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Eaton Hydraulics

14615 Lone Oak Road
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
USA


Web : www.eaton.com/hydraulics


Article archive for Eaton Hydraulics

Teflon hose: some myths dispelled (01/11/2011)

Hoses made with a core of Teflon (PTFE) have a richly deserved reputation for outstanding performance under severe application conditions. But along with that reputation come a number of customer reservations based on myths that this article will...

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System detects when hydraulic hose nears end of its useful life (24/03/2011)

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...

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Compact piston type open circuit hydraulic pumps for moderate flow, high-pressure applications (17/09/2010)

Eaton has released a new series of compact piston type open circuit pumps incorporating the latest technology for moderate flow, high-pressure applications. The new 620 Series is rated at 280bar and 2,200rpm with a displacement...

Torque control benefits compact mobile hydraulics (01/03/2010)

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 Eaton Corporation has added a...

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Proportional pressure control valve offers high flow plus on-board control electronics (12/01/2010)

Eaton Corporation has introduced a high-flow, proportional pressure relief valve with integrated control electronics and industry standard 7-pin connector hook-up. The KBCG5-3, complements Eaton’s known KB proportional...

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SIL 2 and 3 compliant controllers for off-highway electro-hydraulic applications (22/07/2009)

Two new, high-performance controllers have been added to Eaton’s F(x) electro-hydraulic product portfolio. The new SFX 1000 and SFX 2000 controllers offer higher operating speeds than Eaton’s EFX controllers, and meet the Safety Integrity Level...

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Manual lever hydraulic valves for mobile and stationary applications (09/07/2009)

Eaton Hydraulics has added a range of manual lever hydraulic valves (MLV9) to its Vickers screw-in cartridge valves (SICVs). Intended for both mobile and stationary industrial applications at pressures up to 210 bar (3,000 psi), the new valves are...

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Hydraulic and electric hybrids: competitive or complementary? (01/05/2009)

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...