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Hydraulics have come into their own over the past few decades and if you take a good look around, you will find many businesses are using equipment powered by hydraulics including hydraulic motor speed sensors. Let's start with a few definitions of what hydraulics actually mean to get an idea of what we are dealing with here.
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A hydraulic motor converts hydraulic fluid into force and motion by transferring flow under pressure. In most cases what you would be dealing with is rotary motion. E.g. the power take off on a tractor. What kind of fluids are you dealing with? Usually the fluids are oil-water emulsions, synthetic lubricants or water-glycol mixes. There's a good reason why hydra (meaning water) is used as a component of the fuels. It is in part a cooling agent.
It goes without saying that a good fuel would need to have the right level of viscosity, have excellent oxidation stability, be foam resistant and have rust inhibition factors. Anti-wear protection is also a good addition to the mix. The anti-wear factor just adds one more level of protection to motors etc. operating under tough conditions.
In order to ensure a properly working hydraulic motor, hydraulic motor speed sensors function under some adverse conditions that require their manufacturing process be highly durable. These sensors use a system for measuring the speed and torque produced by hydraulic motors.
What Are We Dealing With?
We're dealing with speed sensors, in this instance, hydraulic motor speed sensors. But, to give you another perspective, speed sensors go by other names such as speed transducers, pickups and magnetic pickups. In its simplest form, speed sensors report on motion. In most cases the motion is due to a rotating gear, turbine, wheel or other object.
Speed sensors come in all sizes and shapes and have a multitude of functions they can be used for. Knowing what you need for your particular operation is a good start. Knowing what you need custom made to take your operation even further is even better. Custom made speed sensors such as hydraulic motor speed sensors, can be built to your specifications to suit your industry.
Speed sensors are also unique in the sense that they make use of magnetic fields, more particularly interruptions in that field. Each time a metal object moves past a speed sensor tip a signal is generated that is translated into information needed to operate a particular piece of equipment. Basically speaking, the signals returned provide information on how fast something is turning - be it a gear or a wheel etc.
Highly Mobile
With the increase in the number of vehicles powered by hydraulics, it has become more evident that fluid power is demonstrating much more flexibility than conventional mechanical systems. Industry has become more mobile and delights in longer lasting components thanks to the use of hydraulics. In fact the hydraulic motor has found many new uses in machine tools, farm implements and material handling systems.
It only makes good sense to keep the hydraulic motors used in your industry in good working order by monitoring their speed. Sensors that return functional information on hard working systems are worth their weight in gold. If you're not certain what types of applications can be used in your line of work, talk to the experts who know what they're doing and can custom build hydraulic motor speed sensors. |
