Hydraulic systems & components


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Eaton hydraulics for light jet
Third Quarter 2007
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation has been selected by Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer to provide the hydraulic power generation system for its Phenom 300 light jet programme. ...

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Drive unit for front wheels on graders
Third Quarter 2007
The 600 series drive unit from Bonfiglioli is specially designed to drive wheels on graders in the 16 tonne class. Drive is delivered by a cartridge type hydraulic motor. This design has been adopted ...

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Jack's alright after kick-down
Third Quarter 2007, Axiom Hydraulics
The problem This truck application required sequencing of extension and jack cylinders so that the jack legs extended to full width before the jack cylinders lowered the legs to lift the vehicle. When ...

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Air dryers are manufactured to ASME codes
Third Quarter 2007, Artic Driers International
Artic Driers International has announced the launch of the HRE series of heat regenerative adsorption compressed air dryers from Jemaco Flair of Busan, South Korea. Established in 1987, Jemaco is part ...

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Proportional valve incorporates flow-sharing
Second Quarter 2007
Sauer-Danfoss has launched the PVG 100 flow-sharing proportional valve in South Africa. This valve has been designed as a smart valve, to electronically interface with mobile machinery and utilises proven, ...

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Hydraulic components need protection!
Second Quarter 2007
Fluid power circuits are designed in all shapes and sizes, both simple and complex in design, and they all need protection from damaging contamination. Abrasive particles enter the system and, if unfiltered, ...

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Oil filtration business growing
Second Quarter 2007, Hytec Fluid Technology
A power generation corporation recently contracted Hytec Fluid Technology (HFT) to filter 40 000 l of turbine oil, cleaning the holding tank as well as the oil, and disposing of waste oil in an environmentally ...

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Piping systems are clean and cost-effective
Second Quarter 2007
"GS-Hydro is a leading supplier of non-welded piping technology," says Jeremy Beecroft, marine manager of Hyflo Southern Africa. "The high-quality, fast-connecting, inherently clean and cost-effective ...

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Improved hydraulic hose outer covers
First Quarter 2007
Genflex Hydraulics of Alrode South, Gauteng, has just placed an order valued at R8 million with its overseas suppliers for hydraulic hose and fittings, due to increased sales as a result of the improved ...

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Longer lifespan for hydraulic hose
First Quarter 2007
Genflex Hydraulics has introduced Minetough hydraulic hose to the South African market. Currently on trial with the mines, Minetough has already proven it has a greater lifespan, and that hose assemblies ...

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Hydraulic filters from Commercial Shearing
First Quarter 2007
Commercial Shearing stocks a wide range of hydraulic filters. The filters are used on various types of hydraulic and lubrication circuits.       Spin-on filters In line spin-on filters with disposable cartridges ...

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Workshop for maintenance of specialised farming machinery
First Quarter 2007, Axiom Hydraulics
Somewhere north of Brits and a little before Thabzimbi is some of South Africa's most fertile farmland. Cliff Peake and his son Donald have chosen this ideal area to set up a workshop for the maintenance ...

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Cleaning oil and monitoring contamination to the highest of standards
First Quarter 2007
Any contamination in an hydraulic system can lead to high wear and premature component failure. Therefore it is critical that contamination is monitored and kept to the minimum, particularly in aerospace ...

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Hose and tubing assemblies
Fourth Quarter 2006
New generations of lighter-weight, high-pressure hydraulic hose have narrowed the gap between the lower weight and tighter bend radius advantages of steel tubing over hose

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Genflex invests in 160 tonne swage machine
Fourth Quarter 2006
The demand for precision machinery that is suitable for swaging large type hydraulic fittings onto hydraulic hose in South Africa is becoming more frequent as the need for larger hose assemblies grows. Genflex ...

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Hydraulic testers produce fast response with simple operation
Fourth Quarter 2006, Products & Solutions
Designed for fast diagnostic troubleshooting of many types of mobile or stationary ­hydraulic systems and components, Flo-tech’s portable hydraulic testers make all flow, pressure and temperature measurements ...

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Company profile: Goldquest Hydraulics
Fourth Quarter 2006
Fifty years of growth continues While the perception still exists in many quarters that South Africa needs to take a back seat when it comes to innovation, Goldquest Hydraulics is a company with a 50-year ...

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SPX Fluid Power introduces new power unit
Third Quarter 2006
A new generation of low pressure, bi-rotational hydraulic power units is now available in South Africa through Ernest Lowe, the authorised distributor of SPX Fluid Power products in southern Africa. Available ...

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Monitoring fluid contamination
Second quarter 2006, Hydrasales
MP Filtri design and manufacture a range of particle counter products specifically for measuring solid contaminants in systems

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Hydrostatic steering units and motors
Second quarter 2006
Commercial Shearing stocks a wide range of hydrostatic steering units and hydraulic motors. The steering units and motors are used on various types of machines and systems in the fields of agriculture, ...

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