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• Leak-Free Hydraulic System (.pdf)
  It seems that leaks have always been a part of the picture when it comes to hydraulic systems. Although this may have been true in the past, new designs, technology and material now make it possible for your hydraulic system to be completely leak-free. þÿ. Leak-free hydraulic systems?. It seems...
• Know your thrust bearings
  into a single pocket at the end of a rotor, for example. Larger bearings may employ three or more pressurized pockets. Hydraulic flow resistors in the supply line to each pocket, or equal flow to each pocket from ganged gear pumps, provide the asymmetric pocket pressures needed to support off-center...
• On Your Mark Get Set, MOW!
  .” He points out that USLMRA races use Le Mans starts, so drivers must run across the track, hook up their tethers (dead man switches), then start the engine. “So the more you build your engine up, the harder they are to start. And the start is a big part of the race. Another racer might have 10...
• The coaster with the moster
  of planning and design. "We didn't set out to build a roller coaster with a hydraulic system," he says. "We left it up to the ride manufacturer, Switzerland-based Intamin AG, as to how we would top the top speed, which at the time was 93 mph produced by our own roller coaster, Millennium Force. Our goal...
• Filtration: It's the Little Things That Get You
  Controlling contamination is essential for any successful fluid power system - but do you know where your dirt is coming from?. The last time you suffered from the flu, did you think about the size of the virus that was shutting you down? Relate that to a hydraulic system, and you'll find...
• Power Units
  . But they suggest that the additional cost is offset by the fact that the user need not select the components, design the system, build it, or troubleshoot it. They point out that hydraulic power units with compatible components, supplied by one manufacturer for a specific system, usually provide...
• Waterslide Simulator
  Waterslide Simulator: The Ride That Never Ends For aquatic daredevils, heaven would be an "endless" waterslide that fits in your back yard. That exact idea came to Zoz Brooks, host of 's "Prototype This," a series which shows how engineers and scientists design and build prototypes that solve...
• Reinvented wheels support heavy loads
  acceleration and deceleration for cross the line starts, which is critical when driving wheels because it keeps the wheels from slipping. This boosts wheel and rail life. Variable-frequency controllers and inverter-duty motors are also available. Pneumatic or hydraulic motors may also be used...
• The next step in rapid prototyping
  his company is dedicated to fast turnarounds using several newer manufacturing methods. For example, they build complex cores for hydraulic tool bodies. Traditionally, these have been made in a cast-iron core box. This method includes designing air-ejection paths, rigging, and lead time. “And costs...
• Unchained innovation
  ," says Craig Maxwell, Parker's vice president of Technology and Innovation. Students were given a year to design, build, and test a human-hydraulic powered bicycle. To rate the final products, teams squared off for three laps on a hilly, 4-mile road course, as well as a short sprint competition...

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