There are a lot of motion-control applications hydraulics has a monopoly on. But what about those applications for which there is viable competition from mechanical or electro-mechanical alternatives?

When biases such as ‘getting rid of the oil’ (and the leaks that usually go with it) and eliminating the need for in-house hydraulics expertise (which can be hard to find and … Read more

One of our members who works for a hydraulic seal manufacturer wrote me this recently:

“We receive many seal-failure complaints. And while most of these failures can be attributed to installation, assembly, poor hardware preparation or even misuse of the product, we always try to educate our customers as to the cause of failure and provide them guidance to prevent … Read more

A colleague of mine recently told the story of how a client came to his home office for a consult. This client had at one time made a living buying and selling second hand books.

Upon surveying my colleague’s rather extensive library, the retired book dealer said, “Your library is valuable. It’s probably worth five thousand, maybe even ten thousand … Read more