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Danfoss Power Solutions recently released what it is calling its most advanced Vickers by Danfoss medium-pressure axial piston pump, engineered to deliver a new level of efficiency, performance, and system flexibility. Designed to meet the evolving needs of industrial machinery, the new PVMX pump offers substantial advancements over previous model series and competitive products. Initially…

Cold presses using Delta Motion controllers help ensure consistently stronger, more accurate fittings for military vessels. With roots in the 1960s, W&O Supply has a lengthy pedigree in serving the maritime industry, doing everything from repairing valves to supplying pipe to retrofitting military vessels. The company has 18 branches across the U.S., Europe, and Asia,…

Hydraulic — and even pneumatic — cylinders are used massively throughout auto manufacturing, providing the power, precision and durability needed. By Josh Cosford, Contributing Editor If you’re (un)lucky enough to sell and service hydraulics in the automotive manufacturing industry, you understand life in the belly of the beast. The automotive manufacturing industry is not for…

Modern hydraulic systems are transforming metal forming processes, delivering unmatched precision, energy efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Contributed by Jens Schmitt, Presses Application Manager, Bosch Rexroth Automotive manufacturing is consistently evolving to meet market demands as new products and parts are innovated. Hydraulic systems remain a major player in creating these components with heightened precision, quality and…

Contributed by Robert Sheaf, Founder of CFC Industrial Training In this month’s troubleshooting challenge, we deal with a lifting a bent plate from a steel plate bending press machine. The accumulator safety unloading valve was damaged and the magnet on the plate lifting crane failed (see circuit attached). They repaired the crane magnet and replaced…

By Josh Cosford, Contributing Editor Hydraulics is a venerable technology as mature as any competing force transfer system outside of straight mechanical conveyance. Most recent hydraulic advancements aren’t from any fundamental changes in the pump, valves and actuators used in hydraulic systems but rather from the implementation of increasingly advanced electronic technology. Early fluid power […]

A company had a press used for forming steel bumpers for large trucks. The circuit was designed with a logic-type prefill valve. This valve was used to bypass the cylinder’s retraction flow of 290 gpm back to tank. It also featured a low-pressure closing spring to reduce any vacuum on extension. The 4-way directional valve…

Safe environments rely on a complex system of components, from redundant control valves to rod locks, and light curtains to linear position transducers. The most highly regulated sub-market within the automotive manufacturing industry is the hydraulic press segment. The hydraulic press is located in every corner of automotive manufacturing, from injection molding of plastic bumpers…