Fluid Power Central Philosophy
KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge underpins the execution of all fluid power tasks. Without it, one cannot begin to perform at a safe, practical, or effective level of competence. Acquiring knowledge is a lifelong journey, as technology is always changing, and new things are being discovered every day.
SAFETY
Safety is not just a buzz word! Safety is intertwined with all things fluid power. Without applying safety in a practical manner, lives can be lost, bottom lines can suffer, and morale can be destroyed. With the above being the case, all fluid power training must teach about safe practices that prevent injury or death while achieving work/task related goals.
PRACTICALITY
The best outcome of learning, the “aha moment”, occurs when theory meets experience. To ensure this (aha moment” happens, experiential learning strategies are utilized to ensure the leaner builds the foundations for practical application of fluid power knowledge, theory, and practices for the real-world application.
Meet the Instructor
Welcome to Fluid Power Central! I am Rowan, a hydraulics design engineer and fluid power instructor who is passionate about all things fluid power. A little about me, I started my fluid power journey back in 2009 after graduating as a mechanical engineer from the one and only Kansas State University. I worked as a mechanical design engineer/test engineer at Muncie Power Products for a few years and got a lot of great experience designing hydraulic test stands, conducting hydraulic equipment related tests and honing my skills analyzing hydraulic test data using high end data acquisition systems such as the Somat Edaq and Edaq Lite.