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Reducing Hydraulic Noise: An Elephant’s Tale Compressed Air System Designs Begin with the Demands

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How Technology Will Help Global Agriculture Feed A Hungry World

e will need to increase agricultural production 100% by 2050 just to feed the growing population of developing countries. That may sound a bit worrisome, but 2050 is a long way off, so it will be someone else’s problem. Right? Well, in just 15 years, it’s possible that 9 billion people will go to bed each night either hungry or well-fed depending largely on how well the global agriculture industry responds to the unprecedented challenges it faces today.

Both facts are consequences of the same three simple drivers: 1. Land. As Will Rogers said, nobody is making any more of it. There is only so much arable land, we know where it is, and we’re using most of it today. 2. People. Our population is globally growing. Growth is accelerating, and many are going to be comparatively affluent urban dwellers with a taste for meat, dairy, eggs, and other forms of animal proteins. 3. Consumption Patterns. Moreover, crops aren’t just for feeding people anymore. Biofuels are another megatrend that will impact the use of plants as a primary human food source, but not the only one by a long shot. If you put those three drivers together, you inevitably arrive at two fundamental conclusions: *Farmers everywhere are going to have to become a whole lot more productive. *They won’t be able to do it without a lot of help from innovative new technologies. Meeting these challenges will require farmers across the globe to become more productive. Everything from tractors, combines, and planters to all of the specialized equipment that supports dairy and livestock operations, orchards, vineyards, and the production of vegetables will have to be re-examined, re-purposed, and re-designed to make them more efficient. Many of the solutions will be familiar because they are extensions of technologies we use today. Genetically modified plants and animals, computers, wireless communication, global positioning systems, clean diesel power, autonomous vehicles, precision agriculture, robotics—and, of course, hydraulics. Hydraulics—and especially the marriage of hydraulics and electronics we call electrohydraulics—will play a key role in many solutions. Electrohydraulic technology combines the power density of hydraulics with the intelligence of electronics to deliver real muscle in a small, efficient package with

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the kind of control that used to be available only from electric servos. Put that together with a GPS receiver and onboard computer on a tractor, and you have something that can minimize the inputs of time, fuel, fertilizer, and everything else required to produce a crop. With a human being driving the tractor, a significant portion of the inputs applied to a field are wasted because a person just can’t make perfectly touching passes hour after hour, day after day. But with electrohydraulics doing the heavy lifting, a tractor guided by GPS technology can. In a world that needs more food from less land every year, that’s very big news. The same sort of intelligent systems can improve the efficiency of animal-feeding systems, orchards, and vegetable-growing operations. Electrohydraulics is equally applicable to irrigation valves, gates, sprayers, and other equipment. The days of simply dumping water on the ground and hoping for the best are over. It all boils down to doing more with less through the efficient, intelligent management of power, something for which electrohydraulics is very well suited. And make no mistake; doing more with less is the name of the game in agriculture from here on out.

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Quick Check of Accumulator Precharge Watch the gauge showing pressure at the hydraulic side of the accumulator. Start the pump. The gauge will "jump" to the accumulator precharge pressure then slowly climb to full system pressure. Again, watch the gauge. When the pump is powered down, the accumulator precharge will slowly bleed off until the precharge pressure is reached then "drop" to zero. This is not an accurate check of the precharge, but instead only a quick method to determine the precharge is about where it should be. There are several assumptions here: the gauge is showing accumulator pressure on the hydraulic side, there is a restriction to control the discharge rate at shutdown, and the system is designed to discharge the accumulator at shutdown.

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Reducing Hydraulic Noise:

An Elephant’s Tale

ecently some new tenants arrived at Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Ariz.—a group of elephants from the San Diego Safari Park. When zoo consultants A thru Z Consulting and Distributing built a new addition for the elephants at their new home, they wanted to make it as animalfriendly as possible. One of their objectives was to reduce the noise of the hydraulically controlled gates on the elephant holding areas, which are used when these animals are transferred between their holding areas to the exhibits and back again. Why is this important? When the gates open and close, the elephants (and visitors) could hear the pump working, which was causing anxiety in the elephants. Because the elephants were still adjusting to their new environment, it was creating a potentially dangerous situation for their handlers. After installation of the Wilkes & McLean WM-3138-16 suppressor on the FluiDyne piston pump, the noise was virtually eliminated. The 25-hp pump is providing 33 gpm at 1,400 psi through one-inch lines. The visitors of the zoo also appreciate the reduction of hydraulic noise as Reid Park Zoo is known for its relaxed, natural setting that offers a welcome escape from the hustle and bustle of the surrounding city. Bill Shields of OTP Cleveland guided the sales and implementation of the HPU system and Wilkes and McLean suppressor. John Balliett of Fluid Systems Service in Cleveland coordinated the design of the motor, pump, suppressor, and accessories for the zoo application.

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Energy Efficient Hydraulics and Pneumatics Conference November 27-29, 2012 Chicago Marriott O’Hare, Rosemont, IL

Hosted by the International Fluid Power Society (IFPS), the FPDA Motion and Control Network (FPDA), and the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA)

Saving energy and money with fluid power Fluid power (hydraulics and pneumatics) is used in dozens of industries and hundreds of applications to precisely control the movement of machinery and material. Yet many engineers and technicians working in those industries do not fully understand the design concepts critical to developing efficient fluid power systems and the diagnostic and maintenance techniques essential to keeping those systems operating at peak efficiency. These concepts and techniques can result in significant energy and cost savings for companies that use hydraulics or pneumatics, as well as for the customers they serve, making fluid power a more competitive technology choice.

The conference will offer: ● Facilitated roundtable discussions, where peers can share specific challenges associated with their industry and applications, and get expert advice from the facilitators. ●

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By Bill Scales, P.E., Scales Industrial Technologies

he purpose of an assessment of an existing compressed air system or the design of a new one is to establish sustainable best practices for maximizing the reliability and performance of the system and to minimize life-cycle costs. The desired outcome is to reduce operating costs, product contamination and scrap, and the possibility of environmental damage from the risk of poorly designed systems. Any new design or recommended improvement should provide direction for the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of compressed air systems. Energy costs alone will generally exceed the purchase price of a compressor in the first year of operation. Less than 20% of the input power to the electric motor is converted to compressed air, and the balance is rejected as heat. Often the highest savings are achieved by addressing the inappropriate application of compressed air and the proper control of the compressed air system. Compressed air plays a critical role in a very high percentage of industrial applications. Minimum compressed air pressure and quality levels must be established and maintained for specific uses. Obviously, breathing air requires higher quality than compressed air for most packaging operations. Are there guidelines for use by project managers, facility managers, technicians, and consulting engineers who design, specify, or operate compressed air systems? Will new systems require a different approach than a proposed expansion?

Defining the Requirements – What’s the Use? Each industry is different, and each plant within any given industry is unique. A new plant will have specific initial requirements, but these will change over time, and anticipated growth should be considered in the initial design. • Identify and tabulate anticipated end-uses and quantify pressure, rate of flow, compressed air requirements, and air quality. • Machinery and processes requiring compressed air should be identified by type and the manufacturer’s specified requirements for pressure and flow. • Plant air for general use also should be identified, quantified, and possibly considered as a separate system from process. Breathing air requires special considerations. End-Uses – How Much Air is Needed? Industry end-uses and compressed air requirements should be quantified. Using manufacturers’ specifications, begin with a “demand profile,” which is a form to list each steady demand, including the required pressure and operating flow rates at minimum, average, and peak conditions. Identify and separately list all intermittent demands with compressed air “on/off” cycle times in seconds or minutes. Include the number of shifts and resulting variations and potential future additions. The type and size of compressor required and the quality of the air necessary for the applications are very important factors. The air quality requirement for the applications must be considered

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Air System Designs

as part of the selection of the compressors and the air treatment. An oil-free air compressor may be the specific process or plant standard. Some plants, however, have successfully installed lubricated compressors with proper filtration and excellent maintenance to provide oil-free air. In other cases, plants with almost equal requirements for oil-free air and a tolerance for an acceptable level of lubricant have two separate systems. ISO standards classify the level of particulates, degree of dryness, and amount of lubricant in the air. Operating at the lowest possible system pressure allows for the most efficient operation. For example, in many compressors, lowering the compressor discharge pressure by 10 psi can reduce specific power (cfm/kW or kW/100 ft3) by 5%. Many plants supply compressed air to the main distribution system at a pressure that is 5-psi above the required minimum, which is determined by either the most significant uses or the one most sensitive to lower pressure. Fig. 1 shows that leaks are typically 10-20% of total demand. Original recommendations were to maintain the leakage rate below 10%; however, compressed air has been recognized as a very expensive utility, and many plants have a standard stating that “leaks should be maintained at less than 5% of peak flow.” • Artificial demand: increased air consumption required by any unregulated uses due to system pressure in excess of what is actually required. • “Potentially” inappropriate uses: any application that can be done more effectively, or more efficiently, by a method other than compressed air. • Leaks: an unintended loss of compressed air to the ambient. A corollary is to provide automated equipment to shut off air to applications when not in use. A few end-uses requiring higher pressure can result in the entire system pressure being maintained at an “artificially” elevated level, producing an increased energy consumption. In some plants, end-uses were modified to operate at a lower pressure. In other cases, a motor-driven booster was used for continuous demands or an air amplifier for intermittent uses at higher pressures. Determining the minimum practical pressure required for an application has brought about the use of low-pressure blowers rather than system-compressed air. There are many examples in plants where a "sparging" process, using compressed air for aerating or agitating liquid, has been replaced with an industrial blower. Depending on the height of column and specific gravity of the liquid, the discharge of the blower was designed to be 4 psig to 15 psig. Assuming 15-psig blower discharge pressure, the energy saved is approximately 60%. In these applications, attention was devoted to determining the possibility of any adverse effects on the process and also the changes to the distribution piping. Air motors can often be replaced with electric motors, reducing energy consumption by 80%. Similarly, where applicable, replace double-diaphragm pumps with electric motor-driven pumps. Applying a vacuum pump for continuous-demand applications rather than creating the vacuum with compressed air-venturi methods has been very successful in many industrial applications.

Typical Components of Demand

Industrial Compressed Air Quality (International Standard ISO 8573) Class

Max. Particulate Size, Micron

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Max. Particulate concentration, mg/m3

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Oil Aerosol and Vapor, mg/m3

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Pressure Dew point, °F

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The Quality of Compressed Air Clean, dry air is defined by the application in which it is used; therefore, compressed air requirements in various industries and laboratories will significantly vary. For most industrial applications, ISO 8573.1:2009 is the international standard for compressed air quality and defines the level of contamination permissible in compressed air (Table 1). The standard identifies three primary forms of contamination in industrial compressed air systems: solid particles, water (vapor), and oil. Contaminants are classified and assigned a quality level, ranging from class 1 (recently class 0), the highest purity level, to class 9. There are also possible gaseous contaminants. The acceptable level depends on the application, and the purification methods will depend on the specific requirements. It is very important for compressed air users to be aware of what is considered a potential contaminant in their applications, the effects of these contaminants, and the methods to achieve successful and sustainable contamination control. Process and Laboratory Air Process air is sometimes defined as air that comes in contact with the product or has incidental product contact. Compressed air must meet minimum requirements of the process equipment that it serves. A minimum pressure dew point of 35ºF to 39ºF supplied by a refrigerated air dryer may not always be suitable. A regenerative desiccant dryer to provide a substantially lower dew point may be necessary, but will consume more energy. Additional filtration may be required depending on the requirements of the air consumer. The additional filters can be located centrally at the compressor or at points of use. Packaging and Instrument Quality Air Depending on the end product, packaging air in most plants is defined as air that is used in packaging lines that does not come in contact with the product in any way. Instrument air is defined as air that is used for instrumentation and controls. Most instrumentation engineers specify oil-free air compressors. Some specifications state that “the compressed air supply shall be oil-free”; this may often be achieved with proper filtration. The pressure dew point of compressed air used within the plant should be at least 18ºF below the factory’s minimum temperature. For instruments used outside the plant, the pressure dew point should be at least 18ºF below the lowest ambient temperatures to which any part of the instrument air is exposed. To monitor these dew points, an alarm is installed to alert operators of a possible problem. Where instrument, process, and packaging air are all required from one system, use the highest-quality air required for the system. In many process plants, two systems have been designed: one for "plant" air, which may not be dried, and one that is generally at a much higher quality for instrument air or some processes. Because of its importance to control processes, many plants will use dry nitrogen as a backup to support the instrument air system. This is especially important when short-duration power interruptions occur and minimum pressures must be maintained for all instruments and valve actuators. Breathing Air In industrial plants, air may be supplied to respirators, hoods, and helmets for various applications, and special breathing air systems are installed. Occupational Safety and Heath Administration (OSHA) standard OSHA: 1910:13d applies and requires drying, filtration, and treatment to meet specific levels, including carbon monoxide, with an alarm system. The Compressed Gas Association (CGA) Standard Commodity Specification G-7.1, Grade D commonly is specified for plant breathing-air systems.

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Air System Designs

A minimum requirement shall conform to USA OSHA standard 1910.134 (revision effective April 1998). The CSA (Canadian Standards Association) standard CAN3-Z180.1-M85 is also listed. Check to ensure compliance with all local standards. • Compressed Breathing Air shall meet at least the requirements for Type 1 – Grade D breathing air as described in ANSI Compressed Gas Association Commodity Specification for Air ANSI/ CGA-G7.1. The OSHA standard references this specification and is essentially consistent with ANSI. • Breathing air must also be tested for additional contaminants such as methane, nitrogen oxide, nitrous oxide, halogenated hydrocarbons, and other hydrocarbons. Air that is grossly contaminated or oxygen deficient may lack the ability to be purified to levels that are acceptable for breathing.

FIG. 2: Illustration courtesy of Compressed Air Challenge

location, such as outdoors or from conditioned plant air, increase the intake pipe one size per every ten feet of length. Do not install compressed inlet piping near cooling tower or exhaust fan discharge, as this could contaminate the inlet air to the compressor. Install an inlet vacuum gauge to monitor the condition of the intake filter if one is not supplied within the compressor. Adequate compressor room ventilation is essential for heat rejection, but it is not usually cost effective to air-condition the air compressor area. If the compressor ventilation air is ducted out of the compressor room, the total static pressure of the combined inlet and outlet ductwork generally should not exceed 0.12 inches (30.5 cm) of H2O. A ventilation fan installed in the ducting may be required for heat recovery or to address large ducting losses.

Environmental Design Considerations — Air Quality The inlet air to the compressor should be as cool, dry, and as clean as possible. Clean is defined as a minimum amount of dust and foreign matter. The air cannot contain other contaminating gases such as ammonia, chlorine, sulfur, carbon monoxide, etc., which can affect the compressor, piping processes, and pneumatic system components. Compressed air must be free of corrosive contaminants and hazardous gases. For lubricant-free positive-displacement-type compressors (screw and reciprocating), lowering the inlet air temperature by 5ºF will improve compressor performance approximately 1%. Where practical, outside air should be considered for many applications. If the inlet compressed air piping is taken from a remote

Equipment Selection Many companies use life-cycle costing derived from compressed air data and bid response forms. Purchase decisions are often based on factors including actual energy and maintenance costs for a 10-year period, but also on reliability of the equipment (Fig. 2). Requests for proposals may include response forms, which are used to judge among several possible options, including air-cooled, water-cooled, and various types

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of compressors and ancillary equipment. The data forms could include the following information: package power (kW), pressure, flow (cfm), inlet conditions, dew point for dryers, cooling water or ventilating requirements, service life, and maintenance requirements. Optimization and Control Strategies The objective of an effective automatic system control strategy is to match system demand with compressors operated at or near their maximum efficiency levels. The result should be to operate compressors at the lowest possible input power and total energy consumption for all demand conditions. Excessive partload or no-load operation is wasteful and should be avoided where practical. Variable speed compressor controls are available to minimize wasteful part-load and inefficient operation. Some examples of multiple compressor sequencing are cascading systems and rate-of-change systems. A cascading system overlaps the pressure setting in the compressors installed so that as the pressure increases or decreases, the appropriate compressor is started or stopped, loaded or unloaded. This type of system generally requires a large pressure band and considerable storage volume. Today, modern multiple-compressor systems can benefit from sophisticated controls like Smart Sequencers to efficiently match compressor operation and air delivery to the system requirements at the lowest energy consumption. This type of sequencer can be used with any combination of compressor type and manufacturer. Reducing compressor discharge pressure by 2 psi will reduce input power by 1% for many types of compressors. Proper sequencing controls should consider fluctuations in demand, available storage, and the characteristics of the equipment supplying and treating the compressed air. Effective control strategies require documented data to monitor: • Flow measurement (CFM) using mass flow meters that compensate for pressure and temperature variables • Power and energy consumption, kW and kWh • Pressure and pressure drop (∆P) before and after major components such as dryers, filters, etc. • Temperatures. These are often supplied with the equipment. • Pressure dew point of the system Another optimization strategy is pressure/flow controllers. A pressure/flow controller is a device that serves to separate the supply side of a compressor system from the demand side of a compressed air distribution system. This controller maintains a constant demand-side pressure with varying demand loads. For this controller to be installed in a system, the supply-side pressure is generally higher (minimum 10 psi) than the demand-side requirement for the controller to work properly. This requires the compressors to operate at an elevated pressure and increase horsepower, but pressure on the demand side can be maintained at a lower stable level to minimize actual compressed air consumption. Storage, sized to meet anticipated fluctuations in demand, is an essential part of the control strategy. Pressure/flow controllers are an optional system and may not be applicable in many cases. Each compressed air system differs in supply, distribution, and demand aspects that require proper evaluation of the benefits to the system of a pressure/flow controller. Additional primary and secondary air receivers may often be used as an alternative to, or in conjunction with, pressure/flow controllers. Compressed air is a very expensive utility, and the system must be managed to reduce costs. The electric motor, or any prime mover, inputs power into the compressor shaft, and through the compression process, heat is developed in the air stream. Heat and work are two different methods of transferring energy. It is possible to extract, by heat transfer, an amount of energy from the compressed air that is equivalent to the amount of energy that the electric motor placed into the compressed air. It may be possible to recover almost all the heat generated by the air compressors to significantly reduce a plant’s total energy consumption. The same strategies and techniques to optimize the operation of the compressed air system can be applied to both new and existing plants. It begins and continues with analyzing the demands. For more information, contact Bill Scales at www.scalesair.com or e-mail bscales@scalesair.com.

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he global hydraulic requirements for industrial and mobile applications are immense. The United States is currently the largest GDP country in the world, and due to massive industrialization, most of the hydraulic product usage is here. Industrial growth depends on maintaining a high degree of productivity, and better productivity usually decreases the end product price. Achieving the highest productivity requires industrial machinery and mobile equipment to operate at its maximum intended purpose for the longest period of time. This requires regular preventative maintenance of the mechanical and hydraulic systems to prevent breakdowns and loss. Regardless of how well the product is made or maintained, at some point a mechanical or hydraulic system failure can occur. When equipment is not regularly maintained, it causes unexpected failures that always seem to happen when the equipment is needed the most. When that happens, replacement parts are quickly required. Panagon Systems plays a role in providing hydraulic replacement pumps, motors, and transmissions for various applications. Based in Macomb, Mich., this manufacturer of aftermarket hydraulic piston pumps and parts provides a large variety of current and obsolete components. The company has the ability to produce a product from the raw materials to a finished pump, assembled, tested, painted, and shipped from its facility. Over the last 50 years, fluid power applications have become necessary for various machines

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and equipment. Fluid power systems have been widely used from circus Ferris wheels to NASA space applications. Each one of these systems is ultimately equipped with various pumps, valves, motors, and other accessories. Failure of any one of the hydraulic products can put a piece of equipment into breakdown, causing a monumental loss in productivity. A specific machine breakdown somewhere can cause a shock wave of idle machines or equipment somewhere else. In reality, a breakdown could be felt internationally. There are literally thousands of piston pumps and motors from different manufacturers that are in the field providing power to every conceivable hydraulic system in every global industry. If one of these crucial pieces of machinery or equipment breaks down due to a faulty hydraulic pump, there is sometimes no quick replacement answer. Panagon rescues the broken-down machine or the system by supplying the specific piston pump or motor, therefore reducing the machinery downtime and helping to restore the industrial productivity. Original product manufacturers occasionally phase out certain product lines based on application needs, customer demands, and just a general need to keep pace with the worldwide competition on product variety. When this happens, there remains a

huge amount of machines and equipment still in operation with these phased-out hydraulic products, which need to be serviced for many years to come. Most OEM manufacturers can support a breakdown situation through their distributor networks for their current production product lines, but due to phasing out of their old products, the customer soon finds out the parts are not available, or if they are, the delivery time could be months or the cost is sky high because it has to be produced out of the normal production schedule. Under those circumstances, the customers are sometimes required to look at other suppliers for the replacement parts. Panagon Systems attempts to fill this void by manufacturing the phased-out, expensive, and unavailable pumps, motors, and transmissions. Founded by Karl Toth nearly 25 years ago, Panagon Systems has remained a low-profile organization producing hydraulic parts on demand. The company has expanded manufacturing capabilities in China to support the needs for the Asian, Asian Pacific, and Middle Eastern hydraulic user markets. The goal is to make sure that the pumps, motors, and parts produced meet or exceed the original component specification in every way so the end machinery efficiency remains the same and everything is completely interchangeable. In 2009, the company won a Best of Business award, which recognizes the top 5% of small businesses throughout the country, in the hydraulic systems and equipment category. The selection committee chooses the award winners from using statistical research, consumer feedback, monthly surveys, a review of consumer rankings, and other consumer reports. From a humble beginning, Panagon Systems has moved into a unique category of manufacturers that can support the industries dependent on fluid power.

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Manufacturing Institute and Partners Increase Credentialed Workforce Industry-based certifications aim to close skills gap, increase access to employment, and develop future workforce.

he Manufacturing Institute and its partners announced significant progress toward achieving a five-year goal to award 500,000 industry-based credentials to individuals, positioning them for employment and advancement in manufacturing jobs. Over the past year, the certification bodies partnered with the Institute have issued 84,738 certifications to students and incumbent workers that cover in-demand, portable skill-sets necessary across multiple manufacturing sectors. With as many as 600,000 manufacturing jobs going unfilled today, this is an important step in getting unemployed Americans back to work and maintaining the competitiveness of the manufacturing economy.

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GTI and Industry Partners Launch North American Emerging Technology Program

Veethree Instruments Purchases Manufacturing Facility

Gas Technology Institute (GTI) launched a North American (U.S. and Canada) industry collaborative to drive the deployment of energy-efficient emerging technologies and solutions. Projects in the Emerging Technology Program (ETP) will assess energy use, costs and benefits, marketing opportunities and barriers, and energy-savings potential for various products and processes. Plans are to conduct field demonstrations to validate the performance, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of new technologies and program strategies. The collaborative will leverage the collective intelligence, expertise, and funding of members from the natural gas industry. www.gastechnology.org

Veethree Electronics & Marine LLC, a manufacturer of electronic and mechanical instruments, purchased a manufacturing facility in Manatee County, Fla. The new location is four miles from the current facility, expanding into 52,000 ft2 of manufacturing space. www.v3instruments.com

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Evonik Oil Additives Expands Capacity into Asia-Pacific

MSOE Fluid Power Institute Celebrates 50 Years

In 2008, Evonik Oil Additives completed construction of its current Singapore facility, and the company now plans to expand capacity in the region by 100% in 2015. The expansion has been designed to include some significant process improvements to assure operation at the highest levels of safety, efficiency, productivity, and quality. www.evonik.com/oil-additives

AMT and AMTDA Announce Merger The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) merged with the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA) to integrate products and services to better serve members of both associations. The new AMT will be headquartered in McLean, Va., and all current AMTDA employees will join the new organization. www.amtonline.org

The Fluid Power Institute (FPI)TM at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) has been a leader in motion control and fluid power education, research, and evaluation since 1962. On July 12, FPI will celebrate its 50th anniversary and the continuing growth of fluid power with a day of seminars and tours followed by dinner on the MSOE campus. Afternoon presentations: • “Creating a New Frontier in Energy Conversion and Renewable Power Generation,” Matthew Blieske, director of systems development, General Compression • “Advanced Pneumatics in Medical Devices,” R. Edwin Howe, president, Enfield Technologies • “Oil Rig Active Ballasting System Application,” Jeff Insch, senior product manager, Olmsted Products Group, Oilgear • “Future Directions for the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power,” Kim Stelson, director, Engineering Research Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) Other Events: • Eric Lanke, CAE, CEO, National Fluid Power Association (NFPA), will moderate a panel discussion. • Thomas S. Wanke, director of FPI, will receive the first-ever MSOE Fluid Power Achievement Award during the anniversary dinner. • Hans Haefeli, vice president, Advanced Components and Systems Division of Caterpillar Inc., is the keynote speaker. • John E. Duncan, MSOE regent and president, Off-Road Driveline Technology and Axel Systems at ZF Inc., is the master of ceremonies. • Douglas R. Oberhelman, chairman and CEO of Caterpillar Inc., will offer congratulatory remarks via video. Visit http://www.msoe.edu/academics/research_centers/fpi/ for more information.

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PIRTEK Sky Harbor, Phoenix, Ariz., owned by Stewart Bartlett, received a job from Case Foundation Company with a short lead-time on a 28-metric-ton drill rig. Case Foundation Company, a full-service and deep foundation specialist, focuses on drill shaft foundations for major projects such as highways, bridges, and airports. Before sending the drill to the next job site, there was a need for some quick hose work. The drill was scheduled to go to another job in one week, just before the New Year’s holiday. The drill had many large hoses that needed replaced, and a large amount of 6,000-psi, 1.5" hose, and metric fittings were needed. PIRTEK corporate headquarters in Rockledge, Fla., and PIRTEK Madison Heights, owned by Eli Dorfman in Detroit, Mich., supplied all the required hose. Tony Stevens, PIRTEK Sky Harbor mobile service and sales technician, worked with Case employees to identify, rebuild, and replace the hoses on the drill. He assembled 16 hoses ranging from 6-ft. to 24-ft. in length and two 20-ft. steel lines. The job was completed ahead of schedule. www.pirtekusa.com

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IFPS Newly Certified Professionals Gary Alexander, HS Charles Allen, MHM Terex Utilities, Inc. Leonard Allen, MHM Virginia Department of Transportation Christopher Alto, S, HS Sid Anderson, MHM Grant County PUD Joseph Barron, HS Oceaneering International SVS Esa Bay, CC Pirtek Midway Brandon Beckstrand, S, PS, HS Brigham Young University Donald Bennett, MHM N.S.P.I. Christopher Bentley, S, HS Hyspeco, Inc. Jason Berry, CC The Boeing Company Frank Berta, MHM KelleyAmerit Fleet Services Christopher Biela, HS Alfred State College Kyle Blackstone, HS Alfred State College Wayne Blair, PS Hyspeco, Inc. Brad Bontems, HS Womack Machine Supply Co. Wade Boswell, MHM Altec Industries, Inc.

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Evan Ferree, S, PS Parker Hannifin Corporation

Kenneth Hyme, HS Linder Industrial Machinery Co.

Dan Lane, IHM The Boeing Company

Alex Chernin, E Unitech LTD

Jesse Fletcher, HS Walvoil Fluid Power

Josh Illick, S, HS Hennepin Technical College

Jason Langille, MHM Nova Scotia Power, Inc.

Michael Christmas, IHM Alcoa Mill Products, Inc.

David Foose, MHM Altec Industries, Inc.

Tomasz Jaltuszyk, S, PS Peninsular Cylinder Company

John Lapham, E Hydraulic Supply Company

Khoi Chu, PS Proax Technologies

Kathleen Frost, HS Ellicott Dredges

Jake Jensen, S, HS Livingston & Haven, Inc.

Joe LaRocca, PS Parker Hannifin Corporation

Leslie Clarke, CC The Boeing Company

Chris Gallmetzer, MHM Virginia Department of Transportation

Jeffrey Johnson, S, PS Parker Hannifin Corporation

Eric Lau, HS SunSource

Yanik Johnson, HS Minnesota West Comm. & Technical College

Kenny Lenart, MHM Terex Utilities, Inc.

Joshua Collins, IHM Nucor Steel, Fastner Div. Dale Constantine, HS Step Engergy Services, Ltd.

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William Douglass, S, PS Parker Hannifin Corporation

Michael Elliot, MHM Virginia Department of Transportation

Daniel Haupt, S, PS, HS Brigham Young University Rance Herren, SD National Oilwell Varco

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John Leshovsky, S, PS Jonathan Goodman, HS Michael Goodman, S, HS

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Kory Higginbotham, HS Hydraquip Corporation Vernon Hinnenkamp, S, PS Jake Hoium, S, HS Jarrod Holz, HS Fasse Valves Philip Honzik, S, PS, HS Brigham Young University Ron House, MHM Terex Utilities, Inc.

Gary Eskridge, CC The Boeing Company

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Lewis Farrier, MHM Virginia Department of Transportation

Vincent Hutchinson, MHM Terex Utilities, Inc. Devon Hyatt, HS SunSource

Skip Josephson, HS Hydro Air Dees, LLC Chelsea Kamrowski, HS Alfred State College Thad Karnitz, S, HS Eric Karr, IHT Alcoa Mill Products, Inc. H. Sam Kaye, MM, PM Ensign Energy Services Dan Kennedy, HS SunSource Patrick Kern, S, HS Muncie Power Products, Inc. Ryan Kincade, HS Force America, Inc.

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IFPS Newly Certified Professionals Jason Minotti, HS Alfred State College

Ravi Peketi, S, PS Parker Hannifin Corporation

Jeffrey Moody, S, PS, HS Brigham Young University

Kenneth Potter, HS Alfred State College

David Morgans, MHM Virginia Department of Transportation

Bradley Price, PS Parker Hannifin Corporation

Sayndee Sando, HS Chase Saylor, S, PS Parker Hannifin Corporation

Richard Stell, MHM Entergy Corporation

Andrew Weidman, IHM Alcoa Mill Products, Inc.

Bryan Stephens, CC The Boeing Company

Mark Weidner, HS Womack Machine Supply Co.

Chris Stephens, HS Motion Industries

Marcus Whalen, CC The Boeing Company

Brian Stouffer, MHM Altec Industries, Inc.

Timothy Whalen, MHM Virginia Department of Transportation

Adam Schmitt, HS Christopher Schwarz, HS Alfred State College

Zachary Moser, S, PS, HS Exodus Machines Inc.

David Price, MHM Virginia Department of Transportation

Michael Schwichtenberg, S, HS

David Motley, S, PS Parker Hannifin Corporation

Larry Ragas, MHM Entergy Corporation

Kevin Seadler, HS Altec Industries, Inc.

John Streling, HS Minnesota West Comm. & Technical College

Derek Whipple, S, PS, HS Brigham Young University

Debra Mullen, HS Muncie Power Products, Inc.

Karl Ramsey, IHM

David Sewell, IHM The Boeing Company

Scott Surdick, HS Schroeder Industries, LLC

Christopher White, MHM Ocean Rig

Charles Shelton, MHM Virginia Department of Transportation

Daniel Terrill, S, PS Parker Hannifin Corporation

George Wilkinson, MHM Virginia Department of Transportation

Matt Munday, MHM Altec Industries, Inc.

Ryan Rapp, MHM Virginia Department of Transportation

Zachary Munoz, PS General Industrial

Michael Rau, HS Brand Hydraulics

Rick Murphy, HS Womack Machine Supply Co.

Bernard Rezny, Jr., CC The Boeing Company

Jerry Slagle, MHM Virginia Department of Transportation

Edgardo Negron, PS Caribbean Fluid Power

Travis Roe, S, PS, HS Brigham Young University

Walter Sligh, MHM Virginia Department of Transportation

Isaac Neu, S, HS

Ryan Roeder, MHM Grant County PUD

Casey Smith, IHM The Boeing Company

Kevin Niehenke, HS Womack Machine Supply Co. Juan Carlos Ocon-Parada, IHM C.W.C.C./DCE Derek Olson, CC Pirtek USA Richard O’Neill, MHM Virginia Department of Transportation

Mark Smith, MHM Terex Utilities, Inc.

William Rowe, MHM Virginia Department of Transportation

Jesse Timm, HS Minnesota West Comm. & Technical College

Neil Williams, MHM Entergy Corporation

Timothy VandenBosch, CC The Boeing Company

Rachel Wucherpfennig, PS Norgren, Inc

Floyd Vincent, MHM Virginia Department of Transportation

Chris Yan, HS Atlantic Industrial Technologies

Russell Vinton, HS Womack Machine Supply Co. Eric Volker, S, PS

Steve Sonner, PS Hyspeco, Inc.

Joel Ruffino, HS Delaware Manufacturing Industries, Corp.

David Spellerberg, S, HS

Edgardo Ruiz, S, PS Parker Hannifin Corporation

Charles Stafford, HS Allen-Orton, LLC

Thomas Yarick, HS Parker Hannifin Corporation John Zimmerman, HS Delaware Manufacturing Industries, Corp.

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IFPS 2012 Annual Meeting

September 26–29, 2012 Embassy Suites South Anaheim, CA Energy Efficient Hydraulics and Pneumatics Conference

Hydraulic Specialist (HS) certification Review and Test

November 27-29, 2012 Chicago Marriott O’Hare Airport Hotel Rosemont, IL

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Industrial Hydraulic Mechanic (IHM) certification Review and Test

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IFPS Accredited Instructor Workshops

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IHM certification review and testing offered through CFC-Solar, Inc. Review October 27, 2012 Written and Job Performance tests: October 28, 2012 Electronic Controls Specialist (ECS) Review and Test

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Job Performance review (hands-on only) offered through IFPS Chapter 49 Orlando, FL Review: October 18-19, 2012 Job Performance Test: October 20, 2012 Job Performance review (hands-on only) offered through CFC-Solar, Inc. Fairfield, OH Review: July 30-31, 2012 Job Performance Test: July 31, 2012 Review: October 4-5, 2012 Job Performance Test: October 5, 2012

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IFPS Certification Testing Locations Individuals wishing to take any IFPS written certification tests are able to select from approximately 325 convenient locations across the United States and Canada. The IFPS is able to offer these locations through its affiliation with The Consortium of College Testing Centers (CCTC) provided by National College Testing Association (NCTA). To register for an IFPS written certification test: 1. Fill out an IFPS certification test application including your desired location by visiting www.ifps.org. 2. Submit your application with payment to IFPS headquarters. 3. Upon receipt of your application, you will be e-mailed instructions. Testing dates for any locations listed below are as follows: July 2012 Tuesday, 7/3 Thursday, 7/19

August 2012 Tuesday, 8/7 Thursday, 8/16

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ARIZONA

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Purdue University West Lafayette, IN

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NEW MEXICO

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MISSISSIPPI

Holmes Community College Goodman Campus Goodman, MS Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS

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Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY Central Ohio Tech College OSU-Newark | Newark, OH

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SOUTH CAROLINA

College of Southern Nevada Henderson Campus, NV

OHIO

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University of Texas El Paso El Paso, TX

Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg, SC

University of Akron Akron, OH

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NEBRASKA

Southeast Community College Lincoln, NE

NEW JERSEY

Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ

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Tennessee State University Nashville, TN

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Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT

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University of Texas Brownsville Brownsville, TX

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Central Oregon Community College Bend, OR

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NFPA Membership is the Right Choice for Fluid Power Distributors

FPA is committed to its mission to serve as a forum for all fluid power channel partners, and as a result, NFPA distributor members now have the right to be full voting members of the Association. As of July 1, 2011, distributor members are eligible to serve on the NFPA Board of Directors and the NFPA Executive Committee. NFPA believes that this is the path to strengthening the fluid power industry and its members’ successes. Using NFPA services, such as the product and distributor locator, member directory, and distributor council, and displaying the NFPA logo on all company materials, have given distributor members a powerful opportunity to gain visibility for their companies, bringing more customers to their doorsteps. NFPA activities, such as the acclaimed Industry and Economic Outlook Conference, the members-only annual conference, two free regional meetings each year (Chicago and Detroit), and IFPE (the premier fluid power show in North America), have created new and exciting connections to people, resources, and business opportunities. NFPA’s membership also brings a large menu of fluid power market information to its distributor members: • Monthly confidential shipment statistics summary • Annual current industrial report • Quarterly market outlook report • Free quarterly economic update Webinars featuring noted economists To learn more about the NFPA distributor membership, contact Leslie Miller, NFPA’s membership manager, at 414-778-3369 or lmiller@nfpa.com.

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Calendar of Events 2012 Industry and Economic Outlook Conference

August 20-22, 2012 Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort, Oak Brook, IL Industrial Automation North America (IANA)

September 10-15, 2012 McCormick Place, Chicago, IL Fluid Power Workforce Summit

September 24-26, 2012 University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign Energy Efficient Hydraulics and Pneumatics Conference

November 27-29, 2012 Chicago Marriott O’Hare, Rosemont, IL AG CONNECT Expo 2013

NFPA Fluid Power Workforce Summit Connects Industry with Students at Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power Annual Meeting

orking together to connect students and industry, the NFPA Fluid Power Workforce Summit and the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) Annual Meeting will converge at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign on September 24-26, 2012. The industry/student activities planned include poster sessions, discussion panels, “speed” meetings, and facility tours. Everyone from the fluid power community is welcome to attend. Details can be found at www.nfpa.com.

January 29-31, 2013 Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, MS 2013 NFPA Annual Conference

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Experts from the offshore energy industry around the world came together April 30 to May 3 for the 2012 Offshore Technology Conference at Reliant Park in Houston, Tex. Attendance at the conference reached a 30-year high of 89,400, the third highest in show history and up 14% from last year. Attendance surpassed the 2011 total of 78,645, and the sold-out exhibition was the largest in event history at 641,350 ft² with the addition of the outdoor pavilion, up from 603,000 ft² in 2011. The

exhibition had 2,500 companies representing 46 countries, including 200 new exhibitors that included exhibitors from Bahrain, Hungary, Israel, Lithuania, New Zealand, and Taiwan. “OTC 2012 was the most successful event we have had since the early 1980s,” said Steve Balint, chairman of OTC. “In terms of strength of the technical sessions and technology on display, OTC reached a record-breaking number of people and offered the most ways to connect, educate, and conduct business. The industry is on the rise and challenges are ahead, making it more important than ever to collaborate and share best practices with colleagues all over the world. OTC is the place to do that.” This year’s event featured eight panel sessions, 29 executive keynote presentations at luncheons and breakfasts, and 300 technical papers. Speakers from major, independent, and national operators; global government officials; and academia presented their views on the current challenges and future directions of the industry.

Technology is always at the forefront of OTC and was evident by the 13 technologies winning OTC Spotlight on New Technology awards. The recipients were recognized for innovation in allowing the industry to produce offshore resources. OTC also introduced new technical topics and ways to connect through two focused networking events-one on health, safety, and environment professionals and the other on women working in the industry. “Our objective was to bring women together to hear from several inspirational leaders, discuss our experiences in the industry, and collect feedback on how OTC and our member societies can help support women in the industry,” said Cindy Yeilding, a member of the OTC Board of Directors. Attendees in both sessions may continue the conversation on LinkedIn subgroups under the Offshore Technology Conference 2012 group. The annual dinner was attended by approximately 900 industry leaders and conference attendees, and raised $225,000 for Engineers Without Borders USA.

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Offshore Technology Conference Reaches Record Number of Attendees in 2012

About Offs hore Technolog y Conferen ce

Founded in 1969, the Offshore Technology Conference covers the development of offshore resources in the fie lds of dri exploration lling, , production and environmenta l protection held annua . OTC is lly at Rel iant Park Houston. in For more information visit www , .otcnet.o rg/2012.

OTC also presented its 2012 Distinguished Achievement Award to Joe Burkhardt and the Distinguished Achievement Award for Companies, Organizations, or Institutions to Shell’s Perdido Development Project in the sold-out event at the George R. Brown Convention Center. “Engineers Without Borders works to achieve a vision of a world in which all communities have the capacity to meet their basic human needs. The financial support from OTC will be put to use in communities around the world by the exact same engineers

and employees who work for the corporations attending this year’s event,” said Cathy Leslie, executive director EWB-USA. During OTC, the Board of Directors announced a partnership with IBP- Instituto Brasileiro de Petróleo, Gás e Biocombustíveis (the Brazilian Petroleum, Gas, and Biofuels Institute, IBP) for OTC Brasil, October 8-10, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro. The 2013 OTC takes place May 6-9, 2013 at Reliant Park.

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By Daniel Pascoe

Vacuum

Measurement:

A Basic Guide

here is often much confusion with regards to the units used to measure the level of vacuum being generated in an industrial application. This article explains which ones are the most common, their origins, when one should be used instead of another, and how to convert between them. The most common unit of vacuum measurement used in North America for general vacuum is inches of mercury denoted by "Hg, where (") refers to linear inches and Hg is the chemical symbol for mercury. The most important point to understand about "Hg is that it is a measurement of differential pressure. In vacuum terms, this means that "Hg is the difference between the ambient atmospheric pressure and the vacuum that has been created in an application. Fig. 1 shows this graphically.

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Daniel Pascoe is General Manager of Vacuforce Inc, manufacturer and distributor of vacuum components and systems for industry in North America. Daniel can be reached via the Vacuforce website at www.vacuforce.com or directly at dpascoe@vacuforce.com. Find Vacuforce on Facebook and on Twitter.

Inches of mercury refers to just that--a linear measurement of mercury. Fig. 2 illustrates a glass tube that is some 3-ft high. Mercury is poured into this tube and settles at the same height on both sides of the apparatus because the atmospheric pressure is the same on each column. When a vacuum is applied to one side of the tube, the higher atmospheric pressure pushes the mercury down, in this case, by 27 inches. Therefore, the vacuum being created is 27"Hg or 27 inches of mercury. 30"Hg is regarded as the maximum vacuum level available at sea level, and because the oceans are the same height across the planet, this is a good datum point for reference. This number is actually rounded up from 29.92"Hg. 29.92"Hg is the maximum difference in pressure based upon a known atmospheric pressure condition that is internationally agreed upon as 1,013 mbar or 14.7 psi at sea level. This atmospheric pressure continuously changes across the globe. In fact, the highest atmospheric condition ever recorded at sea level was 15.6 psi and the lowest about 12.5 psi, which was taken from within a hurricane. As the atmospheric pressure changes, the maximum differential available changes with it. If, for example, the machinery was at a very high altitude, such as in Denver, Co., the atmospheric pressure is reduced and therefore, the possible DIFFERENTIAL pressure that can be created also is reduced. The average atmospheric pressure in Denver is about 12.1 psi, and the pressure differential that can be created is only 24.63"Hg. Therefore, vacuum-lifting apparatus would be less effective by this lower pressure differential or vacuum level. Because of this forever-changing atmospheric condition, "Hg should only be used as a guide and in applications where accurate vacuum levels are not required, such as a process-type application. Inches of mercury is ideal for vacuum lifting with vacuum cups, as the amount of vacuum required is rarely high. Typical vacuum handling utilizes anything between 15"Hg and 25"Hg. Therefore, "Hg is suitable as a measurement of system performance in this type of operation. For more accurate vacuum applications where the user must have a known vacuum level, an absolute vacuum unit should be used. Absolute pressure is the relevant factor here, and an absolute measurement takes its reading based on a datum point of zero. Zero is always zero and never changes. In North America, "torr" [a unit of measurement devised by Italian scientist Evangelista Torricelli

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(b.1608)] is very popular. Torricelli simply measured linear mercury movement using millimeters and based zero on a zero atmospheric condition. Therefore, 29.92 inches converted to millimeters is 760 (759.97). A system running at 50% vacuum is either 380 Torr or 15"Hg. However, the torr measurement scale is more accurate as it has with a datum point of zero atmospheric pressure. 15"Hg is a guide as it’s taken from a varying atmospheric pressure. This conversion is simple using 50%, but if the torr reading were 200, then the equivalent in "Hg would be 21.75. Refer to Fig. 3 for this comparative scale. Outside of North America, the mbar(a) unit of vacuum measurement is used. Like torr, this is an absolute pressure scale where 0 is zero atmospheric pressure and 1,013 mbar(a) is the standard for atmospheric pressure. This unit is easily converted to torr simply by multiplying by 0.760. Therefore, 500 mbar equates to 380 Torr. Refer to Fig. 4 for the comparative scale. Often used on a vacuum gauge is –kPa. This is a useful unit of measurement as it represents the percentage of vacuum and is widely used when discussing a general vacuum system. The user could, for example, explain to an engineer that they require “about 80% vacuum,” which is -80kPa from atmospheric pressure. Regardless of the location of these two people and what unit of measurement they are more familiar with, percentage vacuum is easy to understand and verbally communicate. Fig. 5 compares all these measurement scales for easy reference. Vacuum is the removal or reduction of atmospheric pressure. Depending on the application, the vacuum level may require a high accuracy, which means an absolute measurement unit such as torr or mbar(a) should be used, but in general vacuum applications, "Hg offers an easy guide to achieving a basic vacuum condition.

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This article is intended as a general guide and as with any industrial application involving machinery choice, independent professional advice should be sought to ensure correct selection and installation.

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product review Explosion-Proof Pressure Transmitter American Sensor Technologies (AST)

AST46HA series of explosion-proof pressure transmit The ters includes extended pressure ranges (up to 20,000 psi),

enhanced construction materials, and new certifications to withstand varying harsh conditions present in offshore, marine, deep well drilling, oil processing, and mining applications. The addition of a Waspalloy material option in addition to Inconel 718, 17-4 PH, Hastelloy C-276, and 316 L SS wetted parts extends use in the processing of heavy oil and high sulfidation. A new fail-mode indicator option allows users to choose an output signal that rails or drops during a fault condition, providing better control. www.astsensors.com

Stepper-Controlled Proportional Valve Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc.

The high-flow, stepper-controlled 2-way proportional valve has a bonded elastomeric seat  ensuring smooth opening and fine control at low flow. It also includes 2% hysteresis, linear-

ity of 2.5% full scale, and 2-ms reaction time. A flow range of 0 to 300 slpm is standard, however this product is modifiable for OEM applications including alternate body materials, flow profiles, cartridge styles, manifold mounting, etc. The valve is suitable for applications such as gas delivery, medical, analytical, and industrial automation. www.clippard.com/scpr-f

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The compact pump series has all the benefits of the JSC series with a smaller size, lighter weight, fewer parts, less maintenance, and lower price. The pump is 35% smaller and 20% lighter, but offers a 24-hour run time fuel tank. It is available in diesel-drive portable pump sizes of 4" and 6". The pump includes the Enviroprime® system, which keeps the pumpage from discharging into the environment. www.thompsonpump.com

Endevco® Models 752A12 and 752A13 are low-noise,  The low-weight, single-axis ISOTRON® accelerometers with

integral transducer electronic data sheet (iTEDS) capabilities, per IEEE-P1451.4, designed to support a variety of larger channel count, lower-frequency vibration measurements. Available in high sensitivities of 100 mV/g and 1,000 mV/g, respectively, the stable performance of the units are due to the incorporation of the company’s proprietary piezoelectric crystal-sensing element, operating in annular shear model, allowing for low base strain sensitivity. Low-frequency measurement capabilities are due to amplitude responses of 0.05 to 10,000 Hz (±1 dB) (Model 752A12) and 0.3 to 10,000 Hz (±1 dB) (Model 752A13). The lightweight size (13 gm) minimizes mass-loading effects, and as self-generating devices, the units do not require an external power source. www.meggittsensingsystems.com

Hydraulic Control Valves Webster Instruments/Webtec Products Ltd.

180 series high-pressure oil hydraulic directional control  The valves have been updated to reduce lead times and enable a wid-

er range of custom specials while ensuring 100% backwards compatibility with the existing design and retaining seat sealing design. The valves use pressure-loaded seats working against optically flat rotors to automatically compensate for valve wear and to assure near-zero leakage even after more than 500,000 cycles. Options include seven flow patterns, three flow ratings, four porting configurations, straight or offset operating handles, spring centering, and detents with valves available for in-line, panel, or manifold mounting. www.webster-inst.com

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product review

Miniature Fluid Power Products Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc.,

company’s new 356-p product catalog  The includes features, specifications, technical draw-

ings, color photographs, and application highlights. Products can be found in six main categories, including cylinders, electronic valves, control valves, modular valves, fittings and hose, and air-preparation equipment. www.clippard.com

Control Unit HAWE Hydraulics

CAN-1014 control unit has four proportional outputs and four pulse-width modulation (PWM) out The puts, all of which can also be configured as inputs. These output ports combined with six analog inputs, which

have ranges between 0-10 V and 4-20 mA, mean the unit is flexible enough for the mobile construction equipment market. When used as a slave to enhance the company’s programmable logic valve control PLVC, functioning as both peripheral input and output nodes, it receives commands from the controller via the CAN-bus and sends back real-time data. This reduces the wiring necessary to control distributed valve banks. If all the outputs are configured as inputs, the unit becomes a dedicated input node. The unit measures 60 mm x 60 mm x 30 mm and is IP67 rated. Temperature range is from 40ºF to 185ºF. www.hawehydraulics.com

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calendar of events

AUGUST 1-2 MHM Certification Review and Testing Fairfield, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Contact IFPS: 800-308-6005 www.ifps.org

6 Rigging Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

6-7 Pneumatic Troubleshooting using Schematics Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

6-7 IFPS Accredited Instructor Training Workshop Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Contact IFPS: 800-308-6005 www.ifps.org

6-10 Pump and Controls, Open Loop BAVTS (PA) Bosch Rexroth Corp. Tel: 610-694-8407 www.boschrexroth-us.com

7 Welding Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

8 IFPS Authorized Job Performance Proctor Workshop Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Contact IFPS: 800-308-6005 www.ifps.org

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Electro-Hydraulics: Proportional and Servo Valves Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

Introduction to Lubrication Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

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Level 1 Pneumatics: In-Depth Fundamentals Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

Predictive and Preventative Maintenance Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

9 “Pneumatic Filtration” 1-hour Web Seminar (12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Eastern) Presented by: Bob McGray, CFPAI, SMC Corporation of America Contact IFPS: 800-308-6005 www.ifps.org

13-15 Fundamentals of DC Electronics, Sensors and Instrumentation Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

13-17 Level 1 Industrial Hydraulics: In-Depth Fundamentals Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

13-17 Circuit Design Maumee, OH Eaton Hydraulics Training Services Tel: 800-413-8809 www.eaton.com

13-17 Principles of Hydraulics BAVTS (PA) Bosch Rexroth Corp. Tel: 610-694-8407 www.boschrexroth-us.com

16 Maintenance and Hydraulic Safety Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

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21-23 HS Certification Review and Testing Fairfield, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Contact IFPS: 800-308-6005 www.ifps.org

22-24 Troubleshooting Using Industrial Hydraulic Schematics Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

27-31 Level 2 Mobile Hydraulics: Advanced Maintenance and Repair Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

27-31 AC Motor Controls and Relay Ladder Logic Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

27-31 Electro-Hydraulic Components and Systems Milwaukee, WI MSOE Tel: 414-277-7217 www.msoe.edu

27-31 Pump and Controls, Closed Loop BAVTS (PA) Bosch Rexroth Corp. Tel: 610-694-8407 www.boschrexroth-us.com

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SEPTEMBER 5-6 Basic Hose Technology Maumee, OH Eaton Hydraulics Training Services Tel: 800-413-8809 www.eaton.com

5-7 AC and DC Electrical Fundamentals and Safety Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

5-7 CC Certification Review and Testing Fairfield, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Contact IFPS: 800-308-6005 www.ifps.org

10 Intro to Electric with Multi-Meters Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

10-14 Level 2 Industrial Hydraulics: Advanced Maintenance and Repair Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

10-14 Industrial Basics Eden Prairie, MN Eaton Hydraulics Training Services Tel: 800-413-8809 www.eaton.com

10-14 PLC Programming and Servicing for Fluid Power Systems Milwaukee, WI MSOE Tel: 414-277-7217 www.msoe.edu

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Hydraulic Maintenance Technology Elyria, OH Parker Hannifin Corp. Tel: 216-896-2495 www.parker.com/training

PLC Rohnert Park, CA Parker Hannifin Corp. Tel: 216-896-2495 www.parker.com/training

Electric Motor Drives Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

Electromechanical Fundamentals Milton, OH Parker Hannifin Corp. Tel: 216-896-2495 www.parker.com/training

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Basic Hose Technology Eden Prairie, MN Eaton Hydraulics Training Services Tel: 800-413-8809 www.eaton.com

Electric Controls for Hydraulic Systems BAVTS (PA) Bosch Rexroth Corp. Tel: 610-694-8407 www.boschrexroth-us.com

Power Distribution Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

Hydraulic Pumps and Controls Marysville, OH Parker Hannifin Corp. Tel: 216-896-2495 www.parker.com/training

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Principles of Hydraulics Canada (ON) Bosch Rexroth Canada Tel: 905-335-5511 training@boschrexroth.ca

IFPS 2012 Annual Meeting Embassy Suites South, Anaheim, CA IFPS Tel: 800-308-6005 www.ifps.org

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Maintenance, Repair and Set-up of Industrial Hydraulic Systems BAVTS (PA) Bosch Rexroth Corp. Tel: 610-694-8407 www.boschrexroth-us.com

Principles of Machining Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

12-14 Variable Frequency Drives Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

17-18 Hydraulic Pump Analysis Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

17-21 Introduction to Hydraulics (Session 2) Milwaukee, WI â&#x20AC;˘ MSOE Tel: 414-277-7217 www.msoe.edu

IHM Certification Review and Testing Fairfield, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Contact IFPS: 800-308-6005 www.ifps.org

19-21 Hydraulic Fittings, Tube, Pipe, Hose and Leak Prevention Cincinnati, OH CFC-Solar, Inc. Tel: 513-874-3225 www.cfc-solar.com

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Benchmark Check Valves Attica Hydraulic Exchange Corp. //// Circle 256 Attica is proud to introduce the Benchmark line of hydraulic check valves. These In-Line, Right Angle, and Manifold mounted valves are direct operated and allow free flow of fluid in one direction only. This is in line with Attica’s continued commitment to serve customers with high quality products from stock that provides the highest value available. 1-800-422-4279 sales@ahx1.com • www.ahx1.com

TIER4 Final 2014: The Time is Now

NEW Clippard Pneumatic Control Devices Catalog

Bosch Rexroth Corporation //// Circle 258

Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc. //// Circle 259

Mobile equipment OEMs at every level must soon re-engineer their products to meet TIER 4 final 2014 regulations that permit only around 10% of current soot and NOx emissions. To help OEMs prepare, Rexroth’s new brochure details TIER 4 final’s key technology challenges and the solutions Rexroth can supply to help mobile equipment be in compliance and deliver effective performance.

Clippard, a manufacturer of the most complete line of miniature pneumatic products, offers a 356-page full product line catalog with technical information, product applications, and more. It includes features, specifications, photographs, and technical drawings for over 5,000 standard products. It's your complete source for miniature fluid power products. Request your free copy today!

For more information, visit www.boschrexroth-us.com/tier4final and download High-Efficiency Hydraulic Solutions brochure.

Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc. 7390 Colerain Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45239 877-245-6247 www.clippard.com/catalog-f

this is why we call ourselves dynamic

A10V Piston Pumps

Dynamic Fluid Components, Inc //// Circle 260

FluiDyne Fluid Power //// Circle 261

Dynamic Fluid Components is an ISO 9001:2008 quality certified company offering a full range of competitively priced hydraulic components supported by a full service test and repair facility. Please visit our web site at www.dynamicfc.com for complete technical details or call toll free on 1-800-988-1276 for immediate assistance.

FluiDyne Fluid Power provides replacement A10V Piston pumps to distributors and OEMs all around the world. These high quality pumps come with a full range of options including seals, mountings, shafts, compensators, thru-drives, etc. Our customer service team provides what you want, when you need it. Most pumps ship same day or next. Give our Customer Service Team a call to assist you with your hydraulic needs!

Dynamic Fluid Components, Inc PO Box 100 2810 Blue Ridge Blvd. West Union, S.C. 29696 1-800-988-1276 www.dynamicfc.com

High-Efficiency Hydraulic Solutions from Bosch Rexroth

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High Pressure Valves, Fittings & Tubing – New eCatalog Haskel International, Inc. //// Circle 262 Haskel International Inc., manufacturer of BuTech high pressure valves, fittings and tubing, has announced the launch of an interactive e-catalog featuring the complete selection of standard BuTech high pressure valves and components. Product selection wizards and parametric search capabilities enable users to easily search for, configure, compare, and request quotes for high pressure valves and components. The eCatalog is available at http://butechvalvecatalog.haskel.com

2012 Kit Catalog

Accumulator Systems

Hercules Sealing Products //// Circle 263

HL Hydraulic, Inc. //// Circle 257

The Hercules® 2012 Kit Catalog contains over 1000 pages of hydraulic and pneumatic seal kit information for both industrial and mobile applications. Complete cylinder repair kits are available for over 100 different brands of equipment including: construction, logging, refuse, forklifts, cranes and dump bodies. Popular kits include Caterpillar®, John Deere, Komatsu, Volvo and many more. Pump, motor and valve kits are also available for popular brands. To order this free catalog or to place your order online, visit www.HerculesUS.com.

Bolenz & Schaefer manufactures a complete range of piston type accumulators with CE, ASME, ABS, and other certifications, accumulator stations, pressure vessels, and accumulator accessories as well as pressure intensifiers and railway hydraulic systems. Our internet friendly catalog includes information on contacts, calculations, acceptance certifications, operation & maintenance, piston accumulator specifications, piston position monitoring, accumulator stations, accessories, nitrogen loading stations, spare parts & tools.

SPEICHERSYSTEME ACCUMULATOR SYSTEMS

Hercules Sealing Products • Clearwater, Fl phone: 866-625-0542 • fax: 800-759-6391 website: www.HerculesUS.com

HL Hydraulic, Inc. P.O. Box 450 • Seneca, Pa. 16346 Phone: 814 677 4086 • Fax: 814 677 4087 kkirk@hlhydraulic.com • www.hlhydraulic.com

Innovative Solutions for Offshore Industry

Product line overview catalog

HYDAC International //// Circle 264

Hydraulics International, Inc. //// Circle 265

HYDAC, a global leader in hydraulics and electronic control, provides custom solutions to meet the unique needs in the Oil and Gas/Offshore industry. HYDAC solutions increase efficiency, longevity, and safety - even under extreme conditions. All types of equipment share the need for costeffective performance. HYDAC responds to that need with the highest quality products and our commitment to complete customer satisfaction. View catalog here: http://www.hydacusa.com/broch.htm

For over 35 years, Hydraulics International (HII) has been the world’s leading manufacturer of pneumatically driven, high pressure liquid pumps, gas boosters, air pressure amplifiers, valves, accessory equipment, turbine flow meters, and packaged systems. HII’s air driven liquid pumps offer the most comprehensive range of models in the industry whether measured by ultimate pressure, flow, or by fluid compatibility. Request a free copy today! DISTRIBUTOR ENQUIRIES WELCOME

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For more information call 818-407-3400, visit www.hiigroup.com, or e-mail lturner@hiipumps.com

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Special Ad Section //// Summer

New! KuriKrimp™ Crimpers & Accessories Catalog

Compressed Air Filtration

Kuriyama of America, Inc. //// Circle 269

La-Man Corporation //// Circle 266

• New improved Die Kages for protection and storage of dies for the KD100 series crimpers. • New KD4-600 and KD4-1000 series crimpers for crimping larger ID industrial hoses. • New line-up of KuriSaws™ cutting equipment. • A new 10 ton fitting pusher is now offered.

Brochure offers a comprehensive overview of the company’s complete line of compressed air filtration products. Highlighted is the patented family of Extractor/Dryers. These two-stage, point of use filters remove contaminates to a 5-micron rating with flow ranges of 15 to 2,000 scfm. Additional products available include the SuperStar Membrane Dryer, .01 Micron Filter, Refrigerated Extractor/ Dryer, and much more.

Literature Review

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La-Man Corporation (800) 348-2463 www.laman.com

Hydraulic Flanges and Components

Multiple Modular Pumps

Main Manufacturing Products //// Circle 267

Marzocchi Pumps USA Corp. //// Circle 268

Catalog includes the popular styles of MAIN Manufacturing’s extensive offering of Hydraulic Flanges and Components – ready for immediate shipment. Dimensional drawings, part numbers, metric and weld specifications included. The “Quick Reference Guide” helps specify less popular items often stocked or quickly manufactured at our US plant.

A complete range of ALP and GHP modular elements. Displacement from 0.19 to 200 cc/rev, group 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4. Offering total connectivity for limitless possibilities. Marzocchi Pumps USA Corp carries a full line of gear pumps and motors. For additional product literature, please contact us at (800) 924-5404 or visit our website www.marzocchipumpsusa.com.

MAIN Manufacturing Products, Inc. Grand Blanc, MI (800) 521-7918; FAX: (810) 953-1385 E-mail: info@mainmfg.com Web: www. mainmfg.com/fpj

For more information, call us at 800-924-5404 or visit www.marzocchipumpsusa.com

Complete Line of Equipment

Process Filtration

Oil-Rite Corporation //// Circle 270

Schroeder Industries //// Circle 271

A NEW full color 104 page catalog is available on Oil-Rite’s Lubrication Equipment featuring PurgeX ® Centralized Lubrication Systems. Complete “turn key” systems are available for immediate delivery. Liquid or Grease delivery. Air or Electric Motor Operated. The catalog also features an entire line of level gauges, lubricators, valves, vent plugs and filters.

Schroeder Industries, an ISO 9001: 2008 certified company, is a worldwide leader in Advanced Fluid Conditioning Solutions™. Our updated Process Filtration Catalog features a full range of automated backflush filters, centrifugal separators/inline filters and bag housing filters and elements that serve a diverse range of markets and industries. For a PDF version, please visit www.schroederindustries.com.

Oil-Rite Corporation PO Box 1207 Manitowoc, WI 54221-1207 Telephone: (920) 682-6173 E-mail: sales@oilrite.com www.oilrite.com

580 West Park Road Leetsdale, PA 15056-1025 Phone: 1.800.722.4810 Fax: 724.318.1200 www.schroederindustries.com

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PumpLinx Version 3.0 Simerics //// Circle 272 PumpLinx is a transient 3-dimensional simulation tool, uniquely suited for the analysis and design of pumps, motors, compressors, propellers, valves, hydraulic systems and other fluid devices with rotating or sliding components. It provides rigorous and robust simulation of flow, pressure and cavitation in a device. PumpLinx provides unique insight over hardware testing by allowing the engineer to see inside the pump with straightforward analysis. www.simerics.com contact@simerics.com

Hydraulic Live Swivels Catalog

HOSE, TUBE & PIPE CLEANING & SEALING AND AIR FILTRATION PRODUCTS

Super Swivels //// Circle 273

Available in sizes from 1/8" to 2-1/2", rated to 10,000 PSI, heat treated, superior quality alloy steel, chrome or stainless steel ball bearings, withstands heavy side loads, burnished (micro smooth) barrel bores, Viton®, Aflas®, or Teflon® encapsulated seals, zinc or nickel plated, available in 440 stainless steel, full flow - low pressure drop, rebuilding kits available. Super Swivels Phone: (763) 784-5531, Fax: (763) 784-7423, Website: www.superswivels.com

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NEW 2012 Product Catalog features UCT’s HOSE, TUBE & PIPE CLEANING SYSTEMS and AIR FILTRATION PRODUCTS. Our Clean Easy products strip out internal contamination from hose/tube assemblies using a projectile and pneumatic launcher for superior results. Seal Easy features Clean Seal System to heat-shrink capsules onto hose/tube assembly ends. Clean Seal Flange products keep oil in/dirt out when changing hoses/tubes with flanged connections. Breathe Easy features Breathers that purify air before reaching fluid reservoirs. 746 SHILOH PIKE • BRIDGETON, NJ 08302 U.S.A. TOLL-FREE: 800-791-9111 • 856-451-2176 • INT’L: +1 856-391-3262 Email: sales@ultracleantech.com • www.ultracleantech.com

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New 2012 Short Form Catalog is available from Webster Instruments. Product lines covered include Portable Hydraulic Diagnostic Test Equipment, Flow Condition Monitoring, Data Acquisition & Test Stand Instrumentation and Hydraulic Flow Control Valves. Flow rates from 0.05 to 400 gpm at pressures up to 10,000 psi. Also features technical notes section with unique hydraulic and mechanical engineering formula with examples in both metric and imperial units.

The Woodward HRT R-DDV® Servovalve is a proven, unique and rugged servovalve design. The single-stage, directdrive technology provides exceptional static and dynamic performance along with supreme reliability. This brochure provides technical information on the full range of products offered, covering rated flows from 0.12 gpm to 60. gpm and supply pressures up to 5000 psi.

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Hydraulic Fittings and Tubings World Wide Metric Inc. //// Circle 277 The 288-page General Catalog features a range of metric and industrial fittings and tubing. Provides information on DIN2353, SAE J514, BSI 5200 adaptors and nonreturn valves, as well as metric steel and stainless hydraulic tubes including DIN2391, DIN2445 and ASTM A269 Standards. All steel fitting and tubes are available with CR6Free (Tri-Valiant) Chromate finish. Stainless tubes are available with polished and unpolished finish. This catalog features the B4 ring, a six-point sealing compression ring interchangeable with DIN2353 fittings. 855-CALL WWM (855.225.5996) www.worldwidemetric.com sales@worldwidemetric.com

YOUR CYLINDER SOURCE Yates Industries, Inc. //// Circle 278 All Designs, All Sizes, One Result. Yates Cylinders – an ISO-9001:2008 company with facilities in Michigan and Alabama – is your top-quality supplier for all cylinder applications. Hydraulic, pneumatic, NFPA, millgrade, or custom engineering – you name it, Yates can handle it. Complete catalog available. We also maintain an unmatched repair program used by the biggest names in the American Industry. www.yatesind.com Yates Industries, Inc. 23050 Industrial Dr. E. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 ph 586.778.7680 fax 586.778.6565

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Considerations for a More Efficient Power Unit Circuit

By Tom Shickel, Manager, Marine & Offshore, Bosch Rexroth Corporation

ouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve determined the power requirement for the next generation of your machine, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready to size the cooling circuit to achieve optimum energy efficiency. We all know the general rule of thumb: take the product of your pump flow and your operating pressure, and then divide by 1,714. Then, divide by 0.9 to account for the efficiency of the electric motor. Now, you assume 1/3 of the installed horsepower removal for cooling, and you are good to go, right? Well, maybe. Did you consider the full extent of your cooling needs? If the operation cycle has extended lulls, then this is likely sufficient. But what if you are running a constant repetitive cycle? Heat loads can vary, from such small loads as the excessive warm ambient temperatures on piping and the reservoir to larger heat loads of servo systems, which may double the aforementioned rule of thumb from 1/3 to 2/3 of the installed system horsepower. An ideally sized cooling circuit can adequately cool new machines, but are you sure that all conditions will remain constant years down the road? Heat exchanger fouling factors, component retrofits, cycle-time changes, variations in water temperature, or ambient air temperature swings will all contribute to a skewed range of the original design. In addition, individual component degradation of the pump, motors, and valves will lead to compounding effects requiring greater cooling capacity. So what steps can be taken to ensure that your main drive unit and heat exchanger circuit are properly sized? With the right combination of component selection and circuit design, much of the heat load removal taxing the heat exchanger can be reduced through more efficient components, circuit configuration, and operating modes. On the next page are five quick pointers for more efficient hydraulic power unit performance.

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Fig. 1: Hydrostatic regenerative braking system makes commercial vehicles up to 25% more economical.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t oversize the electric motor.

Over the past decade, manufacturers have standardized on premium efficient motors. Depending on the motor size, this premium efficient design upgrade generally improves efficiency by 5% when compared with its standard efficiency predecessor. This represents a significant energy savings over the course of a year. Yet, conservative designers may choose to over-size the motor in favor of superfluous safety margins. Ironically, the power-generation market tends to be the biggest culprit of this practice. In some cases, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen motors sized by as much as 20% over the maximum power requirement of the machine cycle. Running with an unloaded pump, a motor will still draw about 1/3 of the nameplate full-load current. This means that during cycle dwell times, an oversized motor could waste up to twice the energy that was saved with the efficiency improvements of the NEMA premium efficiency standards.

Select a variable displacement pump instead of fixed displacement, and be mindful of the compensator set point.

Most hydraulic design articles on energy efficiency describe a fixed-displacement gear pump blowing over a direct-operated relief valve as the benchmark for comparison. While seldom put into practice these days, this circuit is analogous to having a variable displacement pump with a compensator set at a value too similar to that of the system relief valve. If the pump compensator is set just over the system relief valve cracking pressure set point, tandem combination inadvertently performs as a very effective hydraulic heater. This oversight may go undetected; if the system pressure is only slightly

above the relief valveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cracking pressure, only a marginal flow passes over the valve. The actuators will not display any velocity reduction as long as the pump does not reach the compensator setting. The setting inefficiency is only revealed during operation points where the cycle is in a dead head mode. If the hydraulic system has a cooling circuit designed to remove 1/3 of the installed horsepower, you may be masking this inefficiency by simply running the cooling loop continuously. For optimal efficiency in high-pressure circuits, make sure the system relief valve has the cracking pressure set at least 200 psi above the pump compensator or 10% higher than the pump compensator setting, whichever is higher. For lower-pressure circuits such as kidney loops, check valves should be used for the bypass safety instead of low-pressure relief valves to reduce set-up time and cost of material.

Optimize the pump controller for your application.

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A. Constant pressure control (Rexroth’s DR controller) is for pressure regulation. The pump compensator is set so the pump’s swash plate angle is de-stroked to zero-degree displacement once the working pressure reaches the regulating pressure setting. The pump supplies the flow necessary to maintain the pressure setting with a small amount of flow lost to pump leakage for lubrication and cooling. B. Load-sensing (Rexroth’s DFR controller) is of similar design to the DR controller, but also includes a flow control regulator along with an orifice for a pressure and flow arrangement that will match the speed requirements of the system. C. Horsepower control (Rexroth’s DFLR controller) further optimizes energy efficiency for applications such as presses or excavators where high-flow, low-pressure traversing ends with low-flow and high-pressure transitions. The flow and pressure profile always follows a constant horsepower curve. D. Integrated electronics control (Rexroth’s DFEE controller) is a sophisticated controller for achieving energy efficiency with variable-displacement axial piston pumps. A closed-loop feedback command utilizes a proportional valve and onboard electronics to swivel the pump’s swash plate angle for optimum following error and accurate response to match the machine cycle needs. This solution offers easy control of speed, pressure, and power control.

Use a rear mount heat exchanger for cooling the leakage line.

All of the previous pump controllers have one common inescapable consequence of physics. In order to lubricate and cool the pump's internals, a portion of the pump’s flow efficiency is sacrificed as leakage. This small flow will frequently be the highest temperature fluid source in your whole circuit. Many people tend to overlook this heat source. A preliminary assumption would be that when the system is dead-headed, there is no heat generation. It is tempting to believe that, with no flow to actuators, there should be no pressure drop loss over valves and thus no need to cool through a return line heat exchanger. However, it generally takes less than a couple of hours of idle operation to discover that the high-temperature switch in the system has tripped. This problem can be avoided with a separate filter kidney loop. But adding either a piggyback pump or a separate motor pump group will increase the energy consumption by a few horsepower. As an alternative, consider taking advantage of a rear-mount heat exchanger. This unit is a small air-oil cooler that mounts to the back of the main electric motor. It is designed for only small flows of 1 to 2 gpm. The air generated by the electric motor fan of the electric motor is enough to cool the leakage line of a variable displacement pump and thus prevent overheat52

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ing during long deadhead operations. As a result, you have additional cooling without the expense or power draw from an auxiliary pump.

Don’t set the thermostat too low.

All hydraulic fluids will have a temperature range that is ideal for operation. The viscosity grade of a fluid will determine where this should be maintained for your system-cooling parameters. Too often, operators assume that the lower the temperature of fluid, the better. But if you have filled your system with a high-quality VG 68 fluid and have the thermostat set at 100ºF, you miss the most efficient range of your cooling loop. For example, let’s assume we have a separate filter cooler circuit with a water-oil heat exchanger with 80-degree cooling water maintaining a 100-degree reservoir temperature. In this case, our approach temperature is a mere 20 degrees. The electric motor and pump will therefore operate three times as long as a conditioning system set to maintain a reservoir temperature of 140ºF. This will lead to three times the electric energy usage and three times the cooling water required for system cooling.

Fig. 2 (Top) RAHC - Rotativ active heave compensation based on Bosch Rexroth secondary control technology Fig. 3 (Bottom) Sytronix – Variable Speed Pump Technology

For more information on these products, please visit www.boschrexroth-us.com.

y utilizing these design guidelines, it is possible to optimize not only the main system drive power efficiency, but also your cooling circuit efficiency so it performs at its peak levels. So is this the best we can hope for in fluid power efficiency? Is there nothing more we can do to approach an ideal system where we may seem to ask the laws of physics to look the other way during certain modes of operation? Unfortunately, any power input in excess of the work output inevitably must be addressed by an adequate heat removal process. We can’t design a perfectly efficient system, but there are three application areas that are taking energy efficiency in fluid power to a new level.

Hydraulic regenerative braking (HRB) has been a recent development to establish energy savings on refuse service trucks for New York City. The frequent stop-and-go motion of the vehicle is assisted by a hydraulic circuit, which converts kinetic energy into potential energy and allows for energy savings of up to 20%. When the truck is braking, a hydraulic motor turns backward to act as a pump that stores hydraulic fluid as potential energy in an accumulator bank. When the truck starts to accelerate, the motor operates in the forward direction and utilizes the accumulator volume for this power assistance with the engine.

Rotary active heave system (RAHS) operates on a similar energy-recycling concept. This system is most frequently used on large winch or crane functions on heavy lift rigs for the offshore market. As applications

continue to expand into deeper waters, more submersible structures are required that must be positioned on the ocean floor. This is accomplished while compensating for the wave heave motions of the craft on the water’s surface. This constant pay-in, pay-out cycle consumes a lot of energy. The winch pulls in the line on the ship’s descent from the crest of the wave to the trough to keep the load in a uniform motion. This step is followed by large energy dissipation from the subsequent braking function to govern the payout speed and acceleration when ascending to the subsequent wave crest. Without implementing a regenerative control circuit, the total energy input requirements and cooling requirements would be massive. Through Rexroth’s secondary control motor circuit and controls, we are able to reduce the input power requirements by up to 65%. Similarly, the cooling circuit is also 65% of the size that would be required on a system without secondary control.

Variable frequency pump drive (VSP) focuses on a different concept of energy savings. Instead of recycling energy that is preserved from earlier deceleration motions, the VSP technology is centered around supplying pump flow to machine cycles on an as-needed basis. Here the electric drive speed is operated via a closed-loop PID circuit to adjust the pump speed to match the machine’s flow and pressure requirements. Rexroth refers to this class of products as its Sytronix variable-speed pump drives. Its technology incorporates several combinations of frequency converters, electric drives, and pump configurations to meet system demands without the energy wastes indicative of constant speed pump/ motor drive systems.

CCEFP – The Center For Compact And Efficient Fluid Power

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Innovative Research/Educational Outreach Program Leads to Breakthroughs in the Application of Hydraulic Hybrid Technology

project to develop a hydraulic hybrid retrofit of a school bus, led by Dr. Michael Leamy at the Georgia Institute of Technology and his team of undergraduate and graduate engineering students, is yielding impressive results. Not only is their work realizing the potential of new fuel efficiencies for school buses, but it also is providing a model for effectively engaging college and pre-college students in hands-on learning about eco-friendly fluid power.

Over the last two years, Dr. Leamy and his students have designed, built, and begun testing a hydraulic hybrid propulsion system retrofit and biofuel conversion of a public school bus donated by the Atlanta public schools in Georgia. Much of the design and fabrication work to date has been carried out by undergraduates in Georgia Tech’s mechanical-engineering program; graduate students have taken on leadership roles in the project. Their work, originally funded by a grant from the Ford Motor Company Fund, has been further

enabled through donations of components as well as guidance from engineers at Eaton Corporation, Evonik RohMax, Linde Corporation, and Poclain Hydraulics—all industry affiliate members of the Engineering Research Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP). The CCEFP will provide funding for work during the project’s third year. A school bus is ideal for hydraulic hybrid power due to its large mass and stop-and-go drive cycle. The hydraulic retrofit captures braking energy using a pump-motor, which first pumps hydraulic fluid into a high-pressure accumulator (thereby storing energy) and then releases this energy to the drivetrain through the motoring capability of the pump-motor. A microcontroller-based system developed at Georgia Tech controls the mode of operation of the pumpmotor, its displacement, and various valve components. Next steps involve incorporating complementary technologies using a clean-start technology in which the diesel engine is shut down at bus stops and restarted using a hydraulic motor, saving children from harmful emissions. The hybrid retrofit has moved from the lab to the street, and tests are underway aimed at verifying predicted gains of over 20% in fuel economy. Considering that more than 700,000 gallons of diesel fuel are used by school buses each year in Atlanta alone, a 20% gain in efficiency could significantly lower both fuel costs and emissions through widespread adoption. The impact of the project’s education and outreach effort grows, too, as more undergraduates and graduate students get involved, some even taking on the role of teachers as they use the bus to show pre-college students not only how hydraulic systems operate but also why the work of engineers is so important. For more information, contact Dr. Leamy (Michael.leamy@me.gatech. The Engineering Research edu) or Dr. Kim Stelson, CCEFP Director Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) (kstelson@umn.edu). was established in 2006 by the National Science Foundation as one of the nation’s select engineering research centers. The CCEFP is comprised of a network of engineering faculty and their students from seven universities (University of Minnesota, also the site of CCEFP headquarters; Georgia Institute of Technology; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Purdue University; Vanderbilt University; North Carolina A&T; and the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) along with more than 50 hydraulic and pneumatic manufacturers, distributors, and industry organizations. Visit www.ccefp.org.

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BSPP, BSPT, ISO 6149 Hydraulic Flanges & Couplings Manufacturing Products, Inc. now stocks SAE, JIS, DIN, MAIN and ISO flanges and couplings with metric ports. METRIC TUBE & PIPE sizes in socket weld and butt weld are also available. Many can ship directly from stock. If not part of our 7000+ in-stock products, MAIN can manufacture and ship quickly- (4-5 days) is common from our US facility.

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pump, winch drives or other marine components. Available torque range is 100 pound feet to 1500 pound feet with single-face friction designs. Multiple disk units can generate torques over 8,000 pound feet. Large bearings, e-coating and a single piece bi-directional spring provide durability in harsh environments.

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How to Solve Hydraulic System Overheating Problems

By Brendan Casey, HydraulicSupermarket.com

ased on polls I’ve conducted with my Hydraulics Pro Club members over the years, overheating ranks number two in the list of most common problems with hydraulic equipment. But unlike leaks, which rank number one, the causes of overheating and its remedies are often not as well understood. With the northern summer rapidly approaching, now is a good time for a little revision.

Why Do Hydraulic Systems Overheat? Heating of hydraulic fluid in operation is caused by inefficiencies. Inefficiencies result in losses of input power, which are converted to heat. A hydraulic system’s heat load is equal to the total power lost (PL) through inefficiencies and can be expressed as PLtotal = PLpump + PLvalves + PLconductors + PLactuators. If the total input power lost to heat is greater than the heat dissipated, the hydraulic system will eventually overheat. Installed cooling capacity typically ranges between 25% and 50% of continuous input power, depending on the type of hydraulic system and its application.

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tion of the oil. While the operation of any hydraulic system at temperatures above 82°C should be avoided, as I explained in my previous column, fluid temperature is too high when viscosity falls below the optimum value for the hydraulic system’s components. This can occur well below 82°C, depending on the fluid’s viscosity grade (weight).

Maintaining Stable Hydraulic Fluid Temperature To achieve stable fluid temperature, a hydraulic system’s capacity to dissipate heat must exceed its heat load. For example, a system with continuous input power of 100 kW and an efficiency of 80% needs to

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be capable of dissipating a heat load of at least 20 kW. Assuming this system has an installed cooling capacity of 25kW, anything that increases heat load above 25 kW or reduces the cooling system’s capacity below 25kW will cause the system to overheat. Consider this example. I was asked to investigate and solve an overheating problem in a mobile application. The hydraulic system comprised a dieselhydraulic power unit, which was being used to power a pipe-cutting saw. The saw was designed for sub-sea use and was connected to the hydraulic power unit on the surface via a 710-ft umbilical. The operating requirements for the saw were 24 gpm at 3,000 psi. The hydraulic power unit had a continuous power rating of 37 kW and was fitted with an airblast heat exchanger. The exchanger was capable of dissipating 10 kW of heat at the prevailing ambient conditions at the work site or 27% of available input power (10/37 x 100 = 27). The performance of all cooling circuit components were checked and found to be operating within design limits. At this point it was clear that the overheating problem was caused by excessive heat load. Concerned about the length of the umbilical, I calculated its pressure drop. The theoretical pressure drop across 710 feet of 3/4" pressure hose at 24 gpm is 800 psi. The pressure drop across the same length of 1" return hose is 200 psi. The theoretical heat load produced by the pressure drop across the umbilical of 1,000 psi (800 + 200 = 1,000) was 10.35 kW. This meant that the heat load of the umbilical was

0.35 kW more than the heat dissipation capacity of the hydraulic system’s heat exchanger. This, when combined with the system’s normal heat load (inefficiencies), was causing the hydraulic system to overheat.

Beat the Heat There are only two ways to solve overheating problems in hydraulic systems: • decrease heat load or • increase heat dissipation Hydraulic systems dissipate heat, albeit a relatively small amount, through the reservoir. Therefore, check the reservoir fluid level and, if low, fill to the correct level. Check that there are no obstructions to airflow around the reservoir, such as a build-up of dirt or debris. Inspect the heat exchanger and ensure that the core is not blocked. The ability of the heat exchanger to dissipate heat is dependent on the flow rate and temperature of both the hydraulic fluid and the cooling air or water circulating through the exchanger. Check the performance of all cooling circuit components and replace as necessary.

Pressure Drop Means Heat As the long-umbilical story above illustrates, where there is a pressure drop, heat is generated. This means

that any component in the system that has abnormal internal leakage will increase the heat load on the system and can cause the system to overheat. This could be anything from a cylinder that is leaking highpressure fluid past its piston seal to an incorrectly adjusted relief valve. So identify and change-out any heat-generating components. A common cause of heat generation in closed-center circuits is the setting of relief valves below, or too close to, the pressure setting of the variable-displacement pump’s pressure compensator. This prevents system pressure from reaching the setting of the pressure compensator. Instead of pump displacement reducing to zero, the pump continues to produce flow, which passes over the relief valve, generating heat. To prevent this problem in closed-center circuits, the pressure setting of the relief valve(s) should be 250 psi above the pressure setting of the pump’s pressure compensator (Fig. 1).

Whatever You Do, Don’t Let It Cook! Continuing to operate a hydraulic system when the fluid is over-temperature is similar to operating an internal combustion engine with high coolant temperature. Damage is guaranteed. Therefore, whenever a hydraulic system starts to overheat, shut it down, identify the cause, and fix it.

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