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Article: Accumulators.(Fluid Power Series)
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- OEM Off-Highway
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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Accumulators
by Chad Elmore
For July's Fluid Power Series, we are reacquainted with an old friend.
Accumulators are among those essential components that every one seems to use but no one talks about. Lately, however, piston and bladder accumulators have been moving from an afterthought to an enabling technology that could help OEMs meet emissions regulations while providing the power, comfort and response customers expect.
"If you look at the world's top needs, after water and food, energy is high up there. That is what accumulators are good at working with," says Mike Schubert, marketing manager, Parker Hannifin, Global Accumulator ...