--- title: HydraForce Insider Blog | electro-hydraulic equipment description: electro-hydraulic equipment | Our hydraulic valve blog features cartridge valve application tips, circuit techniques, and industry trends. --- [![logo-1](https://info.hydraforce.com/hs-fs/hub/84685/file-1401344043.jpg)](http://www.hydraforce.com/) - [Home](http://www.hydraforce.com/) - [Contact Us](http://www.hydraforce.com/About_HF/global_locations.html) - [Careers](http://www.hydraforce.com/Employ/Emp-World.htm) - [News](http://www.hydraforce.com/News/Newprds.htm) - [Find Valve by Model No.](http://www.hydraforce.com/Modelnos.htm) # HydraForce Insider Blog ## [5 Things to Consider When Designing an Electro-Hydraulic Machine](https://info.hydraforce.com/hydraforceinsiderblog/bid/48257/5-Things-to-Consider-When-Designing-an-Electro-Hydraulic-Machine) Posted by [David Price](https://info.hydraforce.com/hydraforceinsiderblog/author/david-price) on Mon, Nov 21, 2011 @ 16:11 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.hydraforce.com/hs-fs/file-15766124-jpg/images/thinker2.jpg)](https://info.hydraforce.com/hydraforceinsiderblog/bid/48257/5-Things-to-Consider-When-Designing-an-Electro-Hydraulic-Machine) | # Choosing to design a machine with electro-hydraulic control can be a very scary decision for machine manufacturers who are more comfortable with more traditional manual controls.  Here are five things to consider before you take the plunge to an electro-hydraulic system. |   | | --- | --- | ### **1. Consider your operators and technicians.** Switching from manually operated valves to electro-hydraulics is a big step. You are, in a sense, pulling the operator one step further away from the machine. For some people, this is great and they love a color display that allows them to endlessly tweak a hydraulic system without getting soaked with oil. Others enjoy the feel and perceived reliability of a manually configured electronic device system, and find a more traditional technology, such as an analog valve driver that is easily tuned with a screwdriver and trim pots more appealing. 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