Author Hydraulics Team
Phil Meyer, operations manager of the Whitman County Public Works
Department, in Washington State, is tireless in his search for
the right tools to help his 42-person team maintain over 1,900
miles of...
Posted On 05/20/2021
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Nearly every equipment operator has found themselves operating in
muddy, mucky conditions whether working on ditches, drainage
fields, ponds, or other waterlogged environments. Experienced
operators...
Posted On 05/06/2021
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Firefighters have one of the most dangerous and demanding jobs in
the public’s eye. They are called upon to face complex fires
or natural disasters to save lives or property. Innovative
technology to...
Posted On 03/02/2021
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Considering that more than six million people live in the
Philadelphia region, government officials realized they needed a
fast-response emergency river vessel with both fire fighting and
rescue...
Posted On 02/03/2021
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In the residential excavation field, time is money. For Ken
Williams of Williams Loader Services Inc. the time savings that he
gained from adding a PowerGrip multipurpose bucket to his CAT 314
was...
Posted On 01/19/2021
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It is not unusual in the Pacific Northwest to get substantial
rainfall, up to eighteen inches in thirty-six hours, which results
in severe damage to forest roads. To make matters worse, many
of these...
Posted On 12/10/2020
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Author Hydraulics Team
From piercing, punching or riveting applications in the automotive
industry to press applications within industrial automation, a
linear actuator can be found in virtually all manufacturing...
Posted On 12/04/2020
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Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. brings over 60 years of experience to the
highway, commercial and residential fields throughout central
Pennsylvania. They continue to grow their business by expanding
their...
Posted On 11/17/2020
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The Michigan Street Lift Bridge reopened to vehicular traffic
Friday, July 31, 2020, after a yearlong rehabilitation project. The
bridge spans the Milwaukee River and is one of many downtown
bridges...
Posted On 10/08/2020
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Keeping up with the Joneses means big business for Enumclaw
Landscape based out of Enumclaw, WA. As a full-service landscape
construction company, they provide landscape services to
residential,...
Posted On 10/06/2020
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Author Hydraulics Team
By replacing the previously used steering cylinders with Parker’s
sliding spline rotary actuator technology, Huron Manufacturing was
able to solve the issues that were inherent with the...
Posted On 09/15/2020
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Author Hydraulics Team
Mobile-equipment designers know that in the real world they have to
deal with more than level surfaces and two-dimensional access
envelopes. Designers at JLG Industries in...
Posted On 09/08/2020
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With six decades of experience and hard-earned know-how, Bob Brooks
is an expert in residential and commercial site preparation. He
began operating equipment at just 14 years old and for the past...
Posted On 07/23/2020
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Cylinders can fail for a number of reasons from wrong
specifications to operator error. However, in this day and age with
a number of engineering tools available to help reduce spec errors
and strong...
Posted On 07/21/2020
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Author Hydraulics Team
Properly applied hydraulic cylinders provide outstanding
linear-actuation performance in a wide variety of applications. But
if applied improperly, a cylinder in short order may not only ruin
itself...
Posted On 05/21/2020
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Author Hydraulics Team
The first hydraulic press may have been invented in the 3rd Century
BC, but the fluid power universe has become a little more
complicated since then. Today’s hydraulic cylinders, which
essentially...
Posted On 05/08/2020
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Author Hydraulics Team
The Hybrid Actuation System (HAS) is making localized control
viable for both mobile and industrial applications. This new
technology gives the benefits of power and resiliency found in
hydraulics...
Posted On 05/30/2019
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Author Hydraulics Team
Work in the turf industry can be tough, dirty and unforgiving. The
last thing you need is for the machine to fail in the midst of a
job. Machine failure leads to unscheduled maintenance and...
Posted On 02/18/2019
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Author Hydraulics Team
In today’s industrial manufacturing environment, hydraulic
cylinders are complex devices that incorporate a wide range of
components available in a multitude of sizes, configurations and
materials....
Posted On 10/10/2018
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Author Hydraulics Team
Not so long ago, only the largest OEMs could afford to develop
complex proprietary control systems. But the recent introduction of
versatile digital ecosystems connecting electronic control...
Posted On 10/03/2018
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