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In This Issue
Basic Vacuum Conveying
By Daniel Pascoe
Effects of Grease on Rotary Shaft Seals
By Stephen Maloney, Colonial Seal Co.
How to Determine Hydraulic Pump Condition Using Volumetric Efficiency
By Brendan Casey
Improving the health of U.S.-Based Manufacturing
By Michael L. Huntley, CEM, The RECON Group, a division of Livingston & Haven,
Charlotte, N.C.
Vacuum basics
By Richard Throop, CFPAI, Michigan Fluid Circuit Design, LLC.
Systems Integrator Directory Listing and Product Matrix
Featured Articles
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Noteworthy Items
FREE Off-Highway Directory Listing Form!
Download it HERE. Deadline is February 17, 2012.
Got a Tech Tip? We Want to Publish it!
Fluid Power Journal is starting a new column in 2012 called "Tech Tips," and we are looking for Fluid Power Professionals to submit small blurbs (2-3 paragraphs) to help readers troubleshoot common problems and challenges. Contact Kristine Coblitz at kcoblitz@fluidpowerjournal.com for more information.
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Association Buzz
Please join us for the IFPS 2012 Spring Meeting being held February 29-March 3, 2012 at Embassy Suites USF, Tampa, Fla.
In addition to committee and board meetings, an optional tour of Gulf Controls Company, LLC will be held on Friday, March 2, 2012, and a technical workshop by CFC-Solar, Inc., “Oversights, Misconceptions and Common Mistakes When Designing and Troubleshooting Hydraulic Systems,” will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2012...Find out more.
Product Review
Proportional Valves
Eaton Corporation
AxisPro™ valves are designed to support both centralized and distributed axis control architectures in high-performance applications in woodworking, wind turbines, pulp and paper production, metal forming, plastic injection and blow molding, primary metals, and other industries. The valves contain both programmable onboard electronics and integral spool Linear Voltage Differential Transformer (LVDT) sensors to provide precise, accurate, responsive axis control capabilities. The initial products are offered in ISO-3 and ISO-5 sizes with rated flows of 40 lpm and 100 lpm (10.6 and 26.4 gpm), Dynamic bandwidth for the ISO-3 valves is 150 Hz and 100Hz for the larger ISO-5 models. Both have 350 Bar (5,075 psi) rated P, A and B ports and 250 Bar (3,625 psi) rated T-port.
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professional development
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