MGR on YouTube We have had some footage taken of an accumulator being tested and information on water hydraulic valves.
Training Centre Now Open We opened our new Hydraulic & Pipe Fitting Training Centre this week and welcomed our first two groups of students. We set up the facility after demand for our pipe fitting courses grew and customers wanted the training off site. This means we can offer our training, both hydraulic and pipe [...]
We were asked by a global manufacturer of aero engines to design and manufacture two flushing rigs for use with Skydrol. MGR FluidPower has in depth specialist experience in the manufacture and maintenance of hydraulic systems operating on Skydrol type fluids. The key requirements for the trolley were; The flow was sufficient, approx 100 l/min [...]
They said it could not be done, raising a spoiler parallel under varying loads, but we did it! Our task was to provide a simple and lightweight system that met the clients expectations. It was our first project on a sports car andthe system needed to function but also blend with the components in the [...]
We have long known that the cleanliness of oil is a key factor in the reliability of any hydraulic system. Monitoring the oil cleanliness is important and automatic particle counters are very reliable and easy to use. One of our customers, a parts supplier to the Aerospace industry, purchased a Parker CM20 particle counter. The feedback after one year is that [...]
MGR Fluid Power are pleased to announce that they have moved to new premises in Leamington Spa. The premises are larger, giving us more room for manufacturing. Also we are better located, being near the A46, which connects to the M40. Our new address is: Quarry Buildings Old Milverton Lane Leamington Spa CV32 6RW Phone: [...]
We appeared in Eureka magazine in July following our showing at the IFPEX exhibition. Tom Shelley wrote; “In the field of hydraulics, Mike Retford, sales and engineering director of MGR Fluid Power claimed that “water is coming back into vogue again” as an alternative working fluid to oil. Water was, of course, the original working fluid [...]
Settling in! Following our move in July we are settling into our new premises, getting our stock to the correct levels and our production machinery in the correct locations. ABC of Hydraulic Maintenance The fourth month of this feature tackles theletter D. D is for Do nothing A common philosophy is ‘if it ain’t broke [...]
May finds us busily preparing for the IFPEX exhibition in June. In line with our recent business changes we will be focussing on our core strategy which is; Hydraulic systems – design, build, install & maintain Training—increase our theoretical offering to include practical pipe fitting courses Water hydraulics – providing new assemblies and replacement parts for Hunt, & Elwood valves The [...]
This is the first newsletter of 2010 and follows our reorganisation in January and it has been a busy first quarter of the year. We have refocused our business on the hydraulic engineering, hydraulic systems, hydraulic servicing and training areas. These are our core areas of strength and where we offer the best value to our customers. We will continue [...]