, the first magazine in the history of industrial America devoted exclusively to the science of applied hydraulics. The hydraulic field is huge. This magazine will interest itself only with those...

Remember Pearl Harbor.(Industry News)
March 1, 2008... The damage at Pearl Harbor--eight battleships and ten other warships sunk or disabled--called for one of the most urgent salvage jobs in history. The most critical part of the salvage was to clear the channel of the harbor. The securing of...

Detectives at work: the shock pressure problem: procedure and analysis of the measurement of impulse or shock pressure phenomena in hydraulic systems by controlling the traces of a cathode ray beam on an oscilliscope screen.(Industry News)
March 1, 2008... The problem of measuring transient pressures--high velocity impulse of shock pressures in hydraulic systems --has been handled in many different ways with varied degrees of success. It is important in designing components of hydraulic systems,...

Post scripts of industry.(Industry News)
March 1, 2008... The SAE Committee A-6, Aircraft Hydraulic and Pneumatic Equipment, held a three-day meeting at the Van Cleve Hotel, Dayton, Ohio, October 30 to November 1, which was also attended by hydraulic engineers representing industry, the major...

Lubrication meeting slated for May.(Industry News)
March 1, 2008... The Society of Tribologists & Lubrication Engineers (STLE) Annual Meeting will be held at the Cleveland Convention Center from May 18-22. The event includes education, certification, and technical sessions. Ten peer- reviewed education...

IFPS extends recertification amnesty.(Industry News)
March 1, 2008... The International Fluid Power Society (IFPS) Board of Directors, Cherry Hill, N.J., recently voted to extend the deadline for its Recertification Amnesty Program, in which individuals previously certified by IFPS--but who did not recertify...

ISA committee creates new automation standards.(Industry News)
March 1, 2008... ISA 100, the Wireless Systems for Automation standards committee, Research Triangle Park, N.C., recently formed an interest group for wireless networks in factory and discrete automation. A teleconference was held with participants representing...

Register online for Italian fluid power exhibition.(Industry News)
March 1, 2008... Online pre-registration is live for the 2008 edition of Fluidtrans Compomac--Biennial International Exhibition of Fluid Power, Power and Motion Transmission, Drive, Control Equipment, and Industrial Design--slated for May 27 to 30, at...

Teams set for CAGI Innovation Awards.(Industry News)
March 1, 2008... The Compressed Air & Gas Institute (CAGI), Cleveland, has selected the teams from four of the nation's engineering schools that are taking part in its first Innovation Awards contest. Participating schools include Milwaukee School of...

Balluff adds metal forming market expert.(Industry News)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Balluff, Florence, Ky., has named Drew Stevens as business development support specialist for metalforming. Stevens brings a great deal of metalforming expertise to his new role and will be responsible for directing...

Registration still open for IFK.(Industry News)
March 1, 2008... The 6th International Fluid Power Conference will be held in Dresden from March 31 to April 2. The conference is organized, in part, by the Institute of Fluid Power (IFD) of Technische Universitat Dresden. The IFD is the second largest...

Chant Engineering relocates.(Industry News)
March 1, 2008... Chant Engineering Co. Inc. has moved into phase one of its new engineering and manufacturing campus located in New Britain, Pa. This 75,000 [ft.sup.2] manufacturing campus will provide much needed additional manufacturing capability, complete...

Industries are in the Zone.(WEB CONTENTS: Featuring ...)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] One of the best things about our website is that we give you lots of different ways to find articles, how-to features, and products. A popular way is to use our Technology Zones (which are geared toward specific...

Who's your distributor?(WEB CONTENTS: Featuring ...)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Type your zip code in to our popular distributor search feature, to find out who's in your neighborhood. Click on the Fluid Power Handbook & Directory button on the left side of our homepage, and then select the...

Fluid power gets a blog.(WEB CONTENTS: Featuring ...)
March 1, 2008... Check out the new "Fluid power & engineering blog," written by Hydraulics & Pneumatics' senior editor Paul Heney, at http://fluidpowertalk.blogspot.com. The blog (which is short for web log) is a sort of online diary about anything and all...

New eBook chapters released.(WEB CONTENTS: Featuring ...)
March 1, 2008... H&P's popular first eBook, Fluid Power Basics (FPB), has been joined by a companion, Fluid Power Circuits Explained (FPCE). Both are written by industry leader Bud Trinkel, and are completely free. FPB features 22 chapters discussing...

Transducers electrify hydraulic systems: your hydraulic system isn't complete without the right type of pressure sensors.(COMPONENT BASICS)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] From sub-sea to aerospace applications, hydraulics can be found in benign laboratories or harsh operating conditions prone to extreme temperatures, shock, vibration, electromagnetic interference (EMI), radio...

Flat-face hydraulic couplings.(Useful Products)
March 1, 2008... Hansen FF series of flat-face, dry-break, or minimum-spill hydraulic couplings meets or exceeds ISO 16028 standard. They are rated to pressures of 5075 psi (connected and disconnected) and are available in 1/4 to 1 in. body sizes, with 1/4 to...

Pneumatic grippers.(Useful Products)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] JGP parallel grippers are designed for clean to slightly dirty environments. They are available in sizes 64 to 160 for applications with limited space and when interfering contours must be avoided. Oval pistons,...

Truck, bus hose systems.(Useful Products)
March 1, 2008... Hose and connector systems meet or exceed SAE specifications for heavy-duty applications, especially truck engines subjected to high heat and high pressures. They are manufactured using TrueBore technology instead of standard 100R5 requirement...

Plastic tubing.(Useful Products)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Line of FEP (fluorinated ethylene propylene) plastic tubing is durable, for applications requiring chemical resistance or exposure to a wide range of temperatures. Flexible design makes it suitable for...

Air pilot valves.(Useful Products)
March 1, 2008... APV-10 remote 2-way, 2-position, air-piloted valves can be controlled by a 3 or 4-way solenoid valve or a hand pilot valve. Media-separated reciprocating piston operator controls air, fluids, fluid emulsions, water, or other media. Seals are...

Non-contact encoder.(Useful Products)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hockey Puck rotary encoder is non-contact to the measuring surface and compensates for mechanical misalignment. It has no shaft or bearings so drag, endplay, corrosion, side loading, and push-out problems are...

Hose, tubing clamps.(Useful Products)
March 1, 2008... LBBU line of compact clamps for hanging pipe, hose, cable, and tubing is made from a lightweight thermoplastic elastomer (87 Shore-A) that aids in vibration and noise reduction. They offer quick, easy installation for applications in which...

Digital hydraulic multi-meter.(Useful Products)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DHM 3 Series meter--powered by single 9-V battery--measures flow, pressure, peak pressure, temperature, horsepower, and volumetric efficiency; digitally displays readings on large LCD. Integral bi-directional loading...

Pneumatic rodless actuators.(Useful Products)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MXP actuators come in three new sizes, for a range from 16- to 63-mm bores. With increased bending moment and load capability, they offer a range of 35 lbf to 2583 lbf, with auxiliary carriers for double load...

Axial piston pumps.(Useful Products)
March 1, 2008... PVM open-loop, axial-piston pumps are computer optimized and feature multiple controls. They are available in three frame sizes, and are rated for pressures to 4250 psi and for displacements of 0.66 to 7.94 [in..sup.3]/rev. Mounting...

Hose, fittings covers.(Useful Products)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Conduit covers function like a universal cap and plug to quickly and easily cover open ends of all types of hoses, pipes, lines, fittings, and connectors to prevent contamination ingression. They eliminate time and...

Hose, cable wrap.(Useful Products)
March 1, 2008... ProWrap extreme-duty hose/ cable wrap is available in four colors (red, yellow, blue, and black) and does not require shutdown for installation. It allows bundling of loose hoses/ cables into one neat and orderly line. Bundled hoses may exit at...

USB joystick interface.(Useful Products)
March 1, 2008... USB plug-and-play interface connects joystick and operator control devices directly to a computer's USB port. Microsoft Windows and other operating systems automatically recognize it as a Human Interface Device; special drivers do not need to...

In-line solenoid valve.(Useful Products)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CPE solenoid valve now comes with aluminum manifolds and M8 solenoid connections. Compact size enables it to be installed directly on cylinders or moving parts. It can be used as an individual valve or can be mounted...

Mechanical rod locks.(Useful Products)
March 1, 2008... CCA advanced locking cylinders with Integral AMLOK rod clamp control overtravel, drifting, bouncing, and reverse traveling. Oversized intensifier provides long service life, even under severe operating conditions. High locking force holds rod...

Valve driver.(Useful Products)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The 24P valve driver provides a simple PWM open-loop voltage controlled, 2.5 A output in direct response to front panel knob. It operates on 10-32 Vdc power with four trim pots to adjust PWM frequency, minimum and...

Differential pressure switches.(Useful Products)
March 1, 2008... Line of 220/240 explosion-proof, differential indicating switches are extremely light-weight and are available in compact aluminum or 316/316L. They are CSA, UL, and ATEX certified. Model 220 is piston style and has a working pressure to 4000...

In-line manifolds feature bottom T-slot mounting.(TECH PNEUS)
March 1, 2008... Aluminum pipe thread manifolds from Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc., Cincinnati, group pneumatic valves and other components when space is limited. They help to reduce potential leak points and allow for faster installation, with one common...

Mufflers reduce noise, mists.(TECH PNEUS)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Reclassifying mufflers from EXAIR Corp., Cincinnati, can be installed directly into the exhaust port of cylinders, valves, and other air-powered equipment to reduce work area noise and harmful oil mist. They are easy...

Valves add function to form: modular motor-mounted manifolds provide compact, off-the-shelf functionality.(CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Builders of construction and other off-highway equipment can now choose from four types of ready-to-mount hydraulic integrated circuits (HICs), designed to precisely fit seven popular low-speed, high-torque (LSHT)...

New fluids site.(Web Wire)
March 1, 2008... The people at Ingersoll Rand have launched a new web site, at fluids.ingersollrand.com. The site features details on ARO's piston, lubrication equipment, pneumatic valves and cylinders, and more. It provides in-depth information on more than...

A chip off the old block.(Web Wire)
March 1, 2008... Illinois-based TRD Mfg. has redesigned its website at www.trdmfg.com. Using parent company Bimba's site as a starting point, it ended up with a similar yet distinctive new site which better highlights its cylinder offerings. Some of the key...

Extreme makeover.(Web Wire)
March 1, 2008... Redesigns were also recently unveiled at Deschner Corp.'s online home, located at www.deschner.com. The new site is designed to showcase the company's product line of industrial shock absorbers, speed controls, and other specialty...

From the original.(Web Wire)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] People have been reading the Old Farmer's Almanac since 1792. That said, you can't say that it haven't moved into the 21st Century with its site, www. almanac.com. You'll find the expected climatic predictions, along...

The promise of youth.(Web Wire)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At most technical conferences, you'll hear a lot of professors taking center stage during the talks. But at the 5th FPNI-PhD Symposium, scheduled for Krakow, Poland, on July 1-5, 2008, the students get the spotlight....

Sensing a change.(Web Wire)
March 1, 2008... Spectrum Sensors & Controls Inc. has launched a new corporate website at www.specsensors. com. It highlights both of the company's divisions, Precision Position Sensors and Advanced Thermal Sensors. Users will find detailed features and...