Contributed by Steve Skinner, on behalf of Webtec LLC It’s probably fair to say that modern machinery is less prone to unexpected breakdowns than its counterparts of 30 or 40 years ago. This is due mainly to an increased emphasis on reliability engineering together with the availability of low-cost sensors, monitoring devices and digital communications. […]
Schroeder introduces Filtration Management as a Service program
Schroeder Industries has added an all-new fixed installation program called Filtration Management as a Service (FMaaS). With FMaaS, Schroeder comes to the customer and maintains and operates critical fluid conditioning equipment (that they also provide) at a low per gallon processing fee. After an initial investment in the plant, many operations do not have the resources […]
Fluid power and the circular economy
Since the dawn of the industrial revolution, manufacturers have tapped abundant natural resources to produce goods that lasted a few years and were then thrown away. Consumers go on to buy new ones and ensure the production cycle, and profits, continued. This “take-make-waste” model worked pretty well, in part because raw materials and energy were…
Catching up with LunchBox Sessions
LunchBox Sessions, the Canadian-based online hydraulics training platform, continues to grow, now with 13,000 current users across 97 countries. I recently caught up with Carl Dyke, the longtime Fluid Power World contributor, whose company, CD Industrial Group, created the dynamic sessions. Dyke said that LunchBox Sessions is now being used on a regular basis in more…
Dealing with extreme conditions and distances
This week, I visited longtime Fluid Power World contributor Carl Dyke at his Alberta-based business, CD Industrial Group. The company conducts industrial training programs all across North America, and also has developed the popular Lunchbox Sessions, an extensive series of online fluid power learning modules. One of the things that really impressed me was a large…
Practice good hydraulic system maintenance
When it comes to hydraulic system maintenance, it is vital that the people involved in recording data, taking samples, using test equipment, etc., are properly trained in the jobs they have to perform and the equipment they have to use. No matter how comprehensive the maintenance procedures are, there will inevitably be occasions when maintenance…
New industry guide on practical hydraulic maintenance available on Amazon
Webtec has recently launched a new guide for fluid power technicians entitled, An Introduction to Practical Hydraulic System Maintenance. Co-authored by industry experts Steve Skinner and Webtec’s Managing Director Martin Cuthbert, this guide was written to help educate technicians and engineers new to hydraulic fluid power maintenance and hydraulic engineers embarking on a career in…