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Ken Korane

O-ring selection made easy

February 23, 2018 By Ken Korane Leave a Comment

Parker Hannifin's O-Ring Selector is an engineering tool which offers O-ring material and size selection combined in one software package. Both are interlinked, thus helping ensure the best possible combination of the calculated O-ring size and material choice. The O-Ring Selector covers both imperial and metric standards. The program lets … [Read more...] about O-ring selection made easy

Filed Under: News, Seals Tagged With: parker, parkerhannifin

Track contamination, not people

February 22, 2018 By Ken Korane Leave a Comment

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Nobody likes a micromanager. A boss constantly looking over your shoulder is at best annoying and more often counterproductive, demotivating and the root cause of high turnover. Yet in recent head-scratching news, Amazon has patented a tracking wristband that monitors a worker’s every move and vibrates when they do something wrong. Ostensibly, … [Read more...] about Track contamination, not people

Filed Under: Blogs, Contamination Control Tagged With: hydac

The baffling, ballooning cylinder

January 12, 2018 By Ken Korane Leave a Comment

Fluid Power World contributing editor, Carl Dyke, founder of CD Industrial Group, has related a number of field-service issues he’s come across over the years. One was discussed in the recent post, “Troubleshooting tales from the trenches.” Here’s another real-world application, from Carl’s presentation at the 2017 Fluid Power Technical Conference … [Read more...] about The baffling, ballooning cylinder

Filed Under: Featured, Mobile Hydraulic Tips, News, Uncategorized

Troubleshooting tales from the trenches

December 28, 2017 By Ken Korane 1 Comment

One of Fluid Power World’s resident technical experts, Carl Dyke, has related a number of field-service issues he’s come across over the years. In a presentation at the 2017 Fluid Power Technical Conference in Milwaukee, he enlightened us on one mobile application that had the machine owners scratching their heads. This one cropped up last … [Read more...] about Troubleshooting tales from the trenches

Filed Under: Blogs, Contamination Control, Featured, Mobile Hydraulic Tips, News, Uncategorized

Trelleborg finalizes acquisition of advanced composites manufacturer

December 14, 2017 By Ken Korane Leave a Comment

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Trelleborg, a worldwide provider of engineered polymer components and systems, has through its business area Trelleborg Sealing Solutions fully acquired U.S.-based privately-owned Automated Dynamics, an advanced composite components manufacturer. According to Trelleborg officials, the “bolt-on” acquisition provides new, strategic technology to … [Read more...] about Trelleborg finalizes acquisition of advanced composites manufacturer

Filed Under: News, Seals Tagged With: trelleborg

In-line contamination monitor offers user flexibility

November 30, 2017 By Ken Korane Leave a Comment

The ICM – 2.0 in-line contamination monitor, developed by MP Filtri in Milan, Italy, automatically measures and displays particulate contamination, moisture and temperature levels in various hydraulic fluids. It is designed specifically to be mounted directly to systems, where ongoing measurement or analysis is required, and where space and costs … [Read more...] about In-line contamination monitor offers user flexibility

Filed Under: Contamination Control, Mobile Hydraulic Tips, News, Products Tagged With: mpfiltri

Duo-material seals combine strength and flexibility

October 26, 2017 By Ken Korane Leave a Comment

Fluid-power engineers who design sealing systems always have to weigh the trade-off of minimizing leaks versus shorter operating life. In hydraulic applications, seals made from two polyurethane components could resolve the conflict between sealing tightness and strength. Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, Weinheim, Germany, is now conducting … [Read more...] about Duo-material seals combine strength and flexibility

Filed Under: Featured, News, Seals Tagged With: freudenberg

Cleanliness and wear monitoring via modern particle-measurement technology

May 5, 2017 By Ken Korane Leave a Comment

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In hydraulic systems, the oil is regarded as a structural element that handles many diverse tasks, according to engineers at ARGO-HYTOS. Hydraulic fluid transmits power, lubricates, transfers heat, and transports dirt to the filters. Although there are many causes for failure in fluid-power systems, the condition of the oil is usually the main … [Read more...] about Cleanliness and wear monitoring via modern particle-measurement technology

Filed Under: Contamination Control, Featured, Filtration Tagged With: ArgoHytos

Small, big and fast products at Hannover Messe

April 27, 2017 By Ken Korane 1 Comment

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Among the announcements coming out of Hannover this week, Argo-Hytos introduced the new CFP compact filter pack. It’s a multi-purpose off-line filtration unit dedicated for servicing compact power packs on a daily basis, not just during start-up or breakdowns. It’s designed for tanks ranging from 1 to 100 l in size. According to the company, … [Read more...] about Small, big and fast products at Hannover Messe

Filed Under: Blogs, Featured, Filtration, News, Seals Tagged With: ArgoHytos, liebherr, parker, parkerhannifin

Hydraulic tank with integrated filter

January 20, 2017 By Ken Korane Leave a Comment

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Machine manufacturers increasingly demand both functional integration within hydraulic systems and, of course, lower costs. Add to that, today’s engineers expect almost unlimited freedom when creating new designs. As a result, plastics have become an increasingly important material for constructing hydraulic tanks, according to engineers at … [Read more...] about Hydraulic tank with integrated filter

Filed Under: Featured, Fluids, News, Products Tagged With: ArgoHytos

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