About This Course
The Hydraulic Technicians course is for those who maintain equipment that contains hydraulics. Its aim is to help technicians understand hydraulic systems and how to fault find effectively.
Like all MGR courses, it can be delivered at your premises and tailored to you – for example by including your own hydraulic schematics or a deeper focus on particular subjects.
Want to check where your systems stand first? Download our free Hydraulic Failure Self Audit & Troubleshooting Guide.
What the Course Covers
Regulations for Hydraulic Systems
The regulations that apply to hydraulic systems, and what you need to do as a maintainer to be compliant with them.
Hydraulic Hoses and Pipes
How to select fittings and hose when you are modifying equipment or repairing a breakdown.
Fault Finding
Fault finding is a skill developed from knowing how hydraulic systems work. Finding the root cause of a problem saves time and money. The worst thing you can do is become a component changer, swapping parts without understanding the problem or how to solve it.
Maintenance and Contamination Control
Hydraulic systems need maintenance. We look at how to maintain them, including how to control contamination.
Practical Training With Live Simulations
All MGR training uses Automation Studio — specialist hydraulic circuit simulation software that brings circuits to life on screen. You can see how changes in pressure, flow and component settings affect the behaviour of the whole system in real time. This visual approach makes abstract concepts immediately clear and is one of the things delegates consistently find most valuable about our courses.
Training is delivered on-site at your premises, wherever you are in the UK, so your team can learn in a familiar environment without the cost and disruption of travelling to an external venue. We can work around your shift patterns and operational requirements.
Who Is This Course For?
The Technicians course is suited to:
- Technicians who maintain equipment containing hydraulics and want to fault find more effectively
- Maintenance or design engineers who understand hydraulic symbols and schematics
New to hydraulic schematics? Start with Stage 1.
What's Included
- Training delivered at your site, tailored to your equipment
- Course notes covering all topics
- Live hydraulic circuit simulations using Automation Studio
- Certificate of attendance
Book Hydraulic Technicians Training for Your Team
Hydraulic Training Courses – FAQs
Who is the Technicians course for?
Technicians who maintain equipment containing hydraulics, and maintenance or design engineers who understand hydraulic symbols and schematics.
Can the course cover our own equipment?
Yes. All our courses can be delivered at your premises, and we can include your own hydraulic schematics or a deeper focus on the subjects that matter to you.
Is there a free guide to go with this course?
Yes. Our Hydraulic Failure Self Audit & Troubleshooting Guide helps you score your system’s failure risk and shows where training would help.
Hydraulic systems learning path
Stage 1
- What is hydraulics?
- What is in a hydraulic system?
- Hydraulic symbols
- Hydraulic components, how they work
Stage 2
- Understanding hydraulic schematics and how they work
- Selecting components for hydraulic systems
- Calculations – motor power, flow rate, pressure
Stage 3
- Calculating pipe sizes, pressure drop heat and cylinder sizes
- Design a simple hydraulic system
- Contamination control, safety work with hydraulics
- Simple fault finding