Converting mechanical energy to fluid form provides the "muscle" in a fluid-power system. The power source is the key element in a fluid-power system. In a pneumatic system the power source is an air ...

Researchers at Purdue University have shown how to reduce fuel consumption and dramatically improve the efficiency of hydraulic pumps and motors in heavy construction equipment. The new designs ...

Pump types are described or defined by various organizations and their respective publications: Hydraulics Institute (HI), American National Standard for Centrifugal Pumps for Nomenclature, ...

The design and construction of a large central hydraulic system involves some obvious and not-so-obvious considerations. To ensure optimum performance, reliability, and durability, pay close attention ...

Of gear, piston and vane pumps, one type is not better than any other type in an absolute sense—they simply are different, with individual strengths. The hydraulic pumps found in virtually all mobile ...

Concentric AB, an innovator in flow control and fluid power, supplying proprietary systems and components to the world’s truck, bus, agricultural machinery, construction equipment, and industrial ...

Simulation and modeling can save you time and money in hydraulic system designs. Motion systems rely more and more on closed-loop control to achieve greater influence over production processes.

Eaton's 5,000-psi hydraulic pump design to power primary flight controls, landing gear and nose wheel steering on the Airbus A380 debuted this week at the supplier's facility in Jackson, Miss. Testing ...