Tight dimensional tolerances exist between moving hydraulic components. There’s just not much clearance between the precision-manufactured parts as they slide past one another. Because of this tight-knit build, even a...
A power take-off is a singularly focused piece of hydraulically powered equipment. The device receives energy from a power source, then that energy is transmitted to a separate fluid-powered device....
Vane pumps work on a well-recognized principle. Mounted off-centre, a rotor spins in its pump housing. A number of bladed, or vanes, are fitted around this central section, and it’s...
Imagine a key hydraulic application. A generic fixed piston pump has decided to quit. The drive shaft stops spinning, the swash plate fails, and the cylinder block freezes. A company...
Everyone knows how a single piston operates. In a sealed chamber, a metal rod slides forward then back. If there’s fluid in the chamber, the sliding rod generates suction as...
Hydraulic power is utilized in all kinds of construction work. True, construction sites are full of workers, but for every group of workers, there’s a single fluid-powered crane or excavator...
The lifeblood of a mobile hydraulic rig, its hydraulic fluid, keeps the system functioning like a great mechanical workhorse. Thanks to the forces stored in that oily fluid, the heavy...
What causes hydraulic systems to come to a crunching, lurching halt? Certainly, there are mechanical defects, breakdowns that can be traced back to a worn component. But fluid contamination is...
Deep inside a hydraulics manifold, multiple fluid streams are on the move. The big metal block is distributing fluid power throughout the system so that a mobile lifter can control...
Piston pumps function at the heart of high-pressure hydraulic systems. The heavy-duty rods slide in their sealed chambers, deliver variable displacement power, and mobilize heavy equipment. Unimaginable load handling capabilities...
There is a vast world between the pumps you know about and the pumps that are used for some of the most important jobs in the world: farming, construction, mining,...
The purpose of this post is to help vane pump owners recognize wear and damage. Whether the breakage is due to fluid contamination or cavitation, we’ll seek out these and...
Mobile vehicle owners can’t afford to throw money at their hydraulic equipment. No, there has to be a way to implement an energy efficiency strategy. What, you might ask, falls...
Buyer beware, counterfeit hydraulic components are on the rise. That’s the rallying cry echoing throughout this industrial sector. It’s a problem, this slyly proliferating fake parts market, an instance where...
Mysterious loss factors don’t simply leach horsepower away from a hydraulic system. That kind of magical thinking would solve a lot of headaches, but it’s not exactly the most logical...
A New Year is knocking at the door, so our thoughts naturally turn to the future. These aren’t the run-of-the-mill musings of the average man on the street, though. No,...
Oxidation, a chemical process that’s commonly referred to as corrosion, occurs in hydraulic systems when the oxygen in the air around the equipment comes in touch with water trapped in...
Is there a mirror version of a feedback electronic system in a fluid-based circuit? Yes, there is such a creature. This is a pilot operated hydraulic and pneumatic control system....
A turnkey service, according to most professionally hosted engineering resources, is one that’s readily implemented. The solution is installed as a wholly operational mechanism, and it’s ready to snap into...
Hydraulic accumulators store circuit energy. Inside this relatively simple device, that energy is stored in a fluid or a spring. Purely mechanical models use that ‘charge’ to transfer energy to...
Take a long look at the hydraulic equipment parked inside a construction site. A heavy load needs lifting, so the mobile lifting gear accommodates the work order. Hydraulic oils flow...
We are living in the age of unbridled technological advancement. Nowadays things are easier than they’ve ever been thanks to computers and the digitization of various professions. However, despite this...
What happens when a single question occupies our attention? Well, when that question concerns hydraulic powered drilling applications, we turn to an industrial brand that exemplifies a specific set of...
Cetop style industrial valves use a proprietary mounting configuration, as determined by the Comité Européen des Transmissions Oléohydrauliques et Pneumatiques. In simpler terms, CETOP valves essentially represent European standards, ones...