Why wouldn’t you look at low pressure hydraulics first? Think low pressure hydraulics! When designing a one off hydraulic system or for that matter a new piece of OEM hydraulic equipment, I suppose it is temping to dive straight into 250 bar components and techniques which are just everywhere. On some OEM hydraulics, you might [...]
Paul Durand-Ruel must be the art dealers' dealer. As a well established dealer in Paris in the late 1800's, he knew Claude Monet and was introduced to young Pierre-Auguste Renoir and his circle of friends including Camille Pissarro, Berthe Morisot, Alfred Sisley and others. He had the vision to bet the house on buying a [...]
No end has been written about the two men, their long running rivalry and how they shaped the Baroque Rome that we still see today. The work of both guys is just stunning. Having trekked round Rome, I just marvel at the imagination. But who would be the designer's designer? Which of them would be [...]
The customer wants you to add a hand pump for a ridiculously low cost. You will win the order if you can supply the pack immediately with a hand pump. The customer wants to upgrade some systems to standby power but won’t pay for your service guy to travel to site. Unfortunately, these are everyday [...]
Having only been closed on average a few times a year since its commissioning in 1982, I read that the latest March closure was the 48th so far in 2014, very close to the recommended annual limit of 50. This certainly tells me something about flood risk. With the recent storm surges on tides in [...]
