A new hybrid cylinder from RBHybroDynamics, Lynnwood, Wash., combines pneumatics and hydraulics. The air-hydraulic cylinders belong to a unique class of actuators that operate using compressed air but ...

The typical hydraulic system is cleaned by a single filter in the circuit. The typical hydraulic system is cleaned by a single filter in the circuit. Often this filter is located on the inlet line in ...

Hydraulics and pneumatics are the focus of our sister publication, Power & Motion, but electrical engineers and embedded developers often need to control and interface with this type of technology. It ...

The Mining Safety and Health Administration offers some pretty sobering statistics and investigations. Take one recent incident, for example. A 50-year-old haul truck operator was fatally injured ...

Volumes of material exist on proper system design, proper sizing of components, circuit design, valve and control technologies, as well as other design considerations. However, here are a few tips you ...

Pneumatic motion control has been on the automation scene for decades and doesn’t appear to be heading for the exit ramp any time soon despite advances in technologies such as electric actuation.