Category: Fluid Power & Hydraulics
Jim Fitch authored articles & papers
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Hydraulic Fluid Analysis: Avoiding the Potential Pitfalls
Analysis of hydraulic fluids, if done properly, can suggest maintenance procedures to improve hydraulic equipment reliability and extend system life. Significant cost savings can result. Read More
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Filtering water from hydraulic oil
Water in a hydraulic system constitutes a serious form of oil contamination. However, water contamination is rarely recognized as such, hardly understood, and, until recently, considered difficult to combat. Read More
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Fluid Conditioning of Aviation Hydraulic Fluids
This paper discusses the problems associated with hydraulic fluid contamination in aircraft as well as the benefits to be achieved by fluid conditioning. Also discussed is fluid conditioning prior art and the proprietary designed preferred by Diagnetics. Read More
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Safety Considerations in Fluid Power Products. Part 1: Design Aspects
With manufacturers expecting over 1,000,000 product-liability suits annually by 1980, more and more emphasis must be placed on safety and failure prevention. Companies with a poor track record, and which deal with ‘”accident prone” equipment, have little choice if they plan to survive the onslaught of an aroused, safety-minded and suit-conscious public. This paper is… Read More
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Safety Considerations in Fluid Power Products. Part 2: Design Aspects
Product safety must be our business-not a sideline or an activity that our trade 01: technical association performs for us. As emphasized in Part 1 of this report, with the everchanging public attitudes, climate of the courts, standards being approved, and edicts by the government; this is no time to “stick our heads in the… Read More
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The Influence Of Marketing on the Design Of Fluid-Power Products
Marketing should play a major role in the design of new fluid power products. The wants, needs and problems of the consumer are many times ignored as important inputs to product design. Read More