Hydrostatic Testing- Proof, Burst or Cycling? Hydrostatic testing is the process of pressure testing with a liquid, most commonly water, to verify the integrity of the system. In design, manufacture and throughout the service life of any pressurised product or system, hydrostatic testing plays an important role in differing ways. Here, we discuss the differences [...]
Here at Sarum Hydraulics we manufacture our Micropac range of hydraulic equipment. We sell to original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and end users. Recently I wrote a business continuity plan. ISO 9001:2015, the quality management system standard for organisations, is a risk-based standard; we are ISO 9001:2015 certified, and since business continuity is associated with risk, [...]
One manufacturer’s take on coping with Covid-19. How Covid-19 has really tested the resilience of this small hydraulics businesses. Who could have foreseen that from a market somewhere in Wuhan last December we would find ourselves in the midst of the Corona SARS-CoV-2 pandemic? Or that through 37 years of trading we have seen assorted [...]
UKEX and ATEX - a tale of two markets We outline below our understanding of how Brexit has affected selling equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres within the UK and the EU. A potentially explosive atmosphere Following Brexit, it became clear that two parallel conformity assessment programmes were going to be necessary [...]
Skydrol aerospace hydraulic fluid is fire resistant and retains a low viscosity at the very low temperatures at altitudes of 10,000 metres and higher. Both are big things for aviation and aerospace. It is used in aircraft hydraulic systems in place of hydraulic mineral oils. For example, the braking [...]
How Micropac hydraulics has given the VC10 skydrol hydraulic system a boost. We are sitting on high tech lightweight aircraft seating in a cutting-edge aircraft interior. It’s truly stylish. It isn’t an Airbus A350 or a 787 Dreamliner and maybe the ash trays give it away. If you are British and of a certain age, [...]
Making sense of marine hydraulic sailing superyachts and what works on a weekend sailing boat. All hydraulic Wally yacht equipped with Cariboni. Image- Cariboni. Back in 1765, Nelson’s HMS Victory was considered ultra-high tech, a top-of-the-range mechanical platform. Up to 37 sails could be flown at the same time, with a rigging that [...]
Just a quick online search for manual two speed hydraulic hand pumps (or “two stage hand pumps)will show up a multitude of different options currently on the market. Many of these workhorses have been around for more than 50 years. There are 700 bar oil hydraulic pumps by the dozen from all the big [...]
What will a Hydrostatic Pressure Test Certificate say? If you look at the simplest form of a hydrostatic pressure test certificate, it will state a medium plus a pressure, then go on to declare that on a certain date that the part (whether it is a hose, pressure vessel or whatever) was taken up to [...]
How to hydrostatic pressure test Tips from 35 years of Hydrostatic Pressure Testing expertise Our Micropac MP series pressure test pump offers a good quality and lightweight unit that will last for years. This is what we have learnt over 35 years of manufacturing our Micropac pumps for pressure testing Professionals. Whether you [...]
