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This course focuses on the application of the principles of hydraulics to the field of industrial and mobile equipment hydraulics.Topics include hydraulic pumps and motors, valves which control pressure, flow, and the direction of hydraulic fluid, counter balance, sequence, and pressure reducing valves. Accumulators, cylinder types, solenoid and pilot operated valves are also studied. Students get practice reading hydraulic schematics and building various hydraulic circuits using training benches.