Michelle DiFrangia

Carl Dyke • Contributing Editor Precise metering and responsive force control are the name of the game in this specialized fluid power application. Plastics injection molding machines feature a hydraulic system that must provide reliable performance through many years of continuous, around-the-clock production cycling. There are a number of motion control sub-circuits for closing the…

Fluid Power World Contributing Editor Josh Cosford gave a webinar presentation on Proper Hose Assembly Guidelines. The transcript has been divided into an 8-part blog post series. The…

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Richard Meyerhoefer  •  Regional Applications Specialist  •  Delta Computer Systems Even the roughest seas are no match for the power density, speed and accuracy of hydraulics. For more than a century, large ships have used stabilizing fins to smooth out their ride through rolling seas. The force that fins produce is related to the angle…

Erika Bonnett, science extension specialist from the Purdue 4-H Youth Development Program, and Jose Garcia, assistant professor from the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, joined efforts to bring NFPA’s Fluid Power Challenge to Indiana’s 4-H communities during the inaugural 4-H Fluid Power Challenge. The challenge provided local 6-8th graders an opportunity to learn about hydraulics, fluid power and…

Balluff is involved in fluid power education in a number of ways. This past spring, the company invited local middle school students to participate in facility tours and discussions through a partnership with Gateway Community & Technical College and Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a non-profit organization that helps develop STEM programs. On April 24,…

Students from Arrowhead High School in Hartland, Wis., gathered at Price Engineering on March 17 for the first NFPA Student Career Connections program. The students met in a conference room and watched videos and presentations on the different creative and innovative job opportunities Price offers in the fluid power field. They broke into groups and got…

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg public school system in North Carolina officially dedicated the new $200,000 Bosch Rexroth Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center at the Olympic Community of Schools (OCS) in Southwest Charlotte. The opening of the new center took place on the first day of NC Advanced Manufacturing and STEM Career Awareness Week. The new 2,839-sq.-ft. center…

Hydrotech, a Cincinnati-based fluid power and motion automation solutions provider, has donated four brand new hydraulic training stands to Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Hydrotech announced the donation at their July 24 groundbreaking ceremony, pictured left. The four hydraulic training stands form a system where students can test and train different scenarios they may…

Michelle DiFrangia  •  Assistant Editor “Most education is theoretical; the practical application for what’s being taught never comes through.” — Larry Davis, President, Daman Products Davis’ quote applies to many industries besides fluid power. There needs to be a push toward hands-on project-based learning across all fields. “My experiences in college, what I remember, are…

Paul J. Heney  •  Editorial Director You’ll likely notice that most issues of have a particular focus on students and fluid power education. While it’s common to see “students are our future” type statements in most any industry, I think we can all admit that getting kids—heck, even college engineering students—interested in hydraulics or pneumatics…

Edited by: Michelle DiFrangia • Assistant Editor Proper component selection is critical to design a safe hydraulic system. Although couplings are a small component, they play a major role in hose assembly safety. A hose end coupling connects the hose with a port, adapter, another coupling, or attachment such as a quick disconnect. A mismatched…

For the June handbook feature Smart Technology: It’s closer than you think, Fluid Power World asked several industry professionals for their opinions on how the Internet of Things (IoT) is affecting the industry and how their companies are incorporating this technology into their businesses. As a continuation of that article, here’s the full Q&A with…

For the June handbook feature Smart Technology: It’s closer than you think, Fluid Power World asked several industry professionals for their opinions on how the Internet of Things (IoT) is affecting the industry and how their companies are incorporating this technology into their businesses. As a continuation of that article, here’s the full Q&A with…

We are in the midst of another industrial revolution, but this one has us with our heads in the clouds and our hands ready to cut the wires. We all know fluid power is a multifaceted technology, but it is also a mature one. Changes are coming, however, as companies look to tie fluid power…

Hydraulic motors and pumps are used in outdoor environments that are often dusty and dirty. These environments can be damaging to shaft seals simply because grit will work its way in between the shaft and sealing area. Once started, this begins to abrade the elastomer, altering the shaft surface finish in the sealing area. Seal…

In manufacturing, bottlenecks in the production process decrease efficiency and ultimately cost money. A large U.S. manufacturer of cast steel and aluminum automotive wheels was experiencing a bottleneck at the de-flashing operation. In this highly automated operation, robots pick up freshly cast wheels and load them into a machining center where the flashing from the…