Car-development engineers are invariably discontented with the status quo. That’s especially true in ride-and-handling development, where twin-tube shock absorbers—more accurately called suspension ...

Suspension damping technology has remained relatively unchanged for the past 100 years. Conventional dampers (known to the layperson as shock absorbers) work by forcing a piston through a chamber ...

Electrohydraulic poppet valves overcome the limitations of spool valves. Today's mobile-equipment users increasingly demand machines that are highly productive, efficient, and reliable, offer exacting ...

Dynamic Suspensions Spool Valve (DSSV) is a chassis suspension technology that delivers high levels of suspension damping performance. It is used on various ultra high-performance GM vehicles, ...

First, they’re called dampers, not shocks. And dampers, as any suspension engineer will tell you, get no respect. In fact, considered against the noisier, flashier, and more easily seen components of ...

On/off valves are basically on/off switches for hydraulic systems. They are typically installed in applications where precise position or speed control is not required. Proportional valves adjust flow ...