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Green Cove Springs, Florida based Vac-Con is one of the USA’s largest manufacturers of drain cleaning equipment, and its Combination Cleaning Machines are the most popular products. These combine a high-pressure water jet pipe cleaning system with a vacuum system to remove accumulations from sewers and storm drains.

Eaton Corporation has introduced new technology that enables reporting of imminent hose assembly failure by means of real-time monitoring of high pressure hydraulic hose assemblies. LifeSense hose, essentially a hose condition monitoring system, was introduced to the North American market at the International Fluid Power Exposition in Las Vegas earlier this week, and will launch in Europe at Hannover Messe 2011 early in April.

Eaton’s 420 Series hydraulic piston pumps now come with hydro-mechanical torque control, which helps compact equipment users to meet increasingly demanding emissions and fuel economy standards

For medium-to-heavy-duty on-road applications, the focus of hybrid power trains is on the recovery and storage of energy that is normally lost during braking. In this article, Juergen Jasche and Robert Golin look at the hydraulic and electric systems on offer and assess their suitability for applications such as commercial vehicles, construction plant and materials handling equipment