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Fluid Power Seminars
MSOE’s Applied Technology Center™ (ATC) regularly offers seminars that are designed to keep engineers and managers abreast of cutting-edge technological development, current applications and newly developed techniques. Most seminars focus on the foundation of fluid power, while others explore more advanced and sophisticated concepts in a high-tech, applications-oriented environment.
MSOE is proud to offer its Universal Fluid Power Trainer (UFPT), a modular, smart and unique fluid power and motion control training unit. It contains an excellent integration of industrial-grade hardware and built-in software licenses to help teach and demonstrate technology through circuit design and component selection; functional animation; mathematical modeling; performance simulation; prototyping with hardware-in-the-loop; and performance analysis and data acquisition. The UFPT is integrated into many of the fluid power seminars, giving students hands-on experience with the topics they are learning.
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All of MSOE’s Fluid Power seminars are customizable by changing lecture curriculum and/or adding proprietary laboratory exercises, and can be offered privately at your location. Some offerings are available online as well. Please call (414) 277-7269 or email khalil@msoe.edu for more information.
Who Should Attend
• Anyone involved in hydraulic system sales, design or modeling, or supervising system operation
Benefits
• The “Hydraulic Specialist” certification is an internationally recognized certification.
• The certificate is portable – it goes with the individual wherever they work.
• Certifications help individuals advance their careers and introduce themselves to the global job market.
• Certification sets individuals apart as leaders in their chosen field of work.
• Certification will help a vendor provide over-thetop quality and acquire ISO certification easily.
• Certified personnel help make the work environment safe and improve the safety, reliability and eff iciency of a machine operation.
Hydraulic Specialist Certification Review
Prepare for the International Fluid Power Society (IFPS) Hydraulic Specialist Certification during this three-day review session, followed by the certification exam on the fourth day. You will walk through the study manual provided by IFPS with one of MSOE’s expert instructors.
Location: On campus at MSOE or at the customer’s site
Time: Days 1-3: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; Day 4 (exam day): 9 a.m.-noon
CEUs: 1.8
Price: $900
Who Should Attend
• This seminar presents wide foundational understanding of hydraulic systems. The target audience is engineers, technical sales personnel, technicians, and even management personnel. Everyone will have some space to learn based on their needs. Despite being named “introduction,” the contents of the seminar are certainly beyond that.
Introduction to Hydraulics for Industry Professionals (Vol. 1)
Hydraulic control serves almost all industries we can see around us, such as civil engineering, aerospace, military, agriculture, oil and gas, etc. This 27-hour (5-day) seminar gives an overview of components and basics of building hydraulic systems. You’ll also learn the terminologies and interpretation of symbols that help in reading hydraulic circuit diagrams.
The core of the seminar covers the construction, operating principle, and sizing of basic hydraulic components such as pumps, motors, valves, cylinders, rotary actuators and accumulators.
It includes an exploration of the basic techniques to build hydraulic circuits that work safely and efficiently as well as detailed discussion about line losses, and sources of inefficiencies in pumps. Other topics include basic applications such as pressure limiting, pump unloading, driving single and multiple actuators against, resistive, overrunning, combined loads, sequence control and hydrostatic transmission.
Location: GS Global Resources, 926 Perkins Drive, Mukwonago, WI 53149
Time: Days 1-4: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; Day 5: 9 a.m.-noon
CEUs: 2.7
Price: $2,160
Immediate Takeaways
• Identify the distinguishing features of hydraulic systems
• Recognize hydraulic components symbols and read schematics based on ISO standards
• Read hydraulic circuits diagrams
• Perform the required calculation to size a basic hydraulic system
• Explain the operation and applications of pumps, motors, valves, cylinders, rotary actuators and accumulators
• Apply continuity and energy balance equations
• Describe the basic configuration and operation of hydrostatic transmissions
Textbook
Introduction to Hydraulics for Industry Professionals
ISBN: 978-0-692-62236-0
Who Should Attend
• Application engineers
• System integrators
• Motion control engineers
• Sales engineers
• Field engineers
• End users of electrohydraulic components
Electrohydraulic Components and Systems (Vol. 2)
Electrification of hydraulic systems became a trend over the past two decades and will continue in the future. This 27-hour (5-day) seminar starts by discussing the basic difference between hydraulic and electrical control and how to merge both in one system. Several examples will be shared on how to convert a legacy hydromechanical system to an electrohydraulic system. We’ll present a detailed discussion about the construction, principle of operation, selection, and sizing of solenoid operated valves, proportional valves, and servo valves. The seminar also covers the electrical control units used to drive such valves as well as the concept of on/off control versus analog control using open-loop and closed-loop electro-hydraulic concepts. You’ll get hands-on experience with MSOE’s state-of-the-art Universal Fluid Power Trainers as the theories are demonstrated.
Location: GS Global Resources, 926 Perkins Drive, Mukwonago, WI 53149
Time: Days 1-4: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; Day 5: 9 a.m.-noon
CEUs: 2.7
Price: $2,160
Immediate Takeaways
• Recognize the difference in construction, principle of operation and characteristics between ON/OFF valves, proportional valves and servo valves
• Apply real-time control technique for EH systems and perform infield tuning to adjust the system performance
• Read the basic electronic schematics of the proportional/servo valve amplifiers
• Make the best selection of the components required to build openand closed-loop electro-hydraulic control systems
Textbook
Electro-Hydraulic Components and Systems
ISBN: 978-0-9977634-2-3
Hydraulic Fluids and Contamination Control (Vol.
3)
Contamination control is a crucial matter for hydraulic systems to survive and to sustain their reliability and performance. Hydraulic fluids are inevitably contaminated by various sources—not just the particulate contaminants as many people may think. Hydraulic fluid contamination can be broadly defined as any internal or external reason that can change the properties or performance of the fluid. This 2-day (12-hour) seminar is designed to cover the knowledge of hydraulic fluids and contamination control and discusses thoroughly the different types of hydraulic fluids, their properties and standard methods of testing. The seminar also covers all types of contamination, their sources, effects, standards, and best practices to avoid and control them.
Location: GS Global Resources, 926 Perkins Drive, Mukwonago, WI 53149
Time: Days 1-2: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
CEUs: 1.2
Price: $800
Immediate Takeaways
• Recognize the different types of hydraulic fluids, their properties and their standard test methods.
• Figure out the sources, symptoms, effects and best practices to avoid various types of contamination.
• Know how to perform hydraulic fluid sampling, analysis, and to interpret analysis report.
• Evaluate filter performance.
• Control contamination in hydraulic transmission lines.
Textbook
Hydraulic Fluids and Contamination Control
ISBN: 978-0-9977816-3-2
Who Should Attend
• Mechanical engineers
• Industrial engineers
• Hydraulic system designers
• Hydraulic system operators
Hydraulic Fluids Conditioning (Vol. 4)
This 2.5-day (15-hour) seminar is designed to cover the knowledge related to conditioning of hydraulic fluids such as hosing in reservoirs, sealing, transmission through conductors, temperature control, and filtration. Each of the fluid conditioning requirements is thoroughly discussed showing various techniques, sizing calculations, and selection criteria. The provided book is unique in the amount of literature gathered from leading manufacturers of reservoirs, seals, transmission lines, heat exchangers, and filters.
GS Global Resources, 926 Perkins Drive, Mukwonago, WI 53149
Location: GS Global Resources, 926 Perkins Drive, Mukwonago, WI 53149
Time: Days 1-2: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; Day 3: 9 a.m.–Noon
CEUs: 1.5
Price: $1,000
Immediate Takeaways
• Recognize the proper and common sealing solution for hydraulic cylinders
• Understand the main properties of hydraulic seals and method of testing
• Size hydraulic reservoirs, calculate the oil filling volume, and specify the required accessories for a reservoir for a system to perform reliably
• Size and specify proper transmission lines for suction, pressure and return lines
• Understand the construction and operation of various types of heat exchanges
• Calculate the required cooling capacity and size the heat exchanger
• Understand the construction and operation of various types of hydraulic filters
• Specify and size hydraulic filters for an application
Textbook
Hydraulic Fluids Conditioning
ISBN: 978-0-9977634-8-5
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Safety and Maintenance (Vol. 5)
This 3-day (18-hour) seminar targets industry professionals in charge of operating, maintaining and troubleshooting hydraulic systems. It is also a great learning source for mechanical engineers and service manual technical writers. The seminar introduces best practices for safe design, commissioning, operating and servicing hydraulic components and presents the maintenance concepts and measuring instruments commonly applicable for hydraulic system maintenance. You’ll also learn the five sets of best practices for each of the following components: pumps, motors, cylinders valves, accumulators, reservoirs, transmission lines, heat exchangers, and filters.w
Location: GS Global Resources, 926 Perkins Drive, Mukwonago, WI 53149
Time: Days 1-3: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
CEUs: 1.8
Price: $1,200
Immediate Takeaways
• Apply required safety measures during system design, commissioning and servicing
• Apply proper inspection for common hydraulic components
• Apply the following best practices for common hydraulic components: selection, replacement, disassembling, maintenance, assembling, installation, standard testing, transportation, and storage
Textbook
Safety and Maintenance
ISBN: 978-0-9977816-5-6
Who Should Attend
• Mechanical engineers
• Industrial engineers
• Hydraulic system operators
• Hydraulic system servicers and troubleshooters
• Technical manual editors
Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis (Vol. 6)
This 2-day (12-hour) seminar is targeting industry professionals in charge of operating, maintaining and troubleshooting hydraulic systems. It is also a great learning source for mechanical engineers and service manuals technical writers. The seminar presents more than 40 troubleshooting charts to cover system-level and components-level troubleshooting including hydraulic fluids, pumps, motors, valves, cylinders, accumulators, reservoirs, transmission lines, heat exchanges, filters and sealing elements. You’ll also receive proposed inspection sheets for the aforementioned components and investigations for the typical types of failures for each component.
Location: GS Global Resources, 926 Perkins Drive, Mukwonago, WI 53149
Time: Days 1-2: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
CEUs: 1.2
Price: $800
Immediate Takeaways
• Identify the best method to troubleshoot hydraulic components and systems
• Apply troubleshooting charts for common hydraulic components
• Apply logic fault detection to hydraulic systems
• Recognize failure of common hydraulic components due to cavitation, particulate contaminations, overheating, overpressure, etc.
Textbook
Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis
ISBN: 978-0-9977634-6-1
Who Should Attend
• Hydraulic component designers
• Application engineers
• System integrators
• Electrohydraulic motion control engineers
• End users of fluid power components and systems
Modeling and Simulation for Application Engineers (Vol. 7)
This 2-day (12-hour) seminar is targeting industry professionals in charge of operating, maintaining and troubleshooting hydraulic systems. It is also a great learning source for mechanical engineers and service manuals technical writers. The seminar presents more than 40 troubleshooting charts to cover system-level and components-level troubleshooting including hydraulic fluids, pumps, motors, valves, cylinders, accumulators, reservoirs, transmission lines, heat exchanges, filters and sealing elements. You’ll also receive proposed inspection sheets for the aforementioned components and investigations for the typical types of failures for each component.
Location: GS Global Resources, 926 Perkins Drive, Mukwonago, WI 53149
Time: Days 1-4: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; Day 5: 9 a.m.-noon
CEUs: 2.7
Price: $2,160
Immediate Takeaways
• Identify the best method to convert the published static and dynamic characteristics of a hydraulic components into a solvable mathematical model
• Convert the mathematical model into a simulation model using MATLAB®/Simulink®
• Debug and validate a simulation model based on existing or experimentally developed performance
• Form a hydraulic system model by assembling hydraulic components models
• Use a validated model to analyzes system performance
Textbook
Modeling and Simulation for Application Engineers
ISBN: 978-0-9977634-3-0
