The Working Principles of Pneumatic Valves
Blog | March 11th, 2021Both hydraulics and pneumatics utilise the power of fluid in terms of their general applications. The main difference between the two, however, lies in the type of fluid power that each of them utilises. For hydraulics, it can perform core functions through incompressible liquid media. Alternatively, pneumatics can function optimally with the use of compressible […]
Different Types of Control Valves for Hydraulic Pumps
Blog | September 29th, 2020Hydraulic pumps are vital to the operations of all hydraulic drives. These pumps help create a vacuum at the pump inlet that will allow atmospheric pressure to force liquid into the inlet line to the pump. Additionally, they also assist in delivering the said liquid to the pump outlet and forcing it into the hydraulic […]
Understanding the Functions of Manifold Valves in Hydraulic Systems
Blog | July 3rd, 2019Whatever the circuit type, be it electrical or hydraulic, the interconnecting lines in that circuit can’t work without control elements. Switches and transistors take up this duty in voltage-regulated circuits. In hydraulic/pneumatic applications, valves take their place. This is fluid control technology, not electric current, but the ruling principles are similar. For valves, pressures and […]
Factory Pump and Valve Assembly and Testing: Meeting Pump Curve Accuracy
Blog | February 14th, 2019In hydraulics equipment, factory-branded pump and valve assemblies are put under a big microscope. Well, the instruments aren’t optical microscopes, but they do analyze the performance of these key system components in great detail. Needless to say, the graphs produced by these analytical programs look quite outlandish, at least that’s how they appear to a […]
Filtration and Conditioning of Hydraulic Valves
Blog | April 30th, 2018What 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 what we’re all about today. Hydraulic contaminants impair hydraulic valves, that’s just an unavoidable fact. Well, that’s not quite true, for there are filtration and […]