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by Alan Hitchcox Jun. 17, 2013

Don't try this at home. . . or anywhere else!

Don’t try this at home. . . or anywhere else Sometimes you must be resourceful when facing a challenging task, but not at the expense of....More
by Alan Hitchcox Jun. 9, 2013

The Old Timer Part 25: Old Habits are Hard to Break

The Old Timer of Royal Oak, Mich., was a regular contributor to H&P years before we ever even heard of the internet. But most of his advice is....More
by Alan Hitchcox Jun. 2, 2013

The Old Timer Part 24: Remember the People Part of Design Projects

The Old Timer of Royal Oak, Mich., was a regular contributor to H&P years before we ever even heard of the internet. But most of his advice is....More
by Alan Hitchcox May. 23, 2013

The Old Timer Part 23: A Lesson in Air Valve Center Positions

The Old Timer of Royal Oak, Mich., learned that you have to consider the system — rather than a single component — during both design and....More
by Alan Hitchcox May. 15, 2013

The Old Timer Part 22: Don't Let Your Pump Go to Pieces

The Old Timer of Royal Oak, Mich., was a regular contributor to H&P years before we ever even heard of the internet. But most of his advice is....More
by Alan Hitchcox May. 10, 2013

The Old Timer Part 21: Hi-lo Circuit Solves Cushion Problem

The Old Timer of Royal Oak, Mich., was a regular contributor to H&P years before we ever even heard of the internet. But most of his advice is....More
by Alan Hitchcox Apr. 29, 2013

The Old Timer Part 20: Water to the Rescue

The Old Timer of Royal Oak, Mich., was a regular contributor to H&P years before we ever even heard of the internet. But most of his advice is....More
by Alan Hitchcox Apr. 22, 2013

The Old Timer Part 19: Same Valve, Twice the Flow

The Hitch Post The Old Timer Part 18: Avoid unwanted intensification Apr....More
by Alan Hitchcox Apr. 17, 2013

Electrohydraulics runs giant elephant

Gigantic. Majestic. Futuristic. Even scary. Those are just some of the words that describe the Great Elephant at Machines of the Isle, in Nantes,....More
by Alan Hitchcox Apr. 12, 2013

The Old Timer Part 18: Avoid unwanted intensification

Most hydraulics courses include an example to illustrate an intensification problem that occurs when holding vertical loads with a cylinder. A....More
by Alan Hitchcox Apr. 8, 2013

Cleaner Air, Cleaner Fluid

As I've been browsing through old issues to resurrect sage words from The Old Timer of royal Oak, I come across other gems that I think are....More
by Alan Hitchcox Apr. 1, 2013

The Old Timer Part 17: Penniless Project Recycles Rejected Components

The Old Timer of Royal Oak, Mich., was a regular contributor to H&P years before we ever even heard of the internet. But most of his advice is....More
by Alan Hitchcox Mar. 25, 2013

The Old Timer Part 16: Seeing is Believing

The Old Timer of Royal Oak, Mich., was a regular contributor to H&P years before we ever even heard of the internet. But most of his advice is....More
by Alan Hitchcox Mar. 16, 2013

The Old Timer Part 15: Two-way Intensifier Squeezes Sand

The Old Timer of Royal Oak, Mich., was a regular contributor to H&P years before we ever even heard of the internet. But most of his advice is....More
by Alan Hitchcox Mar. 9, 2013

The Old Timer Part 14: Extra Cylinders Beef Up Assembly Press

How to get more force without using more air or higher pressue....More
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Alan Hitchcox

Alan joined Hydraulics & Pneumatics in 1987 with experience as a technical magazine editor and in industrial sales. He graduated with a BS in engineering technology from Franklin University and...
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