Features

Disruptive Fluid Power Technology Disruptive Fluid Power Technology
Edited by Elizabeth Engler Modic, Senior Editor

Microhydraulic technology is scaleable for many applications.
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Improving Ethanol Fuel-Blending Improving Ethanol Fuel-Blending
Edited by Elizabeth Engler Modic, Senior Editor

The requirement to precisely and efficiently inject ethanol as a gasoline fuel blend led a refinery management company to install an in-line process pump equipped with the PumpSmart control system from ITT Goulds Pumps, allowing a constant pressure to be maintained throughout the injection process.
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Catching Aircraft Catching Aircraft
Edited by Elizabeth Engler Modic, Senior Editor

Cylinders help improve arresting capabilities of Navy aircraft Carriers.
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Go With The Flow

FPEF and Key Schools
By Elizabeth Engler Modic, Senior Editor

The Fluid Power Educational Foundation (FPEF) supports and promotes education in fluid power.
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Pressure Gauge

Global Market for Valves
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Study says demand to rise 4.4% annually through 2011.
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Fresh Air

A Roadmap for Discovering the Latest Developments in Fluid Power Technology A Roadmap for Discovering the Latest Developments in Fluid Power Technology
Tom Grasson, Associate Publisher/Editorial Director

Earlier this year, at the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) 2008 Annual Conference, one of the speakers commented that "if you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there."
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R & D U

Major Research Major Research
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The vision of the Engineering Research Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) is to create new fluid power systems that are compact and efficient.
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Association Knowledge

NFPA Advancing Fluid Power
By Elizabeth Engler Modic, Senior Editor

NFPA, the National Fluid Power Association has membership that is diverse, representing the full spectrum of the fluid power industry: hydraulic and pneumatic, large and small, supplier, distributor, educator, customer and manufacturer.
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Top Technology

Varivent Technology Varivent Technology
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One cost-efficient way to reduce NOx formation in the cylinder is to use EGR, which works by re-circulating cooled exhaust gas back into the engine air intake.
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Changing Forces

Perfect Positioning Pneumatic Robots Perfect Positioning Pneumatic Robots
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Initial trials on four healthy volunteers suggest that a pneumatic robot can position patients' limbs inside a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner, and allow physicians to get sharp images of tendons that are usually hard to see.
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Hydraulics Website Hydraulics Website
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Bosch Rexroth has launched an industrial hydraulics website.
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Pumping Systems Reference Guide
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A Guide to Improved Efficiency, Reliability, and Profitability is now available courtesy of Pump Systems Matter and the Hydraulic Institute.
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Engineering Talk Podcast
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Produced by Bal Seal Engineering Inc., free podcasts give OEM engineers the inside track on solutions to sealing, connecting and energizing challenges.
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Pump Training Course Pump Training Course
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Total Pump Training is a three-day course covering proper pump application, selection, operation, troubleshooting and maintenance offered by Fluid Fundamentals Training, a division of Engineered Software Inc.
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Pascal's Law

Rodless Cylinder Tips Rodless Cylinder Tips
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Don't forget to STOP for reliable motion.
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