Now is not a good time. It’s a popular cliché and an evergreen excuse. Fact is of course, when you’re looking into the future, there’s never a good time to do anything. Because it’s always easy to identify some logical reason why right now is not a good time to act.

Sure, the future is always uncertain. But it’s a … Read more

As I often remind hydraulics users here and in my work in other places, energy contamination, a.k.a. heat, is public enemy #1 of every hydraulic system. And it’s a bigger threat to system longevity and reliability these days than particle and water contamination–due to the widespread awareness and adoption of modern filtration technologies.

Adequate lubrication of hydraulic components and efficient … Read more

The removal of contamination ‘built-in’ during the assembly of a new hydraulic system, or the removal of internally-generated contamination following a major, catastrophic failure in an existing hydraulic system, is commonly known as flushing.

This type of flushing is usually carried out with a dedicated rig designed specifically for this purpose. And while the hydraulic oil to be used in … Read more