Pneumatics is generally preferred for applications such as material handling, transporting parts, pick-and-place operations, and small-parts assembly. But, until recently, pneumatic systems were ...

Depending on the automotive part, air is crucial or crucially harmful. Whereas an engine needs air to function properly, the opposite is true for a car’s braking system. To operate effectively and ...

With the great explosion of inventors and their achievements in the 1800s, one of the greatest was George Westinghouse. A man of a variety of interests, one of his success stories was the invention of ...

The brake master cylinder is a vital component in a vehicle's braking system, responsible for converting the force of the brake pedal into hydraulic pressure that activates the brake calipers. Without ...

New York Air Brake’s (NYAB) DB-60 II™ with Brake Cylinder Maintaining™ (BCM™) earns “unconditional approval” from the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Also, RailState’s network of sensors now ...

Fluid power is routinely used in industrial applications, most often with cylinders providing linear motion. Among their advantages, hydraulic and pneumatic power-transmission systems offer: simple ...

In last month's issue (Apr. '18) we set about converting our 1957 Ford Ranch Wagon from early Camaro disc brakes to modern, aluminum four-piston disc brakes from Wilwood Engineering. The conversion ...

The brake master cylinder is the first component in a vehicle’s braking system, activated by depressing the brake pedal. The pedal pushes a piston through this cylinder, forcing brake fluid through ...