You can’t see inside a hydraulic system, the best alternative is to gather important information such as pressure and flow. Taking a trace of the pressure over a period of time can reveal problems and help you find a solution quicker and less costlier than by guessing. Data logging can also help with predictive maintenance; if you data log when the machine is working well then you have a benchmark with which to check your system against. Any degradation can be identified and action taken before it becomes a problem.
Our latest case study looks our data logging a real problem. Case Study – Hydraulic Data Logging