CMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne

CMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne Your Premier Resource for Automation: Electrical, Hydraulic, Pneumatic and Motion Control

CMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne is a full service distributor with an in house engineering and systems group. We provide a complete machine automation and control solution for machine builders and industrial end users.

System of the Week: Close Coupled Pump Motors โš™๏ธ In hydraulic system design, saving space without sacrificing performanc...
05/28/2026

System of the Week: Close Coupled Pump Motors โš™๏ธ

In hydraulic system design, saving space without sacrificing performance is always the goal.

Close coupled pump motors help create a more compact, efficient package by mounting the hydraulic pump directly to the electric motor eliminating unnecessary length and simplifying the overall system design.

Cleaner layouts. Easier integration. Reliable performance.

At CMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne, we build hydraulic solutions designed around your application from complete power units to ready-to-install pump and motor assemblies ๐Ÿ”ง

๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐— ๐—”๐—™๐—› ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜! ๐ŸŽ‰Bill has been a valued part of the CMAFH team ...
05/27/2026

๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐— ๐—”๐—™๐—› ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜! ๐ŸŽ‰

Bill has been a valued part of the CMAFH team for 30 years, bringing not only knowledge and dedication, but also a positive outlook that has made an impact on everyone around him. His commitment to customers, coworkers, and the industry will truly be missed.

Thank you, Bill, for three decades of hard work, professionalism, and positivity. Wishing you all the best in this exciting next chapter - youโ€™ve earned it! Enjoy your retirement!

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ System of the Week: Manual Control PanelNot every application calls for a touchscreen. In demanding environments, tra...
05/18/2026

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ System of the Week: Manual Control Panel

Not every application calls for a touchscreen. In demanding environments, traditional manual control panels offer the reliability, simplicity, and tactile feedback operators need to keep systems running smoothly.

Featuring pushbuttons, pilot lights, rotary switches, numerical displays, and more, these panels are designed to match your process and provide intuitive machine control.

At CMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne, we design and build custom manual control panels that are optimized for your application and built to perform in real world conditions.

05/12/2026

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€: ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐—ฅ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ž๐—ฅ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€.

These new high-payload cobots are redefining whatโ€™s possible with:
โœ… Increased payload capacity
โœ… Extended reach
โœ… 7-axis flexibility
โœ… Compact footprint for demanding production environments

From palletizing and machine tending to heavy material handling, the KR1240 and KR1824 help bridge the gap between traditional industrial robots and collaborative automation. Recent upgrades include 50% higher joint torque, faster wrist speeds, and increased mechanical stiffness for improved precision and cycle times.

System of the Week: Pneumatic Assemblies โš™๏ธPneumatics are used across nearly every industry to move, lift, turn, press, ...
05/11/2026

System of the Week: Pneumatic Assemblies โš™๏ธ

Pneumatics are used across nearly every industry to move, lift, turn, press, and position equipment with speed and precision.

Behind every pneumatic system is a carefully engineered combination of valves, regulators, fittings, brackets, and actuators working together to deliver the right pressure and flow.

As a full line SMC distributor, CMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne can support your project from concept and design through final assembly and testing. We also provide 3D models so you can verify fit and function before installation saving time and reducing surprises.

System of the Week: Enclosure Bay Assembly It may seem simple. Buy the parts and assemble a multi-bay enclosure. But doi...
05/04/2026

System of the Week: Enclosure Bay Assembly

It may seem simple. Buy the parts and assemble a multi-bay enclosure. But doing it right takes experience.

There are plenty of โ€œtricks of the tradeโ€ when it comes to assembling larger enclosures from proper bracket placement to safely handling and moving each sectionโš™๏ธ

As a Rittal distributor, CMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne specializes in designing and assembling enclosures of all sizes. We assemble and skid enclosures so they are ready to use when they hit your dock!๐Ÿ“ฆ

Let us handle the enclosure build so your team can stay focused on what they do best: Mounting controls and wiring them up right.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป...A recent alert from Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) highlights ...
04/30/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป...

A recent alert from Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) highlights cyberattacks targeting industrial control systemsโ€”including platforms from Rockwell Automation. https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa26-097a

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

โš ๏ธ More connectivity = more exposure
โš ๏ธ Legacy remote access = easy entry point
โš ๏ธ Downtime = real $$$

At the same time, the EU Cyber Resilience Act is raising the bar on what โ€œsecureโ€ actually means. So where does that leave your control system?

๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ซ ๐—”๐—จ๐—ง๐—ข๐— ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†โ€”
๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜.https://www.cmafh.com/enewsletter/PDFs/USC00127_2026-05_print.pdf

โœ”๏ธ Security built in
โœ”๏ธ Secure remote access
โœ”๏ธ Scalable with apps (firewall, VPN, more)

๐—•๐—ผ๐˜๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ:
If your system wasnโ€™t designed with cybersecurity in mindโ€ฆ itโ€™s a risk.
Are your machines secureโ€”or just connected?

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ about the ctrlX CORE Secure Edge Connectivity:https://www.cmafh.com/enewsletter/PDFs/USC00127_2026-05_print.pdf

๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒโ€”๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.The new A3V pump from Bosch Rexroth delivers serious efficiency gains:โ€ข Up t...
04/28/2026

๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒโ€”๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.

The new A3V pump from Bosch Rexroth delivers serious efficiency gains:
โ€ข Up to 80% energy savings in cyclic applications
โ€ข Enables smaller motors (often eliminating water cooling)
โ€ข Quieter operation with reduced pressure pulsation

A strong option for presses, molding, and other demanding applications.

๐—”๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ตโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ:
โ€ข Eaton SPD surge protection for integrated, high-performance panel protection
โ€ข Balluff Entry Line sensorsโ€”simple, cost-effective automation

๐Ÿ“ฉ https://ow.ly/MEbb50YR5MK

04/28/2026

High power. Same footprint. SMC's CQE Series compact cylinder delivers up to 1.5x more outputโ€”without increasing size.

โœ” More force in tight spaces
โœ” Lower air pressure = energy savings
โœ” Non-rotating rod for added stability

If your application demands more without redesigning your machineโ€ฆ this is worth a look.

04/28/2026

Hydraulic sequencingโ€”without a PLC.

This Sun Hydraulics 3-valve circuit shows how you can control motion, pressure, and load holding using a compact manifold design.

โœ” Sequence valve = controls when the next function starts
โœ” Check valve = manages return flow
โœ” Relief / counterbalance = protects and stabilizes the system

Simple concept. Smart design. Reliable performance.

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