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Closed-loop hydrostatic drive proves an efficient muck shifter!

21/11/2012

Green Cove Springs, Florida based Vac-Con is one of the USA’s largest manufacturers of drain cleaning equipment, and its Combination Cleaning Machines are the most popular products. These combine a high-pressure water jet pipe cleaning system with a vacuum system to remove accumulations from sewers and storm drains.

Compressed air contamination is a real problem for industry

22/08/2012

In today’s modern production facilities, the use of compressed air is often pivotal to manufacturing processes.

Miniature valves are big energy savers

08/08/2012

The TwinPower valve from Bürkert uses rocker technology rather than the more familiar plunger type actuation and has two compact coils that operate the valve with a minimal holding current, effective after just 100ms, the result is a 75 percent reduction in energy usage. Two models are available, the smallest measuring just 10 x 20 x 44mm (WxDxH).

Hydraulic upgrades: the business benefits

02/08/2012

Hydraulic systems as old as 50 years may still provide good service; but while this is evidently testament to their quality of manufacture and durability, current technology has transformed the performance of modern hydraulic power transmission systems in terms of their efficiency and productivity.

Pneumatics in the twenty first century