Hydraulic systems consist of many different components, and hydraulic valves are one important component group. These valves have many tasks in a hydraulic system, and the valves can be categorized into pressure control valves, flow control valves, and directional control valves. The valves do their job mechanically, making them reliable and durable. It is also important to know that hydraulic valves can be controlled electrically.
One practical example of a valve’s job in a hydraulic system is to allow users to turn on and off a piece of hydraulic equipment like a hydraulic generator. Long story short, the valves make it possible to control or direct the hydraulic flow or both.
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There is no hydraulic system that doesn’t have any hydraulic valves, and that’s why it’s helpful to know the basics of them. Because of that, we wrote a guide that opens up the most common valves used in hydraulic equipment installation. The guide has been written in a way that allows you to understand the concepts of different valve types if you have intermediate knowledge of hydraulics. If you need more information about hydraulic systems overall, you can check our other guide by clicking this.
Actually, hydraulics is pretty straightforward when you get the idea of it. When you get it, it will open many opportunities, whether you are an excavator owner, a user of a work truck, or an operator of the wheel loader. Hydraulic equipment helps us together to achieve a better world of machinery. Valves are making the job it easier.