Fluid power is a term describing hydraulics and pneumatics technologies. Both technologies use a fluid (liquid or gas) to transmit power from one location to another.
With hydraulics the fluid is a liquid (usually oil but can be water) whereas pneumatics uses a gas (usually compressed air). Both are forms of power transmission, which is the technology of converting power to a more useable form and distributing it to where it is required. The common methods of power transmission are electrical, mechanical and fluid power, although they are sometimes viewed as competing technologies, no single method of power transmission is the best choice for all applications. In fact, most applications are served by a combination of technologies. Fluid power, however, offers important advantages over the other technologies.
Flowtech Fluidpower PLC (LON:FLO) are a specialist fluid power Group, they provide ‘total fluid power solutions’, delivering technical products, design, manufacturing services, maintenance and support to distributors, equipment manufacturers and industrial users across the UK and overseas.
