History and baseball are intertwined at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Whenever a Phillies’ player hits a home run or the game is won, the iconic Liberty Bell swings and chimes. But getting fans excited with this experience was a bit of a struggle in recent years, as the bell’s hydraulic control system was older…
Custom hydraulics carries the opera to new heights
When New York City’s Metropolitan Opera (The Met) began its initial production development for a new double-bill program of Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, its team of engineers and set designers were stumped on how they could bring together a rotating hydraulic design with the power and data needs the show would require. One…