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Ten Dos and Don'ts of Applying Variable Speed Drives to Hydraulic Pumps
Inefficient energy allocation, heat generation and noise are typical concerns among facility engineers in manufacturing environments. Parker’s new variable speed drive solution, called Drive Controlled...
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Three Ways to Improve the Operation of Your Proportional Valve
Proportional valves that employ powerful, voice-coil valve technology are used in applications where higher flows from smaller valves are ideal. While the list is endless, a few of the activities in...
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New Winding Technology for Paper Converting Delivers Energy Savings
The advancements in hydraulics and variable speed drives (VSD) were running in parallel for many years but on opposite sides of the fence from each other in solving paper converting industrial...
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Using a Mobile Display as a Dynamic Numeric Keypad Input Device
Control of vehicle speed is important to equipment operators. The ability to accurately set the speed of a conveyor or roller in applications such as road paving or striping, crop sprayers and sugar...
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Theme Park Thrills Owe Much to Hydraulics and Accumulators
Most people enjoy theme parks as a place to get away from work, but for those in the hydraulics industry, they are a place to demonstrate their expertise. Behind many of the rides that make your...
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Utilizing Video Input to Improve Operational Safety of Heavy Equipment
The ability to see behind a machine and work area is crucial to improve safety in the operation of heavy equipment and machinery. Just as in automobiles, the capability to see behind a mine haul truck,...
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Piston Pumps Deliver New Levels of Efficiency to Oil & Gas Market
Over the last several years, the trend in the oil and gas market has been the near constant decrease in oil prices. As prices continue to drop, companies must find ways to remain profitable by...
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Hydraulic Traction Drive Systems Modernize Railway Vehicles
Since 1977, Chvalis, a premier distributor of Parker Hannifin based in the Czech Republic, has been focusing on the development and construction of hydraulic systems for the needs of general industry...
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Unique Tilting Coupler Technology Gives Construction Firm Competitive Edge
Ray Clapp, owner of Coast Range Construction, Homer, Alaska, was searching for a way to increase efficiency on jobsites. In business for 16 years, Coast Range specializes in setting foundations for...
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Modern Digital Ecosystems Take Mobile Hydraulic Systems to a New Level
Not so long ago, only the largest OEMs could afford to develop complex proprietary control systems. But the recent introduction of versatile digital ecosystems connecting electronic control hardware...
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OEM Design Engineer's Guide to Specifying Hydraulic Cylinders
In today’s industrial manufacturing environment, hydraulic cylinders are complex devices that incorporate a wide range of components available in a multitude of sizes, configurations and materials....
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Check Valves Are The Little Part That Can Lead To Big Savings
Check valves are typically thought of as a very simple component of a hydraulic process. They permit the flow of fluid in one direction and prevent flow in the opposite direction. Simple, right?...
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Hydraulic Motors Make a Splash in Car Care Systems
Washing a car effectively takes more than soap and water; it takes proper equipment. At the heart of the operation is the motor. Motors actuate brushes, cars, water-hoses and more within a car washing...
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Equipment Display Simplifies Real Time Weight Calculations
Simplifying user interface and machine system design requires expertise and products. Often machines require a simple, cost effective weight measurement system to improve loading or processing of...
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New Compact Design Solves for Typical Check Valve Challenges
Check valves are commonly applied to a variety of load holding applications that are found, for example, in mobile equipment in mining, construction, or forestry. Typical thread in cartridge style...
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Challenged with Long-Stroke Hydraulic Cylinder Performance? Read This
Industrial OEMs and end users rely on traditional tie-rod cylinders to deliver power to industrial presses, mills, foundries, power generation, oil and gas exploration and other extreme, heavy duty...
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Hydraulic Cylinders Enable Artistic Architecture at University | Case Study
A massive engineering and design collaboration have brought the vision of world-renowned Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava Valls to life in Lakeland, Florida. The new Innovation, Science and...
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Unique Team Effort Completes Upgrading of Pressure-Relief Valves at Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam -- one of the most impressive engineering feats of the 20th century – generates hydroelectricity for millions of homes and businesses across the Southwest, and it’s a constant challenge to...
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Integrated ISOBUS Functions Help Agriculture Sector Plow Ahead
As the case is across many sectors, electronics systems are the primary drivers of innovation in today‘s agricultural industry. However, those working in this sector may have noticed that any major...
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Hydrostatic Transmission Fluid Engineered for Low Maintenance
Work can be tough, dirty and unforgiving. The last thing you need is for the machine to fail in the midst of a job. Machine failure leads to unscheduled maintenance and an increased amount of time in...
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