This 4.5-day (27-hour) seminar is targeting industry professionals who are in charge of operating, maintaining, and designing hydraulic systems for Mobile Machines. This seminar covers twenty chapters. The first four chapters cover conceptually the systems that are commonly found on all mobile machines such as hydrostatic transmission, control blocks, steering systems, fan drive systems, hybrid systems, and mobile machine electrification. The rest of the chapters cover different categories of mobile machines such as excavators & shovels, loaders, dozers, graders, road construction machines, aerial work platforms, forklifts & telehandlers, cranes, mining equipment, municipal & hauling trucks, concrete pumps & mixers, tractors & AG machines, tunnel-boring machines, aerospace applications, marine and military applications, and railways applications. 

 
In each category of mobile machines, the seminar presents a brief introduction to equipment, hydraulic-driven functions, hydraulic circuit diagrams, and hybrid or electrified models, if found. Some of the presented systems are just generic, and the others are aided by examples from industry.

Program Overview

Date: November 3-7, 2025
CEUs:
 2.7 | PDHs: 27
Cost: $2700 per person.

Who Should Attend

Mechanical and industrial engineers, application engineers, product developers, hydraulic system operators, servicers, troubleshooters, and technical manual editors.

Course Material

 
 
 

Upon successful completion, you will be able to: 

  • Read a circuit diagram and identify the hydraulic components of a mobile machine.
  • Identify the hydraulic-powered travel drive function and the implement functions.
  • Recognize the configuration of the hydrostatic transmission, steering system, cooling fan drive system, and the architecture of the control block.
  • Identify the applicable methods of power management, energy saving/recovery, hybrid concepts, and electrification approaches if found in a mobile machine.

Course Outline

  • Chapter 01-Hydrostatic Transmissions
  • Chapter 02- Control Blocks in Mobile Machines
  • Chapter 03-Steering and Fan Drive Systems
  • Chapter 04-Hybrid and Electrified Mobile Machines
  • Chapter 05-Excavators and Shovels
  • Chapter 06-Loaders
  • Chapter 07-Dozers
  • Chapter 08-Graders
  • Chapter 09-Road Construction Machines
  • Chapter 10-Aerial Work Platforms
  • Chapter 11-Forklifts and Telehandlers
  • Chapter 12-Cranes
  • Chapter 13-Mining Equipment
  • Chapter 14-Municipal and Hauling Trucks
  • Chapter 15-Concrete Pumps and Mixers
  • Chapter 16-Tractors and AG Machines
  • Chapter 17-Tunnel Boring Machines
  • Chapter 18-Aerospace Applications
  • Chapter 19-Marine and Military Applications
  • Chapter 20-Railway Applications

Agenda

  • Days 1-4: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Lunch: noon to 1 p.m.
  • Day 5: 9 a.m. to noon
  • Link to full agenda
Continental breakfast and lunch will be served daily. Beverages/Snacks are provided throughout the day.  
 

Instructors

  • Dr. Medhat Khalil – Director of Professional Education & Research Development, Applied Technology CenterTM, Milwaukee School of Engineering.
  • Kerrigan Tim – Director of Fluid Power Institute, Applied Technology CenterTM, Milwaukee School of Engineering.