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by Josh Cosford Jan. 3, 2013

Happy New Year!

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by Josh Cosford Dec. 21, 2012

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! I love to write. I enjoy the challenge of piecing together a combination of words to fabricate sentences with meaning, character....More
by Josh Cosford Dec. 18, 2012

Santa's Workshop

I watched “Fred Claus” last weekend. “Fred Claus” is a movie about St. Nick’s older brother, who lived his....More
by Josh Cosford Dec. 14, 2012

Christmas Hydraulics

My last blog was intense, not in the dramatic, Blair Witch Project type of intense, but rather in the someone just blasted a trillion candlepower....More
by Josh Cosford Dec. 7, 2012

Flow Sharing

More often lately, especially in regards to mobile hydraulic machinery, I hear about a concept called flow sharing, or post-pressure compensation,....More
by Josh Cosford Dec. 4, 2012

Five Terms

Nobody was born with a brain containing the full compendium of hydraulic knowledge already imprinted, and even the top engineers at Parker, Bosch....More
by Josh Cosford Nov. 28, 2012

Hydraulics vs. Pneumatics

What makes hydraulics and pneumatics different from each other? Both realms are two slightly different versions of the same technique of using....More
by Josh Cosford Nov. 23, 2012

Manual Override Overruling

The evolution towards electronic control of fluid power is not slowing down, which clearly mirrors the infiltration of consumer electronics in....More
by Josh Cosford Nov. 16, 2012

Another Top Ten List

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by Josh Cosford Nov. 13, 2012

Workin' Hard or Hardly Workin'?

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by Josh Cosford Nov. 6, 2012

Transducers

What is a transducer? The most basic definition explains it is a device that changes one energy form into another. In the fluid power world,....More
by Josh Cosford Oct. 31, 2012

Master of Their Domain

How well do the hydraulic brakes in your vehicle perform? Does your pedal give immediate, hard effort, or take up a long travel before much happens....More
by Josh Cosford Oct. 29, 2012

Electric vs Hydraulic Hybrids

I’ve been doing a lot of comparisons lately, so I’m going to continue the trend and compare hydraulic and electric hybrid vehicles....More
by Josh Cosford Oct. 26, 2012

Hydraulics & Pneumatics Forum

I am a semi-regular contributor to the Hydraulics and Pneumatics forum (and you should be too, if you’re of mind to learn more about fluid....More
by Josh Cosford Oct. 24, 2012

Bosch Rexroth A1VO

Bosch Rexroth has recently released a new variable displacement axial piston pump, dubbed the A1VO. This goes alongside the other googol of pumps....More
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Josh Cosford

Josh Cosford is a certified fluid power hydraulic specialist with Cambridge, Ont. office of The Fluid Power House Inc. Contact him at  joshc@fluidpowerhouse.com or call (519)-624-7109.
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