In a push toward everything “cutting edge” and “high-tech,” the U.S. Navy in recent years has gone overboard — no pun intended — with the wholesale replacement of proven hydraulic-powered systems with untested electric drives. The results in many cases have been dismal. The $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is the most […]

Bosch Rexroth has introduced a new online service portal for its Hägglunds hydraulic motors, giving users a single source of information to maintain, repair, modernize or upgrade their equipment with certified specialists and genuine Hägglunds parts. The service portal is accessible from www.boschrexroth-us.com/Hagglunds. With more than 60,000 motors installed globally, Hägglunds low-speed high-torque radial piston…

Much has been made of connectivity, the Internet of Things and Industry 4.0. For many businesses, condition monitoring offers the greatest potential for this rapidly expanding technology. But the real value comes when condition monitoring evolves into predictive maintenance, according to engineers at Bosch Rexroth. In simple condition monitoring, sensors track equipment performance and alert…