Jim Minyard, who for the past five years has been an instructor for Local 150's Apprenticeship and Skill Improvement Program, has worked for several contractors as a member of the International Union ...

Contamination and cavitation lead to premature hydrostatic transmission failure. Addressing these problems can slash repair costs and downtime. "When properly maintained, hydrostatic transmissions ...

A new type of hydrostatic transmission that combines hydraulic and pneumatic lines can safely and precisely drive robot arms, giving them the delicacy necessary to pick up an egg without breaking it.

Unlike conventional ball or roller-based linear guides, hydrostatic guidance systems eliminate all metal-to-metal contact. The guide carriages move on a thin cushion of high-pressure fluid, which ...

If you don't use a landscaper and choose instead to maintain your own yard, you know that not all lawn mowers are made the same, especially when it comes to major lawn mower brands and how they move.

Hydraulic oils and transmission fluids transmit power in hydraulic equipment and are used in power transmission applications. They are incompressible fluids used as the power transmitting media in ...

How do hydraulic filter specs help protect oil, pumps, and equipment? HelloNation has published an article featuring insights from Drew Wright of American Filtration Technologies, Inc. in Rochester, ...

Hydrostatic bearings and hydrodynamic bearings are fluid film bearings that rely on a film of oil or air to create a clearance between the moving and stationary elements. Although they may be similar ...