By fps on June 4, 2013
Hayden Industrial Products has been designing and manufacturing heat exchangers since 1961. When evaluating heat exchangers, system efficiency and maintenance costs play a critical role in determining the best unit for an application. Features like Hayden’s integrated pressure relief valve, for cold start or pressure spike applications, or their SwirlFlow Turbulator, which improves bare tube heat [...]
Posted in Manufacturer Spotlight, Power Units, Product Lines | Tagged custom engineered heat exchanger, custom engineering, Hayden, heat exchanger, Industrial, Mobile OEM, OIl & Gas, Product Lines
By fps on June 25, 2012
The Canfield Connector 5F & 5J series DIN solenoid valve connectors offer a completely molded design that makes installation easier and provide better environmental integrity than field wire versions. Read on to learn about how these designs might meet some of your needs. The rugged polyurethane connector [...]
Posted in Manufacturer Spotlight, Product Lines | Tagged Canfield Connector, electronics, Industrial, Manifolds, Mobile OEM, Power Units, Product Lines
By fps on March 7, 2012
At FPS, we strive to produce a quality product. To accomplish this, we leverage computer technology to set up procedures that allow us to be very repeatable, whether we are building 100 a day, or 10 a year of a particular manifold. Below is an overview of the process.
Posted in Manifolds | Tagged Industrial, Manifolds, Mobile OEM
By fps on February 16, 2012
Not only is Hydraforce is an industry leader in supplying hydraulic cartridge valves to the mobile & industrial fields, they also offer a wide range of electro-hydraulic controls. Their electro-hydraulic product line is broken down into two groups: 1. Coils & Electronic Valve Controllers This group consists of Proportional & Solenoid valve drivers that are available in DIN, [...]
Posted in Manufacturer Spotlight, Product Lines | Tagged electro-hydraulic, electronics, Hydraforce, Industrial, Manifolds, Mobile OEM, Power Units
By fps on December 16, 2011
Along with our power unit capabilities, FPS also offers pre-wired electrical enclosures. Like everything that we do, we take pride in putting together a clean, professional product. Below are some examples of the work we have done.
Posted in FPS Designs, Power Units | Tagged design, Industrial, Mobile OEM, Power Units
By fps on December 1, 2011
Creating custom fabrications allows us to provide the perfectly tailored hydraulic package. During the 3D CAD design phase, we work closely with our customers to analyse how to best package a system that allows for damage-free shipping and perfect fit in the installation. Sometimes that means creating a custom part. When these instances occur, we [...]
Posted in FPS Designs, Manifolds, Power Units | Tagged 3D CAD, design, Industrial, Mobile OEM, Power Units
By fps on November 23, 2011
While we are working with the customer to develop their manifold package, we attempt to take look at things from all aspects. In this example, we were able to offer the customer a main manifold that could be used in a standalone configuration and the option of 2 bolt-on manifolds (that could also be used [...]
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By fps on November 9, 2011
This is a green anodized 6061-T6511 aluminum manifold that utilizes the Hydraforce E-Coils that was featured in a previous post. A couple of other features of interest in this assembly: The solenoid valves all have manual override control knobs/buttons. If the application needs to have override control in the event of electrical failure, you’ll [...]
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By fps on November 1, 2011
This is an example of a clear anodized 6061-T6511 aluminum manifold that features SAE flange ports: Mounting is achieved “sandwich” style via the middle flange port (notice the included trepan o-ring in the right view). This manifold also takes advantage of the Hydraforce Series E Environmental Coils. The Hydraforce E-coils allow us to offer mobile style [...]
Posted in FPS Designs, Manifolds, Product Lines | Tagged design, Hydraforce, Manifolds, Mobile OEM
By fps on October 20, 2011
For some of our customers, fit is a constant challenge. In these situations, our design team strives to create a unique layout that allows us to provide each customer with the best installation and subsequent service of their part. No cutting corners, no quick fixes: our solutions are ideal from start to finish. During the design phase, [...]
Posted in FPS Designs, Manifolds | Tagged 3D CAD, design, diesel engine components, Haldex-Barnes, Manifolds, Mobile OEM