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Mitch Eichler Closes the Loop on Electrohydraulic Valve Design

Feb. 25, 2022

Parker Hannifin's Mitch Eichler debunks the view that hydraulic systems are living on borrowed time. He argues that traditional hydraulic components will remain critical.

Rehana Begg

The high power density associated with hydraulic systems makes them flexible—and popular. In aerospace applications, hydraulics power parts of planes (brakes, steering, propeller). In agriculture they move farming equipment. In everyday use, your car’s shock absorbers, your office chair and the dishwasher are likely to be powered by hydraulics. Hydraulic systems are evolving alongside the computer technologies and electrification.

In this video, Mitch Eicher, a business development manager at Parker Hannifin, discusses how traditional hydraulic components will remain critical to systems where the flow rate, pressure or actuators need to be controlled. He also brings us up to speed on applications where hydraulic transmission stands head-above-shoulders in industrial and mobile hydraulic machinery.

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Rehana Begg | Editor-in-Chief, Machine Design

As Machine Design’s content lead, Rehana Begg is tasked with elevating the voice of the design and multi-disciplinary engineer in the face of digital transformation and engineering innovation. Begg has more than 24 years of editorial experience and has spent the past decade in the trenches of industrial manufacturing, focusing on new technologies, manufacturing innovation and business. Her B2B career has taken her from corporate boardrooms to plant floors and underground mining stopes, covering everything from automation & IIoT, robotics, mechanical design and additive manufacturing to plant operations, maintenance, reliability and continuous improvement. Begg holds an MBA, a Master of Journalism degree, and a BA (Hons.) in Political Science. She is committed to lifelong learning and feeds her passion for innovation in publishing, transparent science and clear communication by attending relevant conferences and seminars/workshops.

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