How well do you know hydraulic, pneumatic and electric actuation technologies? Engineers today are increasingly evaluating all three actuation types for their machine designs, so we thought we’d put our readers’ knowledge of these actuation technologies to the test with our latest quiz which asks you to determine whether the phrase given describes a hydraulic, pneumatic or electric actuator.

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Sara Jensen, Editor, Power & Motion