End of last year I researched and wrote a special report which explains why your boss will never give you a raise. Not in real terms (above inflation) anyway. Some of the key points contained in the report are:

–In the US, the pay of middle wage workers has only increased 6% since 1979, and has been more or less … Read more

A recent arrival on ‘Plant Brendan’ who works for Bosch Rexoth’s ‘Large Hydraulic Drives’ division in Sweden (a.k.a. Hagglunds division) wrote me this after reading my “6 Hydraulic Mistakes….” report:

“I would have liked more information on why you shouldn’t have filters on the drain line on piston pumps. We actually use that solution in our drive units and we … Read more

One of our members writes:

“I work for an aircraft ground servicing manufacturer and we test hydraulic flow for various restrictor check valve assemblies. We have a test bench that maxes out at 2500 psi and 20GPM, using a 30HP electric motor. We need to test a new restrictor that requires 3500psi and 26GPM. I was wondering if we could … Read more