Hydraulic systems are used extensively in all kinds of process industries, construction equipment, vehicles, heavy engineering and many more sectors. Hydraulic systems may look small, but are mighty in force, are highly versatile systems used for lifting heavy loads in a precise and repetitive manner. A well designed hydraulic system is critical to the productivity of an industry. Factoring in proper placement of the components and accessibility of frequently changed components, while making the unit as compact as possible with safety in place are key to a well-designed hydraulic system. Hence in depth understanding about Hydraulics systems is mandatory for design, assembly and maintenance engineers. Proper functioning of the system, minimizing /eliminating down time and extending service life of the Hydraulic system is essential for uninterrupted production. This programme will focus on in depth understanding of Elements of Hydraulics circuits, Preventive Maintenance Procedures and Safe Trouble Shooting Practices.

Keeping this in view, Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association (IMTMA) is organizing an online 5 day programme on Design, Integration, Maintenance and Trouble Shooting of Hydraulic Systems.

This program shall be conducted by Mr. N Swaminathan and Mr. Balkrishna Deshpande.

Mr. N Swaminathan is a Mechanical engineer with over 40 years of professional experience. He joined BFW Ltd as R&D engineer and was involved in developing a vertical machining centre. He co-founded Leonardo Automation in 1986 as Technical Director looking after deisgn to customer service. He was involved in design of Hydraulic powerpacks, expanded to Electro- hydraulic systems with CE marking, developed special test rigs, Actuators, lab systems and jack oil systems. The powerpacks built by him have the capacity to handle a maximum pressure of 2500 kg /cm2 and a flow of 1200 lpm. He has served customers like GE (Austria) / Nuclear power corporation / Siemens / ARAI.

Mr. Deshpande is a Domain expert with more than 38 years of hands-on experience in machine controls design, assembly, & commissioning. He is an expert in hydraulics, pneumatics, bearings lubrication & mechatronics (focus on factory automation). He has vast experience in circuit building, system designing, commissioning & fault finding. He has delivered extensive hands-on training in hydraulics and pneumatics to more than 2000 industry professionals across India. He represented India as Mechatronics trainer & expert of Mechatronics World Skills international Competition 2013 & Jury for Russian hi-tech World Skill competition 2014.