Hydraulic Control

    April 30, 2008
    An OEM needs to add hydraulics to a newly designed module in its machine line, to move heavy loads relatively quickly and with precision. Can the OEM control hydraulic pumps and actuators with the same standard PLC that it uses for other machine control functions, or does this machine builder need to look into more specialized hydraulic controllers?
    An OEM needs to add hydraulics to a newly designed module in its machine line, to move heavy loads relatively quickly and with precision. Can the OEM control hydraulic pumps and actuators with the same standard PLC that it uses for other machine control functions, or does this machine builder need to look into more specialized hydraulic controllers?
    Mike Bacidore | Editor in Chief
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    Mike Bacidore | Editor in Chief

    Mike Bacidore is chief editor of Control Design and has been an integral part of the Endeavor Business Media editorial team since 2007. Previously, he was editorial director at Hughes Communications and a portfolio manager of the human resources and labor law areas at Wolters Kluwer. Bacidore holds a BA from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. He is an award-winning columnist, earning multiple regional and national awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. He may be reached at [email protected] 

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