Hydraulic systems & components


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In-field valve positioner
Second Quarter 2021, Comtest, Comtest
Valves, the actuators that move them, and the electronic circuits that control them, are all subject to the effects of ageing soon after they are installed. The valve seat wears not only from the repeated ...

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Forklift products and technologies
Second Quarter 2021, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa
The lift truck industry is growing not only in volume, but in sophistication. The demand for friendly interfaces, predictable performance, increased productivity, IIoT connectivity and environmental safety ...

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Proportional flow control valve
Second Quarter 2021, Axiom Hydraulics
Sun Hydraulics has released the company’s first solenoid-operated, three-way proportional flow control valve as part of the expanding line of FLeX Series valves. The patent-pending, compact FREP combines ...

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High pressure hydraulic pumps
Second Quarter 2021, Axiom Hydraulics
Axiom Hydraulics has the agency for the Eckerle range of high pressure hydraulic pumps. The Eckerle product line comprises gap compensated internal gear pumps for industrial, mobile and automotive markets. ...

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Land Cruiser wet brakes for mining
First Quarter 2021, Axiom Hydraulics, Editor's Choice
Unfortunately, the vehicle’s OEM brakes are not built for mining; they compromise safety while suffering frequent and expensive maintenance. Simply put, the brakes were never designed for use in the highly ...

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Understanding your filtration needs
First Quarter 2021, Hydrasales
Contaminants such as solid, liquid and gaseous particles are the bane of a hydraulic engineer’s life. Systems over time become less efficient and ultimately break down. This is costly. The problems are ...

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How much is a second worth?
First Quarter 2021
There are 86 400 seconds in a day. How much is each second worth? Honingcraft is investing in every second.

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Next generation particle contamination monitor
Fourth Quarter 2020, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa
Parker Hannifin has launched the icount LaserCM30 particle contamination monitor, a user-friendly field diagnostic device that allows service personnel to quickly and easily assess the cleanliness of ...

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Monitoring oil with the power of connectivity
Fourth Quarter 2020, Hydrasales
The latest innovation in the MP Filtri range of condition monitoring products helps system engineers with the digitalisation of their monitoring processes. It identifies contaminants early in the service ...

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Why reinvent the wheel?
Fourth Quarter 2020, Axiom Hydraulics
Sun Hydraulics’ standard hydraulic solutions are road tested, ready and expanding. With more than 700 ready to order solutions delivering 20 different control functions across multiple settings and flow ...

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Supplying essential hydraulic services
28 September 2020
Hytec Secunda was tasked with overseeing the urgent repair of two hydraulic cylinders for a large regional customer. Working with Hytec Engineering, the cylinders were delivered and installed in just ...

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New Range of Bosch Rexroth AquaSensors
28 September 2020, Hytec Fluid Technology
Hytec Fluid Technology (HFT) recently launched the Bosch Rexroth AquaSensor range of humidity sensors. Branded Humidity Sensor WGM, the range was developed to serve as a preliminary warning system on ...

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Sophisticated electro-hydraulic closed-loop control
Third Quarter 2020, Axiom Hydraulics
Sun Hydraulics has announced the release of the new CANpoint XMD Configuration Software, available as a free download from its website. This expands the capabilities of the company’s line of XMD mobile ...

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Hydraulic bolt tensioners remove uncertainty from couplings
Third Quarter 2020, SKF South Africa
Hydrocam hydraulically operated bolt tensioners offer far greater accuracy compared to other fixing methods. With their superior control and safety, damage to bolts and associated structures is avoided, ...

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Highest reliability, lowest leakage
Second Quarter 2020, Axiom Hydraulics
Sun has just released the DWBF, a new FLeX Series 3-way, direct-acting, solenoid-operated directional blocking poppet valve with two extremely low-leakage poppet configurations. They are ideal for load-holding ...

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Bladder accumulator recertification by HFT
Second Quarter 2020, Hytec Fluid Technology
As part of its accumulator service package, Hytec Fluid Technology (HFT) conducts legal parameter conformance testing on bladder accumulators. The offering proves accumulator conformance to PER and SANS ...

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New method of battery leak testing
1 July 2020, ATEQ South Africa
Leak testing has come to be known as an essential quality test in the automotive industry for decades. A single car has more than 30 000 parts and hundreds of those parts require leak testing to make ...

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Hydraulic pumps with higher flow
Second Quarter 2020, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG
BMG has recently launched a new range of portable hydraulic electric Enerpac E-pulse pumps, which are critical to all 700 bar operating hydraulic systems. These E-pulse pumps have intelligent auto-cycle ...

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HFT offers fluid conditioning equipment for hire
Second Quarter 2020, Hytec Fluid Technology
To aid plants that are unable to procure capital equipment for their fluid power applications, Hytec Fluid Technology (HFT) offers a range of Hy-Pro filtration fluid conditioning equipment for hire. These ...

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Hydraulic performance with energy efficiency
Second Quarter 2020, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa
Technologically advanced industrial machinery requires hydraulics to provide more efficient and quieter solutions with a smaller footprint, while maintaining the benefits traditionally associated with ...

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