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Unique Valves Manage Flow Better in Construction Equipment
Frequently when designing simple hydraulic circuits that utilize low cost solutions, system designers will often use fixed displacement pumps. One challenge associated with the use of fixed...
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Smart Sensor Enhances Material Handling Systems Closed-loop Control
Mobile equipment manufacturers are always striving to get the most out of their machines without overburdening the system with costly and complex mechanics. Moreover, performance expectations are not...
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Simplified Hydraulic Pumps for the Low Speed, High Torque Market
Using mechanical energy produced by a machineās engine, a hydraulic pump can move hydraulic fluid from the pumpās own reservoir, to a connected hydraulic motor, converting the mechanical energy to...
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Hybrid Actuator System Offers Alternate Solution to Electrification
Hybrid Actuation System (HAS) are making localized control viable for both mobile and industrial applications. This new technology give the benefits of power and resiliency found in hydraulics while...
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What Does State-of-the-art Mean for Functional Safety Control Systems?
Machine builders in the European market know that their machines must meet the requirements of the machinery directive if they want to be CE marked and sold. This is not news to anyone. But are you...
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Decoupling the Future of Electrification
When it comes to mobile heavy lifting applications, we are increasingly seeing that the electrification market can benefit from integrated, decoupled solutions. These solutions offer an alternative to...
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Choosing an Efficient Electric Motor for a Hydraulic Pump: Part 1 of 2
This two-part post explains how to determine the best size for a hydraulic pump motor and how to scale the size and cost with RMS loading and Hp limiting.Knowing how to right-size an electric motor for...
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Choosing an Efficient Electric Motor for Your Hydraulic Pump: Part 2
This is part two of a two-part post explaining how to determine the best size for a hydraulic pump motor and how to scale the size and cost with RMS loading and Hp limiting.In Part 1 of this post, we...
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Choosing an Efficient Electric Motor for Your Hydraulic Pump: Part 2
This is part two of a two-part post explaining how to determine the best size for a hydraulic pump motor and how to scale the size and cost with RMS loading and Hp limiting.In Part 1 of this post, we...
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New Dump Pump Revolutionizes the Dump Truck Market with a Small Frame
For decades, the dump truck industry has been relegated to two sizes of dump pumps; a larger, higher flowing (up to 27GPM) C Series pump, and a smaller, lower flowing (up to 16GPM) G series pump. The...
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How Smart Sensors Optimize Mobile Equipment Performance Through the IoT
The design and deployment of aerial lifts, truck-mounted cranes, telehandlers, scissor lifts, man lifts and other modes of vehicular material handling demands two requirements above all others:Safety...
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Choosing an Efficient Electric Motor for a Hydraulic Pump: Part 1 of 2
This two-part post explains how to determine the best size for a hydraulic pump motor and how to scale the size and cost with RMS loading and Hp limiting.Knowing how to right-size an electric motor for...
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How IoT Systems Will Impact the Future for Off-Road Equipment
Bainās projections show that the Internet of Things (IoT) market will grow to $520 billion in 2021. Specific to the construction market, 6.8 million connected heavy construction machines will be...
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Benefits of Compact Closed-Circuit Pumps for Mobile Hydraulic Applications
Doing more with less is a common theme in business and the pump market for medium-duty applications is no exception. With the overall hydraulic system size becoming increasingly smaller and smaller,...
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Preventing Hydraulic Pump Cavitation with Better Inlet Maintenance
You may know that properly maintaining a hydraulic pump will ensure maximum efficiency and prevent damage, but did you know that it is especially critical to regularly monitor inlet conditions? Poor...
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The ROI of IoT for OEMs
The OEM landscape is continuously transforming. In a service industry that once focused on the tactical side of product function, the new shift now emphasizes on how to become the strategic revenue...
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Integrated Transmissions That are a Cut Above
There are over 40 million acres of lawn across the United States, made up, primarily, of residential lawns, roadsidesĀ and golf courses. While many Americans maintain their own lawns, a growing number...
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Engine Power Management in Construction Equipment
Backhoes are used more often in construction projects than larger pieces of equipment because of their agility and versatility. Backhoes can navigate narrow roads and tighter worksite conditions better...
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The Strategic Approach to Fleet Optimization for Heavy Equipment
With the ongoing pressure to improve safety, increase output, decrease downtime, and obtain optimal product lifecycles, careful management of heavy fleet equipment has become more critical than ever...
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Connecting the Dots Between IoT Data and Equipment Efficiency for OEMs
Today, most connected things belong to the consumer IoT (with smartphones topping the list). But another, less visible industrial IoT, with its heavy-duty infrastructure (such as power and...
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