David Marlowe • Owner/CEO • DMAR Technical Training and DMAR Business Centers USA Approximately 80% of all hydraulic component failures are attributed to surface degradation caused by contamination and corrosion. Proper filter selection and sizing will provide years of reliable equipment operation and save money that is lost in fighting contamination-related failures. The cost of…
Large-part straightening machine with simplified hydraulics
Edited by: Mike Santora • Associate Editor Whether it’s profiles or rods and rolls, in many applications steelworks are requiring higher accuracies for the linearity of their products. For workpieces up to 30 m long and diameters up to 800 mm, MAE Maschinen-und Apparatebau Götzen designed a large-part straightening machine with more flexibility and better…
Efficiency in industrial hydraulics: Industrial hydraulic efficiency starts at component selection.
Josh Cosford • Contributing Editor With the barrage of information, we’re exposed to daily from television, newspaper, radio, magazines and online media, few hours in the day involve freedom from being reminded how important it is to be mindful of our energy consumption. Let’s face it, we’re not any less reliant on energy than we…
The NFPA’s new workforce focus
Edited by: Mike Santora • Associate Editor NFPA Chairman Jeff Stuart expressed earlier this year that the organization and its Board of Directors are increasing its focus on a set of clear, high-level objectives. These objectives, referred to as “ends” statements, describe the major ends or outcomes the NFPA wishes to achieve. Of the six…
ICP participates in Manufacturing Day 2015
Mike Santora • Associate Editor The challenge to find high caliber talent for the industrial distribution industry is greater than ever. That is a task the Industrial Careers Pathway (ICP), an alliance of trade associations like NAHAD and others, is working to overcome. To do this, ICP is advocating for more participation by distributors in…
New filters reduce spare parts and lower maintenance costs
ARGO-HYTOS’ return-suction filter offers functional improvements of the return filter and section or pressure filter, such as excellent cold start characteristics, protection of the filling pump, fewer components and reduction of spare parts and maintenance costs. Additional advantages include one filter for both circuits, the total oil volume being filtered in the return line, more…
ICP opens the door for industrial distribution opportunities
As a part of Fluid Power World‘s exploration into education, Industrial Careers Pathway (ICP) Program Director Mary Jawgiel answered a few questions about their part in educational outreach. Read the Q&A with Jawgiel below. Fluid Power World (FPW): What organizations makeup ICP? Mary Jawgiel (MJ): ICP is a program comprised of seven industrial-trade associations: American Supply…