Industrial Hydraulic Technology is designed to give the student a solid foundation for industrial hydraulic components and systems.  This course is also the prerequisite for our Hydraulic Maintenance Technology and Analyzing Hydraulic Systems course.  The concepts and formulas which govern hydraulic systems are covered as well as operation and application to systems.  The course material is applied to practical applications, designs and maintenance situations.  The text book used is designed to give a person with or without an engineering background a working knowledge of today’s hydraulic applications, systems and components. The course is taught using Parker’s Industrial Hydraulic Technology text which is in use at over 500 technical schools and universities.  It is taught in a generic manner such that information is broad based and applicable to almost any hydraulic component or system.  The use of our training stands, classroom demonstrations, cutaways, and hands on exercises are used in the course to develop a better understanding of the technology.

Your instructor is a person from Ozark Fluidpower who is experienced in fluidpower systems and works with them daily at the plant level right here in West Michigan. 

Who should attend?  Almost anyone in industry who is involved with fluidpower, from the buyer purchasing fluidpower products, the engineer specifying them for a project, to most of all the maintenance and repair people who must keep them running daily. 

Course length runs 3 hours one night a week for ten weeks, generally in the evening.

Course Objective:  This course should give the student a working knowledge of how an industrial hydraulic system and components operate, as well as how to specify, operate and maintain them. 

Goals:   Upon completion, the student should be able to:
·        Explain how various types of pressure gages operate.
·        Explain the difference in absolute and gage pressure scales.
·        Describe the operation at the inlet side of a pump.
·        Explain the function of a pump in a hydraulic system.
·        Explain the relationship between pressure and flow.
·        Describe the different types of pump design (gear, vane, piston, gerotor).
·        Explain how a variable pump operates.
·        Calculate the horsepower required to operate a hydraulic pump.
·        Describe the major components of a hydraulic cylinder and how it operates.
·        Size a hydraulic cylinder for a specific application.
·        Explain how a hydraulic motor operates.
·        Describe the different types of hydraulic motors (gear, piston, vane, gerotor).
·        List and define the three elements of control.
·        Explain how a flow control operates in a system.
·        Explain pressure and temperature compensation.
·        Describe how a check valve operates.
·        Describe how a P.O. Check valve operates.
·        Explain how a directional control valve operates.
·        Explain the difference between direct and pilot operated.
·        Explain how a pressure relief operates and use.
·        Describe the difference between pilot and direct operated pressure controls.
·        Describe how a counterbalance valve, sequence and unloading valve operate.
·        Describe how a pressure reducing valve operates.
·        Describe the various types of fluid conditioning devices (reservoir, coolers, filters).
·        List the various locations for hydraulic filters and advantages/disadvantages of each.
·        Describe the different ISO fluid contaminant levels.
·        Identify the standard (ISO & ANSI) hydraulic schematic symbol used in industry.
·        Read a basic hydraulic schematic and explain its operation.
·        Develop a logical sequence of steps to troubleshoot a given hydraulic system.