1st Quarter 2020 Newsletter
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IFP sends out a quarterly e-newsletter featuring the latest innovations in motion control components and systems for the industrial and mobile markets. You'll find new product information from our
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Iowa Fluid Power Plans Building Expansion in Cedar Rapids
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Iowa Fluid Power (IFP), and Electro-Hydraulic Automation (EHA) will expand by 45,000 square feet in 2020 for manufacturing and distribution of IFP's and EHA's products and 10,000 square feet of the existing building will be converted to office space. The expansion will allow IFP and EHA to do additional research and development of large-scale projects at the facility and will double manufacturing and warehouse capacity.
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Electro-Hydraulics Automation (EHA) featured in recent
Fluid Power Journal magazine
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"as published in Fluid Power Journal, March 2020" edition.
When the time comes that a cylinder fails, the decision must be made whether to buy new or repair. Read about our 10-point list to help you make that decision.
Hydraulic failure can occur through lack of adequate maintenance and damage. The results can be expensive and even worse cause long lasting damage or even injury. Diagnosing hydraulic failure is essential to establish what remedial or other actions needs to be taken.
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Basic
Hydraulic or Pneumatic
Customer Training Class Schedule
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This one day class covers general principles of hydraulics or pneumatics. It is ideal for those new to fluid power, have previous experience, or just need a refresher course.
Who should attend? Ideal for maintenance staff, operators, and system designers & engineers.
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Dave Friesen
will be assuming the role of Hydraulic Application Support for Minneapolis office. He will be in and out of the office and seeing customers with the Minneapolis-area sales group.
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IFP Group of Companies welcomes
Cole Norton
as a full-time pilot for Jet There. Cole previously served as a contract pilot for
Jet There
, affiliated with IFP.
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Mark Oppedahl
has been working in Assembly for the last six months through Aerotek, and this week he is joining us as our newest IFP/EHA employee.
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IFP has put together a great team - Check out the Men & Women in our company video that make IFP one of the top Fluid Power companies in the industry.
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Innovative Mobile Products
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Model VD6A
feature include:
- On-off electric control with manual override
- Emergency unloading valve
- Spool with over-center valve built-in & hydraulic kick-out built-in
- Wide range of mid inlet modules
- Biblock section available
- Wide range of controls dedicated to crane applications (torque limiting)
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Salami Fluid Power Systems
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Salami manufacturers hydraulic integrated systems with electronic solutions such as
direct control valves (as shown on left) that are ideal for a wide variety of mobile applications.
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Innovative Industrial Products
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Collaborative Robots (Cobots)
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Configurable
Simple and fast setup through free Bluetooth app
Rugged
Designed for extreme conditions in the industrial and mobile industries
Universal
Use with any electro-proportional or solenoid switching valve
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Making lives easier, faster and safer
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Festo is more than a global manufacturer of process control and factory automation solutions. They are a trusted partner, helping our customers build better products, streamline production, and cut costs through innovation.
Today’s technological revolution is powered by engineering breakthroughs and transformative innovation, but it is defined by something far simpler...
to make life easier.
For example:
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Spindle and toothed belt axes ELGC and mini slides EGSC
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For applications where compact dimensions are essential, these axes can be combined into very space-saving handling systems that fit seamlessly into assembly systems, testing and inspection systems, small parts handling units, desk top applications and in the electronics industry.
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Festo Leading Edge - Augmented Reality in Production
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You wear glasses so you can see better. You wear augmented-reality glasses so you can see more. Enhance your surroundings with computer-aided information. Technologies with augmented reality (AR) make it possible to look at everyday situations as well as the working world of the future in a different way.
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Innovative Cylinder Technology
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HYDRAULIC
Aventics offers
NFPA Industrial type air and hydraulic cylinders that are excellently equipped, both outside and inside: from the broad range of electronic and pneumatic connection technologies through the safe and precisely-controlled movements right up to reliable and exact sensors.
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PNEUMATIC
The
Aventics
Series A cylinder
is a rugged aluminum NFPA interchangeable pneumatic cylinder that comes in a wide range of bore sizes and strokes. It's designed for highly reliable operation in the most demanding applications. The A Series is easy to install with over 20 mounting styles plus a wide range of standard fittings and rod ends.
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Festo -
ESBF electric cylinders. This electric cylinder is a mechanical linear drive unit with piston rod. The driving component consists of an electrically actuated spindle that converts the rotary motion of the motor into a linear motion of the piston rod. It is based on the ISO 15552 standard. It has high corrosion protection & NSF-H1 lubricant for food & beverage applications.
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Festo - Save up to 11% on space with the
DNCB standard ISO 15552 cylinder compared to ordinary standard cylinders. This permits a more compact system design. Features include: contactless sensing, easy to assemble, compact, solid & reliable. Simple and sensitive adjustable end-position cushioning thanks to efficient piston system.
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Electro-Hudraulic Automation (EHA)
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EHA
is
part of the IFP Group of Companies. We offer design, prototyping, manufacturing, service, and repair for the fluid power
industrial & mobile
needs for companies across the country. EHA is located on the same property as the IFP headquarters and shares warehouse, manufacturing & testing areas with IFP.
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Hydraulic Power Units
EHA offers base-PAK, custom, and complete systems from actuators to electronic controls.
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Custom Manifolds
With the increasing need for smaller, more versatile units, an EHA designed custom block may be just what you need for your application. EHA customers save labor and material costs by integrating entire hydraulic circuits into a custom block.
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Test Stands
EHA provides a variety of custom designed test stands including general purpose, pump, cylinder, impulse, burst, PVS, valve, and production.
General purpose test stands are designed to test any hydraulic component or system. They are designed to be flexible to test valves, pumps, motors, and other components. EHA can design a system to meet your every need.
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EHA - Built Mobile Power Unit
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This gas powered mobile power unit is an example of EHA's capabilities in building a custom power unit to control the hydraulics for the movement of truck body and trailer assembly for a trucking application.
Custom Power Units feature
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- 5 gallons to 500 gallons
- Depending on customer preference, components from most of the different major fluid power manufacturers can be used.
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ConExpo/ConAgg Show Follow-up
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We extend our appreciation and thanks for the many show attendees who recently visited our booth and the engaging conversations with our team about providing fluid power solutions for your application needs. If you missed the show this year, here are a few images.
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Contact me to discuss how IFP can provide
Innovative Fluid Powe
r
solutions for your company.
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