For the ultimate Jekyll and Hyde experience, why not take a spin in the classic Mercedes 600? Adored by superstars and beloved by dictators, Sarum Hydraulics explores the Cold War Monster that was as brilliant as it was ostentatious. image source People who consider themselves slightly vintage ought to remember the Mercedes 600, [...]
Hedonism, high seas and Hydraulics; how this summer’s super yachts are steering hydraulic innovation. With the summer press full of photographs of celebrities adrift on azure seas aboard some of the world’s most advanced super yachts, let us not forget the amount of pulling, pushing, raising, lowering and manoeuvring that is working hard behind the [...]
Yachts, Airbus and flying boats. How Cowes is keeping its marine and aerospace heritage alive. This week is Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week, the classic sailing regatta that has been running since 1826. At Sarum Hydraulics we love the spectacle and with some 8000 competitors, up to 1000 boats racing and 40 races each day, [...]
How the Americas Cup pushes man, machine and manual hydraulics to the limit. After 30 years of crafting Micropac® hydraulic hand pumps, we constantly have to remind customers not to be over optimistic with how much energy a human can generate. Source: yachtboatnews.com Not so with the latest Americas Cup yachts, where the [...]
From Hollywood to Hubble: The private space industry needs an escape orbit from Hollywood Blockbusters. After the explosion of his Falcon 9 Reusable rocket over Texas last year, TESLA CEO Elon Musk shrewdly tweeted that “Rockets can be tricky.” Tricky they are, and no doubt Mr .Musk is feeling greatly disappointed this week after the [...]
Sleek. Powerful. Sustainable: Innovative engineering meets slick design as Formula 1’s smarter, cleaner rival accelerates the global race for electric vehicle development. Electric automobile engineering continues to captivate us here at Sarum Hydraulics, and last weekend’s Formula E championship, which took place in London’s Battersea Park, was no exception. Despite hydraulic brakes having yet to [...]
Has the smart phone revolution already powered up a Continent? How smart phones change lives in the developing world. The Economist reckons that by 2020, 80% of the adults in the world will have a smart phone (a great article on http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21645180-smartphone-ubiquitous-addictive-and-transformative-planet-phones ). I remember an article ten or fifteen years ago in the same [...]
Why wouldn’t you look at low pressure hydraulics first? Think low pressure hydraulics! When designing a one off hydraulic system or for that matter a new piece of OEM hydraulic equipment, I suppose it is temping to dive straight into 250 bar components and techniques which are just everywhere. On some OEM hydraulics, you might [...]
Paul Durand-Ruel must be the art dealers' dealer. As a well established dealer in Paris in the late 1800's, he knew Claude Monet and was introduced to young Pierre-Auguste Renoir and his circle of friends including Camille Pissarro, Berthe Morisot, Alfred Sisley and others. He had the vision to bet the house on buying a [...]
No end has been written about the two men, their long running rivalry and how they shaped the Baroque Rome that we still see today. The work of both guys is just stunning. Having trekked round Rome, I just marvel at the imagination. But who would be the designer's designer? Which of them would be [...]
