Week 2

As many of you know, fluid power is used in almost all construction equipment and I have been noticing it now more than ever. I live in Stillwater where they are currently extending highway 36 across the St. Croix river. This is a huge undertaking and they have been at it for many months. Every day I drive by the construction site and see all kinds of machines that utilize fluid power. The massive iron beams that are being lifted into place by these machines require a large input of energy to get off the ground, so I can see why they have chosen fluid power as the primary means to accomplish this. Now I just hope they finish quickly here because the noise can be deafening!