Germany-based Frey & Co. GmbH sought technology to replace the hydraulic system in its EasyISO2000 4000-kilonewton isostatic press. The original design of the EasyISO2000 4,000-kN press included a traditional hydraulic system for five axes that Frey had used for many years. However, the solution required customers to call frequently for Frey & Co. to provide…

Moog Industrial Group, a division of Moog Inc., has introduced the new Modular EAS System, a highly flexible system with excellent scalability and variability and can be easily adapted to most types of industrial manufacturing machinery. The Moog Modular Electrohydrostatic Actuation System (Modular EAS) features standardized modules with a wide number of customization options available.…

Moog Inc. and the global technology company Voith Group, both developers, manufacturers and suppliers of electric, hydraulic and hybrid drive solutions, have signed the contracts to form the joint venture HMS – Hybrid Motion Solutions GmbH based in Rutesheim on April 29, 2020. The joint venture provides for a strategic business alliance to expand the…

In several recent articles and our Fluid Power Handbook, we discussed the growing use of 3D printing in fluid power, particularly for use in valves and manifolds. Recently, we learned about Moog’s additive manufacturing capabilities. The company has its own additive manufacturing centers, with 12 LPB metal machines. Moog also specializes in non-metal (AM) printing…

Researchers from Moog and IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia recently completed the design, assembly and testing of the new version of the hydraulic HyQReal quadruped robot. Its capabilities were demonstrated by pulling an 3,300-kg (7,275 lb) airplane for more than 10 m (394 in). The compact HyQReal is just 1.33 m (52 in.) long, and stands…