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Industrial Pneumatics and Hydraulics
Fluid power from first principles to electrical control: pneumatics versus hydraulics, air preparation, cylinders and vacuum, valves and symbols, pneumatic circuits and sequencing, FluidSIM exercises, Pascal's law and hydraulic maths, pumps and power units, hydraulic valves, circuits and schematics, design calculations and relay control of fluid power systems.
What you will learn
Read and draw pneumatic and hydraulic symbols and circuits, select cylinders, valves and air preparation, calculate force, flow, speed and air consumption, design sequencing and logic circuits, simulate them in FluidSIM, explain pumps and valves, size hydraulic circuits, and control cylinders with relays, switches and ladder logic.
- Compare pneumatics and hydraulics and prepare air correctly
- Select and size cylinders, valves and vacuum
- Design direct, indirect, logic and sequencing circuits and simulate them
- Apply Pascal's law, flow and power calculations
- Explain pumps, power units and every hydraulic valve type
- Control fluid power with relays, switches and ladder logic
Course content
15 modules · 110 lessons · 27h 24m
In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last, and a short quiz.
- 01Fluid Power Basics: Pneumatics versus Hydraulics5 lessons1h 10m
- 02Air Preparation: Filter, Regulator and Lubricator3 lessons25m
- 03Pneumatic Cylinders and Vacuum5 lessons45m
- 04Valves and Symbols9 lessons1h 12m
- 05Pneumatic Circuits: Direct, Indirect and Logic12 lessons52m
- 06Advanced Pneumatic Circuits and Sequencing8 lessons42m
- 07FluidSIM Simulation Exercises4 lessons55m
- 08Hydraulic Fundamentals: Pascal's Law, Pressure and Flow7 lessons3h 0m
- 09Hydraulic Cylinders, Pumps and Power Units9 lessons3h 27m
- 10Hydraulic Valves13 lessons4h 53m
- 11Hydraulic Circuits and Schematics13 lessons2h 56m
- 12Circuit Design Calculations8 lessons1h 5m
- 13Electrical Control of Fluid Power6 lessons3h 21m
- 14Electro-Hydraulic and Electro-Pneumatic Circuits7 lessons2h 40m
- 15Final Assessment1 lesson6m
Requirements
- Who it is for
- Beginner. Secondary-school physics is enough.
- Software
- FESTO FluidSIM (demo)
- Hardware
- None required. A pneumatic trainer or any machine with cylinders makes it real.
Industrial Pneumatics and Hydraulics at a glance
Industrial Pneumatics and Hydraulics is a free, self-paced online fluid power course from EDWartens India with 15 modules, 27h 24m of video lessons, written notes, practice tasks and assessments, and an optional verifiable certificate.
- Price
- ₹0, free for good. No trial, no card.
- Format
- 15 self-paced modules, 27h 24m of video, written notes, a quiz per module and a final assessment.
- Level
- Beginner. Beginner. Secondary-school physics is enough.
- Brand
- Vendor-neutral
- Software
- FESTO FluidSIM (demo)
- Hardware
- None required. A pneumatic trainer or any machine with cylinders makes it real.
- Certificate
- Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹700, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
- Video lessons by
- Jim Pytel, CHINMAY ACADEMY, Ms. Pneumatic (independent creators, credited below)
- Language
- English
A shareable EDWartens certificate
Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and you can buy a certificate for ₹700. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up.
- Add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
- Link it from a CV or portfolio, the URL is permanent
- Publicly verifiable by code, not a PDF anyone can edit
- Issued by EDWartens India, the training centre itself
The course itself stays free whether or not you ever buy one.
Stuck? Ask a practising engineer
A free course usually means a comment section and hope. This one does not. Every module has an Ask-your-trainer panel that reaches the same engineers who teach our paid programme: people who commission panels for a living, not moderators.
- Questions answered in the context of the module you are on
- The same engineers who teach the AEP programme
- Career tools, CV help and public job listings included
- Your progress and notes stay in your account for good
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Common questions
Is this for mechanical or electrical people?
Both. It starts with air and oil and ends with the relay ladders that control them, which is exactly the boundary maintenance teams work on.
Do I need FluidSIM?
The free demo is enough for the simulation module.
How much maths?
Force, area, flow and power: multiplication and division with units.
Is the course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate do I get, and is it a vendor qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons?
The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
Credits
Who made the video lessons
The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
- Jim Pytelthe hydraulics and electrical control of hydraulic systems lectures
- CHINMAY ACADEMYthe hydraulic and pneumatic circuits course
- Ms. Pneumaticthe basic pneumatic system training animations
If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.