Electric rod-actuators are replacing fluid power actuators for many high-force applications throughout industry. Tasks once limited to hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders such as pressing, holding, ...

Fluid-power systems: almost as fast as a speeding bullet,definitely more powerful than a locomotive, and possiblyable to leap tall buildings in a single bound. They shouldsport a Superman logo. This ...

Modern vehicles rely on a host of fluids to send us down the road. Some, like engine oil and coolant, are well-known, while others, like differential fluid, are less-familiar to average motorists.

Seeing as many vehicles switched from hydraulic power steering to electric power steering by the mid-2000s, fewer and fewer cars have power-steering fluid anymore. (Only the hydraulic systems use ...