‘Hydraulic Actuators’
An Engineeringtalk guide
Start with the news release
Parker team to develop wind-energy technology from
Parker Hannifin - Parker Sales UK, which we summarised at the time by saying "Parker Hannifin has expanded its range of products, systems and customer services in the power sector. ".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release Liquid pumps designed for oil, water and chemicals from
Autoclave Engineers: "Autoclave Engineers has designed a group of air-driven, positive-displacement, high-pressure liquid pumps for service with oil, water and chemicals. ".
In November 2009, we covered the news from Schunk Intec
- take a look at Schunk toolholding suits five-axis machining
which says: "Schunk has developed a series of toolholding solutions for five-axis machining processes.".
Take a look also at the news release from Sugatsune Kogyo UK, SLS-ELAN has lift-assist stay and soft-down damper,
as well as Ansys launches software bundle for universities from Ansys,
and Micromech offers complete linear motion solution from Micromech.
Latest stories...
Guide advises on mounting and dismounting bearings (October 2009)
Schaeffler UK has published a technical guide entitled 'Mounting and Dismounting of Rolling Bearings'.
Sturman converts engine to run on natural gas (October 2009)
Sturman Industries has begun an attempt to convert a diesel truck engine so it runs on natural gas, enabled by Sturman Digital Hydraulic air controls.
Rotork provides valve actuators for Severn Trent (October 2009)
Rotork has supplied more than 250 Profibus network-enabled IQPro intelligent electric actuators for valve control throughout Severn Trent Water's Minworth sewage treatment works.
Cross introduces pneumatic backwashing filter (October 2009)
The Phoenix Type P in-line automatic backwashing water filter from Cross Manufacturing introduces a pneumatically actuated filter to complement its existing electrically actuated versions.
Diamond actuators suit aerospace applications (October 2009)
Noliac has announced that an actuator design has been developed for active rotor control through the use of trailing edge flaps.
Ansys software verifies Wimbledon roof design (October 2009)
Ansys has announced that its software was used to verify parts of the design of the retractable roof over Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, London.
Haydon Kerk launches composite polymers (October 2009)
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions is offering Kerkite Composite Polymers and other special materials.
RSI rig tests mechanical stress at university (October 2009)
Northumbria University's School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences is utilising a Richard Smalley 25 test rig for mechanical stress analysis.
Further reading
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Electrohydraulic actuators run on solar power
Modbus-enabled Rotork electrohydraulic actuators operated by solar powered battery packs control valves in the inhospitable Neuquen area of south-west Argentina.
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Electrohydraulic actuators work in extremes
Midland-ACS was chosen to design, engineer, manufacture and commission actuated valves for the BTC pipeline's Ceyhan Marine Terminal in addition to four of its pumping stations.
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