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Case Flow Testing Debunked Has the fluid power industry been wrong about case flow testing for decades? We will debunk a common practice for testing pumps and explain what method shoul...

WEBINAR SERIES
Date: March 14th, 2018
Day: _Wednesday
Time: 12:00 PM Mountain Time
Price: Introductory Price (FREE)

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The Fluid Power Training Institute is holding an intensive, highly energetic, 5-day hands-on forum for people that teach hydraulics.

ATTENTION ALL HYDRAULICS INSTRUCTORS!
The Fluid Power Training Institute is holding an intensive, highly energetic, 5-day hands-on forum for people that teach hydraulics.
May 8-12, 2017

Quotes from our instructor's forum:

"A new way to look at hydraulic safety."
"MicroLeak testing - a positive and safe way to test hydraulic components."
"Helped me diversify my curriculum."
"MicroLeak testing - students need to learn this to be successful."
"Cavitation simulator - really drives home pump cavitation."
"Simpler way to teach pressure compensation and load-sensing."
"Load-sensing and logic valves - I found a better way to explain to students."
"I now have a better focus on hydraulic safety."

In-House Workshops | Fluid Power Training Institute (FPTI) | Hydraulics & Pneumatic Simulators and Hydraulic Training Workshops Fluid Power Training Systems™ designs and manufactures turn-key solutions for teaching and learning hydraulics and pneumatics. State-of-the-art hydraulic and pneumatic simulators, stunning visual aids and DVD's, brilliant textbooks and animations, and cut-away models.

One of the main reasons why we hold our men and woman in uniform in such high esteem is because of the sheer guts it takes to volunteer for a job that does not guarantee they will return home to their loved ones after each mission (shift). On the contrary, men and woman that work in America's plants, factories mines, farms and construction sites, have the comfort of knowing they WILL return home to their families after every shift.
Factory worker's spouses don't sit at home waiting anxiously for that dreaded phone call; or at least that's how it's supposed to be. Since I dedicated my career to improving safety in the fluid power industry, I have a great deal of knowledge and experience with matters pertaining to fluid power safety. Consequently, from time to time I am asked to join a team that is working diligently to determine the root cause of an accident related to fluid power. What I learned from four decades of investigating hydraulic accidents is profoundly disturbing; over 98% of the victims involved in the accidents were unsung heroes because they were not injured or killed defending their country, they were injured or killed while providing for their families. It's hard to imagine that in the U.S.A; the land of the free, and home of the brave, there is an entire group of workers that risk their lives every day for one reason only; they do not have the training they need to do their jobs safely. Over 99% of the people that work on and around hydraulic systems have NEVER received training in hydraulic safety. Of those, over 70% have never received training in fundamental hydraulics.
I was recently involved in an accident investigation in which a young man - the father of two teenage boys, was killed while disassembling a hydraulic cylinder. A few years ago, I investigated an accident in which two maintenance workers were severely injured while disassembling a hydraulic cylinder.
Tragically, as with most accidents related to hydraulics, both accidents would have been averted if the victims were trained to service and repair hydraulic cylinders.
Technical schools and colleges are “boot camps” where aspiring technicians go to learn a craft. As I toured technical schools and colleges in America, Canada, and Australia, it became evident to me that they either didn’t teach budding technicians how to service and repair hydraulics at all, or they covered the topic, but the training wasn’t by any means formalized.
My company, the Fluid Power Training Institute is renowned for designing state-of-the-art solutions for teaching fluid power. What sets us apart from the crowd, is that we are the only company that makes safety the nucleus of everything product we produce.
There is no disputing the evidence – training is the root cause of the problem. Education is the only way to stop the carnage. After completing my most recent accident report, I decided to sit down with my talented team of dedicated professionals and design a training system dedicated to teaching students’ best practices for performing hydraulic cylinder repair and service.
On behalf of the FPTI team we are proud to offer our newest training system; the MF400 Hydraulic Cylinder Training System

This truly amazing training system is designed to teach students the following best practices:
• How to field test a hydraulic cylinder using safest technique in the world – MicroLeak testing
• How to remove a hydraulic cylinder
• How to handle, transport and store hydraulic cylinders
• Special tools and fixtures needed to safely disassemble, and assemble hydraulic cylinders – torque wrenches and torque multipliers; seal installation and removal; cylinder containment fixtures
• Different types of cylinder gland retaining and locking mechanisms
• How to disassemble a hydraulic cylinder
• How to inspect a hydraulic cylinder to determine cause of failure.
• How to measure tolerances in cylinders and cylinder components
• Common pitfalls service mechanic make when they decide to remanufacture cylinder components, which could lead to unexpected failures
• How to assess the condition of cylinder components to determine if they need reworking – honing, resealing, replacement, etc.
• How to replace all types of cylinder seals
• How to assemble hydraulic cylinders
• How to test hydraulic cylinders with and without integral load holding devices.
The training systems consists of a mobile cylinder storage unit, which holds up to nineteen cylinders. The storage unit doubles as a 4-station test center. Both round welded and tie rod cylinders are specifically designed for training. Cylinders have welded handles, and welded plates to secure cylinder into bench vise.

We are pleased to announce that we will be attending the 2017 ATEA 54th National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee on March 15th and 16th, 2017.
Please stop by and visit our booth during the Trade Show on Wednesday, March 15th from 12:00pm until 4:00pm and Thursday, March 16th from 8:00am until 4:00pm.

When Sergio Hernandez, Assoc. Professor Trade & Industry / Diesel Technology Department, decided he wanted a "learning center of excellence" for Bobcat's service techs, he stopped at nothing to achieve his goal. Sergio was fortunate to have the undying and enthusiastic support from Gary Kramer, Bobcat District Service Manage

Learning optimization can only be achieved when a college takes into account that students have different learning styles; kinesthetic, auditory & visual. Kinesthetic learners are those who learn best by doing. Auditory learners learn by listening, and visual learners learn better from watching. Students that pursue technical careers are typically kinesthetic (hands-on) learners. How many times have my students said to me, "I didn't quite understand the subject matter, until I actually built the system on the simulators, and then it finally made sense? On the other hand, students that pursue an English degree, for example, do exceptionally well with auditory and visual learning.

Technical colleges have to, in my opinion, cater to all three types of learners, which means they have to strive to make their visual presentations, textbooks, and labs equally exceptional. This is where many technical colleges drop the ball. They either have good textbooks and poor labs, or vice versa, which simply means some students aren't going to do as well as others.

It's obvious that Sergio got it right on all three counts. His classroom is comfortable and well appointed. There is a large screen at the front of the class, and about half way between the from of the classroom, and the back, there is a large screen TV.

The next stop in Sergio's search for educational excellence was choosing a "system" - visual presentation, textbooks, and hands-on simulators, that would make it as easy for him teach hydraulics, as it would be for his students to learn hydraulics.

Sergio needed a number of hydraulic training systems, which would enable him to teach the unique systems on Bobcat's wide range of products:

Basic through advanced level hydraulic training system
Hydrostatic transmission training system
Hydraulic cylinder training system
Pump cavitation training system
There was only one company in America that had everything Sergio needed to serve Bobcat, his community, and his clients (students) brilliantly: the Fluid Power Training Institute.

Sergio's college invested in two (2) of FPTI's flagship training systems, the Model MF102D-H-TSE.
Next, his college invested in, what is arguably, the most advanced construction equipment training system in the world, the Model MF500.

Teaching students how to set-up, adjust and troubleshoot hydrostatic transmissions when they are buried inside a vehicle is almost impossible. The MF500 solves that problem because the hydrostatic drive is in full view of the students

The MF500's hydraulic bucket control systems was equipped Bobcat's own, fully-functional directional control valve.

To teach his students everything they need to know about the operation at the inlet side of a hydraulic pump, and cavitation, Sergio's college invested in a Model MF200-CAV simulator

In addition to hydraulic training simulators, Bobcat provided one their latest and greatest machines so the students could practice what they learned on an actual Bobcat machine.

It obvious that Bobcat has the formula for success all figured out: design and build tough and reliable machines. Add to that world-class, safety based training for the people that service, repair and troubleshoot their machines, and the answer will always equal, satisfied customers. It obviously works, Bobcat has been around since 1958!

I had the pleasure of spending a few days with Sergio and Gary to help them with their inaugral workshop. Needless to say, it was a resounding success. Thank you Bobcat for caring about the safety of your team members. Thank you for Palomar college and Bobcat for providing world-class training. Last but not least, thank you for your exceptional hospitality.

Only Einstein could not have described the model MF102 so eloquently. The most common feedback we get from instructors about the brilliant Model MF102 is that it teaches students how to think rather than act - an absolutely vital component of troubleshooting. The Model MF102 Training System is the only training system currently available that guarantees that students will reduce unnecessary hydraulic component replacement by at least 75%.