132 'Cardinal Sins' of hydraulics ... what NOT to do with hydraulic equipment
In the August issue of my “Inside Hydraulics” ezine, I ran a little competition in which I invited readers to send me their favorite must-not-do or 'Cardinal Sin' related to hydraulics. Several hundred members submitted entries and I've edited and compiled them all into one, succinct document, with the top ten sins described below. Another 122 are included in the attached PDF.
Judging the winners was no easy task. As the final document shows, there were many good entries. But here are my top 10, in no particular order:
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Canadian Fluid Power Review
Canadian Fluid Power Review is the only publication that provides readers in Canada valuable technical information covering mobile hydraulics, industrial hydraulics, and pneumatics in every issue. Click here for the Fall 2009 Issue.
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AG CONNECT Expo 2010
AG CONNECT Expo 2010 will be held January 13-15, 2010 in Orlando, Fla. It will provide a world-class event for the global agriculture industry — bringing together the latest in equipment, technology and ideas.
Visit www.agconnect.com for more details.
Webcast addresses Value Engineering
Join Gates Corp.'s Tim Deans and Dennis Kemper, product application engineers with 38 combined years of experience, as they present a webcast on VE/VA — Value Engineering, Value Analysis of Your Fluid Power Systems on October 28 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time.
They will discuss ways to help you identify and eliminate costs while improving functionality and efficiency within your designs. You will discover options to help refine your current hydraulic systems or design new systems to make them as efficient and reliable as possible. In addition, this webcast will review several real-world examples of VE/VA opportunities and the positive impact they had on cost savings.
Register today to learn how you can improve efficiency and increase value in your fluid power systems.
A direct link to jobs
Recently, we redirected the link from our Career Center button on the left-hand navigation bar to FluidPowerJobs.com to point readers hunting for fluid power jobs in the right direction.
The website allows job seekers to search for jobs and post resumes, while employers can post jobs and view resumes. The site also offers networking tools, career resources, links to NFPA workforce development, and more. Users can also sign up for Job Alerts, and have new job postings e-mailed to them on a daily or weekly basis.
Ask the expert
Do you have a technical question and don't know who to turn to for an answer? Then visit Hydraulic Answers, an online blog by Jim Kummer, a fluid power consultant who provides answers and assistance on hydraulic issues.
Read all about it
Our "Fluid power & engineering blog," located at fluidpowertalk.blogspot.com is home to all things engineering and fluid power, including news about the industry, commentary about the moves some of the biggest fluid power providers are making, and more. The blog provides a wealth of information you won't find anywhere else, including fluid power news, as well as interesting highlights about all things science and engineering-related. Interesting research and industry developments find their home here, as do commentaries about the industry from H&P's editors.
Pump circuits take the eBook spotlight
"Chapter 15: Pump Circuits" of Fluid Power Circuits Explained, written by Bud Trinkel, has been launched and is available here. Chapter 15 highlights the many styles of pumps used in fluid power applications, including gear and vane pumps, fixed-displacement pumps, variable displacement pumps, and more. Bud's first book, Fluid Power Basics, also features 22 chapters discussing critical basic knowledge on fluid power technology and components. To read any of the 22 chapters, click here.
