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Free pneumatics and hydraulics course with certificate

Fluid power from first principles to relay control, free and complete: air preparation, cylinders, valves, circuits, FluidSIM, pumps, hydraulic valves and design calculations, with notes, quizzes and an optional verifiable certificate.

1 course · 15 modules · 27h 34m of video · Updated 27 September 2026
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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.

  • 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
15 modules 27h 34mView course

Questions

Is FluidSIM required?
The free demo is enough.
Do I need a pneumatics trainer kit?
No. Circuits are drawn and simulated in free tools such as FluidSIM demo and the concepts are shown on real cylinders and valves in the videos.