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Tolerances and Tight Fits: The Role of Precision in Modern Engineering

August 15th, 2024

A worker at an assembly station fits shafts into holes drilled in a casting. Some of the shafts fit loosely and can be tipped sideways while others need tapping into place with a hammer. What’s going on? Were some of

Maintenance Matters: Tips for Extending the Life of Hydraulic Orbital Motors

August 8th, 2024

Hydraulic orbital motors are precision mechanisms with tight internal tolerances. Maximizing life, (and avoiding in-service problems), requires installing them correctly, taking care of the fluid, and not expecting them to work outside their design limits. This blog covers seven important

Importance of Gas Turbine Nozzle Assembly Optimization

August 8th, 2024

Businesses powering industrial gas turbines with natural gas would love to run them at the stoichmetric ratio because that yields the most efficient combustion. Unfortunately, it also yields exhaust gas temperatures over 3,500°F (1,940°C). That’s a problem because components downstream

Cutting Through the Jargon: A Glossary of Precision Machining Terms

August 1st, 2024

The metal parts used in assemblies and mechanisms, from hydraulic pumps and valves to engines and industrial and agricultural machinery, all go through precision machining. This is the process of cutting away metal from a bar, billet, casting, or forging

The Role of Simulation in Perfecting Investment Casting

July 25th, 2024

There’s no place for trial-and-error in the modern investment casting foundry. Industry leaders like Impro use simulation to optimize every aspect of the process, avoiding defects, reducing development lead time, and raising efficiency. Here’s a closer look. The Complexity of

Future Trends in Hydraulic Orbital Motors: What’s on the Horizon?

July 18th, 2024

Hydraulic orbital motors provide high torque at low speed. This makes them the preferred source of rotary motion in many mobile equipment and heavy-duty industrial applications. In common with other industrial and motive power technologies, hydraulic orbital motors continue to

Challenges and Triumphs: Navigating the Complexities of Sand Casting

July 18th, 2024

Sand casting is a versatile and cost-effective way of making metal parts, but several aspects need close attention if defects are to be avoided and efficiency maximized. Here’s a look at the top four. Patterns and Cores The pattern produces

Troubleshooting Common Issues in Sand Casting

July 11th, 2024

Sand casting is a robust and cost-effective process for making parts in a wide range of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys. It’s also a complex process to optimize, because many variables are at work. Simulation helps, but issues can still arise.

Innovation in Hydraulics: Advanced Features of Modern Hydraulic Orbital Motors

July 4th, 2024

Hydraulic orbital motors use a gerotor to convert the flow and pressure of hydraulic fluid into low speed, high torque, (LSHT) rotary motion. They’re used in a wide range of mobile equipment and industrial applications, from sweepers and scissor lifts

Orbiting in Harmony: Hydraulic Orbital Motors in Hydraulic Systems

July 4th, 2024

Hydraulic orbital motors turn at low speed while delivering high levels of torque from a compact package. That makes them the preferred choice in a range of mobile applications and a lot of heavy-duty industrial machinery. If you’re exploring their

Tips for Optimizing Swiss Screw Machining Efficiency

June 20th, 2024

Swiss screw machining is an efficient way of producing cylindrical parts from bar, especially those with large length-to-diameter aspect ratios. Swiss CNC machine tools are precise, and a fast and repeatable means of turning complex parts. But, this high productivity

Green Practices in Investment Casting: Sustainable Approaches to Metalworking

June 20th, 2024

Investment casting is inherently an energy-intensive manufacturing process. That creates a challenge for a company focused on sustainability like Impro, but it’s not impossible to overcome. Here’s a look at what is and can be done. Sustainability Challenges in Investment