Posts By: Chad Burkhardt

Advanced Fluid Systems and COVID-19 (03/23/20)

Like all of you, Advanced Fluid Systems is closely monitoring the ever-changing COVID-19 situation. Advanced Fluid Systems, Inc continues to operate under normal schedules. AFS is a business type that may continue physical operations, in relation to the PA Governor’s Executive Order mandating closures for COVID-19 mitigation. (https://www.scribd.com/document/452416026/20200319-Life-Sustaining-Business). AFS is also part of the Defense… Read more »

Tait Towers and the Star-Shaped Stage for the Houston Rodeo

Advanced Fluid Systems was recently contracted by Tait Towers to provide hydraulic system solutions for the new Houston Livestock and Rodeo Stage.  Tait Towers is the world market leader in creating, designing and engineering equipment for the live event industry. Tait Towers relied on Advanced Fluid Systems’ engineering team to design the hydraulic scheme required… Read more »

Sun Hydraulics Introduces FLeX Hydraulic Valves

Sun Hydraulics recently introduced their new line of FLeX hydraulic valves and coils.  The FLeX family features completely new high-performance solenoid operated valves designed for both the mobile and industrial markets. Features include: Consistently better pressure drop in a virtually leak-proof poppet-style valve Designed and tested to exceed 10-million-cycle operations Zinc-nickel plating standard (1000-hour salt fog) on… Read more »

Kawasaki K3VLS Hydraulic Pump Provides High Efficiency and Responsive Regulator Control

The Kawasaki K3VLS medium-duty hydraulic pump (series K3VLS65, K3VLS85 and K3LS105) is a highly energy-efficient swash plate axial piston pump used for load sensing in various hydraulic systems. This hydraulics pump, available through Advanced Fluid Systems, is ideal for machine and equipment used in construction, agricultural and other industrial vehicles and mobile applications. The K3VLS… Read more »


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