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by Alan Hitchcox Aug. 5, 2010

Focus on efficiency

It’s always a good idea to design for efficiency whenever you can. But efficiency can be a hard sell unless the buyer or management sees higher....More
by Alan Hitchcox Aug. 3, 2010

Hyped up over hybrids

Seems like everything is hybrid these days. Ever since the introduction of hybrid cars, we see the word hybrid popping up everywhere....More
by Alan Hitchcox

Stop leakage — and lose weight

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by Alan Hitchcox

What makes standardization so difficult?

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by Alan Hitchcox Jul. 24, 2010

My connection to a serial killer

If you're like me, you sometimes enter your name into a search engine to see what, if anything, comes up....More
by Alan Hitchcox Jul. 22, 2010

Hydraulics has been vindicated

"My first reaction to the missing arm was, 'There's some hydraulic guy sweating!' Then I thought about it and said to my wife, 'I'll bet it's an....More
by Alan Hitchcox Jul. 17, 2010

Hydraulics needs a better moustrap

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by Alan Hitchcox Jul. 15, 2010

What are your sources of knowledge?

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by Alan Hitchcox Jul. 10, 2010

America's poor are in the right place

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by Alan Hitchcox Jul. 8, 2010

Is fluid power research returning to its heyday?

Sitting at my desk, I daydream about what it must have been like to work in the 1960s and late 50s — what many would consider the heyday of fluid....More
by Alan Hitchcox Jul. 6, 2010

Preventive maintenance — dull, except for the bottom line

Mechanics are like anyone else; they like excitement and a challenge. So if equipment goes down because a pump fails or a valve sticks, everyone gets....More
by Alan Hitchcox Jul. 3, 2010

Forgiveness after 35 years

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by Alan Hitchcox Jul. 1, 2010

Trade shows: the singles bars of industrial marketing

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by Alan Hitchcox Jun. 29, 2010

Will magazines become a Rolling Stone?

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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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