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Machinery that uses hydraulic power is all around us: cars, airplanes, bulldozers, forklifts, and roller coasters, to name a few. But what is hydraulic power, exactly, and how does it work? Also [...]

With hydraulic hoses just a few years shy of being a century old, here is a Hydraulic Hoses 101 lesson exploring what they are made of, their types, and a memorable method for how to select the [...]

When you think of modern day power tools, it might be surprising to learn that their origins could date back thousands of years. The same is true of pneumatic systems. In fact, pneumatic [...]