Hydraulic systems & components


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Load sensing for efficient solutions
Second Quarter 2005
The principles of using one variable pump to distribute oil flow to several hydraulic functions appeared with the first hydraulic load-sensing systems in the 1970s. Since then, technological developments ...

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Remote monitoring of hydraulic systems
Second Quarter 2005
Bosch Rexroth has come up with a concept to prevent breakdowns, plan maintenance activities, measure machine performance and determine operating trends. Available from Hytec, the central data administration ...

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Advanced fighter hydraulic systems monitoring
Second Quarter 2005, Hydrasales
DARA (Defence Aviation Repair Agency in the UK) has completed a state-of-the-art Aircraft Servicing Facility at St Athan in South Wales. DARA awarded the hydraulic system contract to T.A. Savery, based ...

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Reducing pump unloading hydraulic shock
Second Quarter 2005, Axiom Hydraulics
Pump unloading traditionally results in a significant pressure spike in the tank line, jeopardising the tank line components. Sun Hydraulics' has what it calls a 'Soft Shift' option for its economical ...

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NASA's crawler transporters get a rebuild
Second Quarter 2005, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa
Just 1000 hours of use in 35 years of service? How can anyone justify that kind of mobile equipment utilisation rate? NASA can. A thousand hours in over 35 years is what they have logged for their two ...

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Hydraulic magnetic circuit breakers
Fourth Quarter 2004, CBI-electric: low voltage
Hydraulic magnetic circuit breakers operate on the magnetic force produced by the load current flowing through a series connected solenoid coil which is wound around a hermetically sealed tube containing ...

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Powerpacks and hydraulic components
Fourth Quarter 2004, Hydromobile S.A.
Hydromobile SA has developed into one of the largest powerpack suppliers in South Africa with a highly qualified technical team to back the company's commitment to quality, reliability, services and cost ...

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Leak-free couplings
Fourth Quarter 2004
Gauteng-based Fluidline, leading supplier of quality fluid system components to the instrumentation and mechanical markets, has appointed two new distributors, one in Rustenburg and the other in Durban, ...

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Axiom Hydraulics - more than 40 years serving SA industry
Fourth Quarter 2004, Axiom Hydraulics
The well-known Axiom Hydraulics (Axiom) was founded by the current owner and managing director, Neill Simpson, in 1963, the initial focus being the marketing of hose and fittings, with hydraulics being ...

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Modernised CNC wheel lathe for railway workshops
Third Quarter 2004
CNC/PLC technology made it possible to optimise the process of wheel turning

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Floating style screw-in cartridge
Third Quarter 2004, Axiom Hydraulics, Infrastructure, IoT & Automation
The floating style cartridge construction was pioneered by Sun Hydraulics and provides performance and reliability advantages compared to other alternatives. A significant advantage of the Sun cartridge ...

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Customising control of mobile machinery
Third Quarter 2004
Earlier this year, Sauer-Danfoss (an international manufacturer of engineered hydraulic and electronic systems for mobile equipment) announced the release of its Plus 1, an innovative system that allows ...

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Valve series with DeviceNet
Third Quarter 2004, Ernest Lowe, a Division of Hudaco Trading
Norgren, represented in South Africa by sole local agents Ernest Lowe, has now significantly increased the flexibility and functionality of its VP51 range of proportional valves by adding DeviceNet capabilities. ...

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Dosco GPM geared up for international expansion
Third Quarter 2004, Dosco Precision Hydraulics
The name Dosco is well known to the readers of Motion Control and the hydraulic industry in general, but since its creation in 1989 the company has undergone radical expansion through acquisitions and ...

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Accurate position transducers for hydraulic applications
Second Quarter 2004, ATI Systems
Magnetostrictive position sensors work on a contactless measurement principle, so they do not wear out. Temposonics (represented locally by ATI Systems) developed an effective signal evaluation method ...

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Variety of electro-proportional hydraulic valves
Second Quarter 2004, Axiom Hydraulics
Axiom Hydraulics is offering a variety of Sun Hydraulics' electro-proportionally controlled products, comprised of both direct-acting and pilot operated versions. The direct-acting versions consist of ...

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Hydraulic-driven decanting centrifuges
First Quarter 2005, SKF South Africa
SKF, global specialist in the manufacture of quality bearings and associated products, as well as distributor of sealing systems, power transmission and couplings, is the official distributor of the Hiller ...

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