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Fluid Power TECHNOLOGY ZONE
WHAT'S NEW

Welcome to the Fluid Power Technology Zone. Here you will find Feature Articles, New Products and News related to Hydraulic and Pneumatic Technology. Be sure to check out the Basics of Design Engineering, where you'll find a great source of design engineering basics.

NEWS & ARTICLES
Scanning Ideas: Pneumatics Lift Boats Out of the Water
Most automated boat lifts rely on electric motors, but as most engineers and boat-lift repair personnel know, electricity and water don’t mix.
High-Tech Jobs Slowing But Still Growing
The U.S. gained 91,400 high-tech jobs last year, bringing the total to 5.9 million, according to a report by AeA, a high-tech trade association.
Assault and Batteries
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories must hate batteries: They heat them to extreme temperatures, overcharge them, drive nails into them, and generally do whatever they can to destroy them.
Will Hybrids Heat Up the Grid?
The growing number of plug-in hybrid electric cars and trucks may or may not require new electrical plants in the U.S., depending on when they’re charged.
Looking Back
10 YEARS AGO — MAY 7, 1998
Virtual development for aircraft: Lockheed Martin will perfect the Joint Strike Fighter and other advanced aircraft with the help of visualization software from Engineering Automation Inc.
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FEATURES
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Monitoring Pneumatics Makes All the Difference
A new conditionmonitoring system lets manufacturers watch the performance and energy consumption of air-powered equipment.
New Connectors Ease Hydraulic Assembly
Push-to-connect fittings install fast and help prevent leaks.
Basics of Design Engineering: Hydraulics New Sealing Systems Take the Heat
Better materials meet OEM’s tougher requirements.
SAE Port Plugs
Port plugs manufactured to SAE J514 Standards are suited for sealing threaded holes and ports.
Charge Valve with Gear Pump
An integrated accumulator charge valve and gear-pump package reduces plumbing and mounting hardware typically needed, resulting in less-complex, moredurable, and efficient systems.
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NEW PRODUCTS
New Product: Product Spotlight: Car-Care Valves
The Car-Care solenoid valve, designed for the car-wash industry, features multiple-unit manifold assemblies for on/off control of water, soaps, detergents, and chemical and compressed air service.
Product Spotlight: In-Line Solenoid Valves
The CPE solenoid valve, with aluminum manifolds and M8 solenoid connections, can be mounted on an aluminum manifold.
Product Spotlight: Air-Piloted Valves
The 125 and 250 Series twoposition, air-piloted valves feature a pressure-operated spring and pressure return.
Product Spotlight: Proportional flow-control valves
Expanded line of proportional flow-control cartridge valves include a smaller, more-compact version that delivers higher pressure capabilities.
Product Spotlight: Stainless Ball Valve
The Triac F91 stainless-steel flanged ball valve features fire-safe construction and solid unibody and pyramidal stem packaging.
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BASICS OF DESIGN ENGINEERING: Fluid Power
Fluids, Connectors, Fluid Handling Components
Filters, Heat Exchangers, and Flow Sensors
Seals
Hydraulic, Fluid Transfer Pumps and Controls
Accumulators, Compressors, and Vacuum Pumps
Power Actuators, Motors, and Shock Absorbers
Power Modulation and Control
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHTS
E-NEWSLETTERS
Fluid Power Monthly - October 2008
London's water supply relies on pneumatics - Hydraulic fluids meet the challenge - Myth #7: High quality must sacrifice quantity - Setting a standard - Compressed air hose - Double-redundant valves - Replacement elements - Tank weld flanges
The Machine Design Tech Insider - August 21, 2008
Lee Teschler's Editorial: What's Tough about Training - Solution to Energy Costs May Be Underground - Aerospace-grade ball screws - Ruby and sapphire orifices
The Machine Design Tech Insider - August 15, 2008
Leland Teschler's Editorial: Mass Transit Myths - Astronauts Perform Spacewalk to Remove Explosive Bolt - MIT Solar Concentrator Paints a New Picture of Energy - Respondr Technology Gets Remotely Hands-On - Cabinet coolers for limited spaces - Infrared temperature sensor
Fluid Power Monthly - August 2008
Controls improve precision, reduce size - Hydraulic hybrids hitch a ride in Beamer - The how and why of HICs - Tossed in the timbers - Axial-piston pump - Miniature solenoid valves
The Machine Design Tech Insider - April 24, 2008
Berke on Safety: The Case of the Flaming Hair Dryer - How Hybrid Modeling Improves Reverse Engineering - Jobs that are Hot, Jobs that are Not - Leland Teschler's Editorial: The Engineering "Extremist" Mindset - Materials: Controversy Brewing Over PVC in Toys - EMI shielding - Light laser - Vision-based prealigner for silicon wafers
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American Sales Development Fairfield, CT
Apple Rubber Products, Inc. Lancaster, NY
Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. Greenland, NH
Bird Precision Waltham, MA
Buehler Motor, Inc. Morrisville, NC
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What’s Tough About Training
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Design Royalties
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