Technical Guides
Short, practical guides for the people who maintain, troubleshoot, and run machinery. Written to be read next to the drawing, not instead of it.
Topic guides
- How to Read a Hydraulic Schematic - ISO 1219 symbols, port labels, and a step-by-step method for tracing any circuit.
- How to Read a P&ID - ISA-5.1 tags, instrument symbols, valves, and how to trace loops and isolation points.
- How to Read an Electrical Schematic - IEC 60617 symbols, device designations, ladder diagrams, and tracing control circuits rung by rung.
- How to Read a Pneumatic Schematic - ISO 1219 air symbols, numbered ports, FRL units, and tracing circuits from preparation to cylinder.
Language guides
- German Schematic and Machinery Terms - German-to-English glossary of valve names, pressures, ports, and maintenance vocabulary.
- French Schematic and Machinery Terms - French-to-English glossary of valve names, pressures, ports, and maintenance vocabulary.
- Dutch Schematic and Machinery Terms - Dutch-to-English glossary of valve names, pressures, ports, and maintenance vocabulary.
- Spanish Schematic and Machinery Terms - Spanish-to-English glossary of valve names, pressures, ports, and maintenance vocabulary.
- Italian Schematic and Machinery Terms - Italian-to-English glossary of valve names, pressures, ports, and maintenance vocabulary.
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