HydraForce Basics Seminar

INTRODUCTION

The off road market is ever changing due to the increasing popularity of cartridge and electro-hydraulic system technology. Design engineers face unique challengesranging from increased system efficiency and controlrequirements to tighter design space factors and material costs. With expectations rising and increasing system demands, HydraForce seeks out the most effective and innovative ways todesign hydraulic and electro-hydraulic systems for the 21st century.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

HydraForce’s Basics seminar is designed to give new Distributor Sales personnel, OEM Manufacturers and anyone else unfamiliar with HydraForce the ability to come and learn about our product line and the services available to them.

TRAINING SEMINAR

This training session gives an introduction to HydraForce, theory behind Cartridge Valve Technology, a familiarization of the HF line of Cartridge Valves and Valve Drivers for use in off-road machinery.

The first daywill consist of a tour of the HydraForce manufacturing plant, familiarizationofcartridge valves and the HydraForce product line,an overview of potential markets,customer resources, new products, upcoming projects and manifold design tools. In addition, you will have the opportunity to discuss potential projects, applications, and system concerns with a HydraForce Application Engineer.

The second day will be a half day to facilitate earlier flights out of town. Day two material will consist of a briefoverview of electro-hydraulic control theory as it applies to our valves, familiarization of HydraForce’s electronic product, and programming tool demonstrations. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss their application requirements with a HydraForce Application Engineer.

CLASSROOMLAYOUT

The training session will be conducted in a classroom environment. Participants interested in downloading HydraForce software for trial purposes must bring their laptops.

PARTICIPANTS WILL PROVIDE

(OPTIONAL) A laptop computer with the following if they wish to participate in software downloads:

• Windows® XP or 2000 (programming software incompatible with windows Vista®).

• min. Pentium® 3 (Pentium® 4 or higher recommended.)

• min. 256 MByte RAM (768 MByte recommended.)

• min. 120 MByte of available HDD space.

• CD ROM.

• USB port for CAN Bus communication.

HYDRAFORCE WILL PROVIDE

• Course Manual

• HydraForcenew product data sheets.

• All classroom material

• Lunch and classroom beverages, optional pre-arranged dinner on January 13th

Pre-registration Form

To enroll in theJanuary 13th and 14thHydraForce Basics Session

• Email this form and the pre-course questionnaire to:

or Fax this form and the pre-course questionnaire to 847-793-0087 c/o David Price.

• After receiving your registration HydraForce will email confirmation andcourse details.

• Hotel accommodation and transportation will be the responsibility of the student.

• Seminar Location:

HydraForce, Inc.

500 Barclay Blvd.

Lincolnshire, IL60089

U.S.A.

Attendee Information

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Pre-Course Questionnaire

For the question below please choose one of the following answers:

a) = very experienced

b) = experienced

c) = less experienced

d) = no experience

1. How would you rate your level of Hydraulic experience?

2. Do you have hydraulic system design experience(ex. manifold design)?

3. Do you have experience in electro-hydraulic machine control design?

4. What is your level of familiarity with Cartridge valves?

5. What areyour main areas of interest for HydraForce cartridge valves and/or electro-hydraulic controls (open answer)?

6. Do you have any projects that are in a design phase in which you’d like to implement HydraForce product but are unsure of which products to use?

7. Do you have experience in joysticks, sensors or other input devices?

Please list input devices you are familiar with:

8. If you answered “A, B or C” to #4, please rate your experience integrating these items into an electro-hydraulic system on a scales of 1 to 10, with 10 meaning very successful.

9. What knowledge would you most like to leave this training session with?