Hydraulics

Target Group
All personnel involved with the design, installation, maintenance, operation, and servicing of industrial hydraulic equipment.

Duration
4-½ days

Content
This course covers the following topics:

• Interpretation of circuit diagrams and symbols
  
• Pressure regulation
  
• Position of hydraulic drives
  
• Measure volumetric flow and pressure
  
• 2-week trial of FluidSIM to participate

At the conclusion of the training, participants will be able to:

• Comprehend basic hydraulic principles
  
• Explain the basic pump function and types
  
• Identify common components of the power unit
  
• Explain the operation of common cylinders and directional control valves
  
• Prevent problems such as cavitation and aeration

Prerequisite
General knowledge

Location
Virtual

Target Group
All personnel involved with the design, installation, maintenance, operation, and servicing of industrial hydraulic equipment.

Duration
16-hour course

Content
This course covers the following topics:

• Equipment and circuit diagram symbols, reading and interpreting basic hydraulic circuit diagrams
• Physical principles of hydraulics
• Structure and mode of operation of basic components
• Measure volumetric flow and pressure
• Technology and characteristic data of valves and drive elements
• Intensive training for industrial practice: setting up systems in accordance with circuit diagrams, commissioning systems
• Fundamentals of proportional hydraulics
• Structure of simple relay controls

At the conclusion of the training, participants will be able to:

• Design, assemble, test, and troubleshoot basic hydraulic circuits for process optimization
• Identify and describe the construction, design features, and operation of hydraulic components
• Interpret technical specifications and data relating to hydraulic components and systems
• Identify and explain graphical symbols for hydraulic components
• Describe fundamentals of oil flow
• Set up and commission systems in accordance with circuit diagrams
• Understand and explain the structure of basic relay controls

Prerequisite
General knowledge

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Location
Mason, Ohio

Target Group
Operators, Maintenance Technicians, Engineers, Trainers

Duration
8-hour course

Content

• Overview of maintenance touch-points in a hydraulic system
• Common fail points and component maintenance
• Preventive maintenance and fluid quality management
• Cavitation causes and preventive measures
• System documentation including motion diagram and function chart
• Preventive and Predictive Maintenance of Hydraulic Systems
• Troubleshooting components and hydraulic circuits

Outcomes

• Identify common component fail points
• Maintain a hydraulic system and components
• Use circuit and motion diagrams to identify circuit operation and sequence
• Design, assemble, and test hydraulic circuits
• Apply the principles and documentation for systematic troubleshooting in hydraulic circuits

Prerequisites
Basic Hydraulics (HY511)

Location
Mason, Ohio