John Foster

About John Foster

Passionate about boats, cars, art, architecture and of course, hydraulics. After 40 years as Director of Sarum Hydraulics, every day still brings new challenges and inspiring engineering in the bigger world. If you want to talk hydraulics, engineering or even boats, reach out to me on LinkedIn at https://uk.linkedin.com/in/johngfoster or contact me direct at john@sarum-hydraulics.co.uk

How do you use the Micropac PTR-A low cost pressure cyling rig?

By |2024-03-11T09:42:45+00:00March 6th, 2024|Hydrostatic Pressure Testing, White Paper|

Five interesting applications for the PTR-A pressure test cycling rig and why the unit is a very powerful standard solution for cycle testing for Design, Development and Production Engineers. PTR-A Pressure cycling rig intuitive touch screen. This unit for a German customer. What is cycle testing and why do you do it? Should you [...]

Is there a Swagelok® Hydraulic Hand Pump?

By |2024-06-03T10:28:52+01:00February 20th, 2024|White Paper|

We are enthusiastic Swagelok people but always thought a hand pump was needed to complement their range. Our Micropac PPS hand pump is aimed at 316 stainless system builders and is manufactured in 100% 316 stainless and polymer. It is multi-fluid, and three versions are offered from 11cc per stroke to 125 bar up [...]

Hydraulic Pressure Burst Testing, ballistic protection and other questions.

By |2024-04-02T16:23:32+01:00February 19th, 2024|White Paper|

We know burst testing. After over 40 years, our Micropac pumps have been used for lots of burst testing set-ups. Here are a few pointers including the issue of protection. How dangerous is burst testing? What extra safety considerations are there? This is a very common question. It can be very dangerous and a [...]

Pressure Test and Hydrotest Hand Pumps: Ensuring Integrity in Critical Systems

By |2024-04-02T16:09:17+01:00December 20th, 2023|Hydrostatic Pressure Testing, Most Popular, White Paper|

Pressure Test and Hydrotest Hand Pumps. Essential tools for safety and integrity in critical pressure systems. So much large scale infrastructure for industrial processes relies upon vessels, pipework and key pressure components. If there is a failure under pressure, the operator has to face the consequences of safety for staff and the wider population, security, [...]

How to design a miniature hydraulic system that is rugged and low cost

By |2023-11-27T14:34:27+00:00November 27th, 2023|Most Popular, White Paper|

Pick the right application and a miniature hydraulic system will be perfect for you or your customer. It can provide a dedicated hydraulic system for your specific task rather than sharing a complicated system, have a very small space envelope and can be incredibly cost effective. After 40 years, we have seen how our customers [...]

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