Cross Company Blogs

- Hydraulics
Hydrostatic Pumps: Electronic Control vs Manually Control
Times are changing in the mobile hydraulics world with the integration of electronics into hydraulic systems. Many people have felt the effects of Tier 4 and all the additional electronics, wiring harnesses, and displays that have been forced upon them with these regulations. To better understand Tier 4 and the requirements that go along with it please check out, "What Are Tier 4 Diesel Engine Standards And How Do They Affect You?"
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- Industrial Hose
When to Use Stripwound or Corrugated Metal Hose
Corrugated and interlocked metal hose is very beneficial in certain applications. When used in appropriate applications, the life of the hose can have a considerably longer lifespan than a rubber or PVC style hose in the same application.
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- Robotics
Universal Robots Application Builder: Fast CoBot Deployment
Collaborative robots (CoBots) are already making significant inroads in the US and global manufacturing industry with Universal Robots (UR) staking a majority market share. With more and more first-timers looking at ways to automate using CoBots, it becomes important to make the process easier for them.
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- Hydraulic Hose & Fittings
Common Mistakes When Buying Hydraulic Hose
When faced with overwhelming choices and timeline constraints, mistakes can be made when specifying and purchasing hydraulic hoses. In this blog, we’ll go over some of the more common ones.
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- Hydraulics
Relief Valves: Why One Is Not Enough
Hydraulic oil can do an incredible amount of work very efficiently. It can also cause extreme damage to pumps, motors, hose, fittings - the weakest link - when there is no safety relief valve. Every hydraulic system should have at least one, if not two relief valves. One main relief valve and one backup relief valve. The main relief will ensure the system does not work above a certain pressure. The backup relief valve will kick-in should the main relief fail and is usually set 200-300 psi higher than the main relief.
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S.T.A.M.P.E.D: "A" is for Application
Previously, we discussed the acronym S.T.A.M.P.E.D. This acronym is short for Size, Temperature, Application, Material/Media, Pressure, Ends, Delivery. Today we will tackle the next letter, “A,” that represents Application.
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- Process Controls
How To Evaluate a Systems Integrator for Your Distillery
Evaluating a Systems Integrator for upcoming projects is an important part of the project process and the decision typically affects more than one project. This will end up being a relationship that lasts over a number of projects and multiple years.
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- Hydraulics
Starting Torque vs Running Torque
Not all motors are created equal. This is important to remember when picking out a motor for your hydraulic system. Each style of hydraulic motor (gear, vane, geroler, piston) has different running torque and efficiencies that must be considered. When picking out a hydraulic motor, it is a common and costly mistake to conflate the motor starting torque and its running torque.
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- Company News
J.A. King Becomes Part of Cross
Greensboro, NC, October 1, 2018 – Cross Company, a 100% employee owned company providing technologies to improve machine and manufacturing process performance, announced today they are acquiring J.A. King, an ISO-17025 accredited precision measurement and calibration company. Read The Press Release
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