A highly qualified, intensive care doctor is struck down with appendicitis. So he undergoes keyhole surgery at the hospital where he works. He is now a patient in his own hospital. In the recovery room, post surgery, he is awake but starts to feel light headed. A nurse takes his blood pressure and it’s way down. This triggers an emergency … Read more

While absolutely essential on a piston-type hydraulic motor, an external case drain line is usually optional on gear motor designs–external, internal and gerotor/geroller. These types of motors don’t have a large-volume case or sump like piston motors do. But they do have internal leakage which by design, usually accumulates in a small cavity just behind the shaft seal.

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Protecting the surface of hydraulic cylinder rods  is particularly important in corrosive environments, such as marine or offshore applications. And even more so if the cylinder rod is finished with conventional, hard chrome plating, which due to its micro porosity, has relatively poor corrosion resistance. The BEST way to keep the surface of the cylinder rod protected, is of course … Read more