Josh Cosford

General Manager, Higginson Equipment

Josh Cosford is General Manager at Higginson Equipment in Burlington, Ontario, where he currently resides. Josh studied fluid power at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario. He has more than a decade of experience with fluid power systems, and has held the Certified Fluid Power Hydraulic Specialist designation from the Fluid Power Society since 2009. Josh has been involved in the design and sales of hydraulic systems since 2006. Josh is the Director of Communications for the Canadian Fluid Power Society. He is also a Fluid Power World reader favorite, contributing to both our magazine and many websites regularly.

All Sessions by Josh Cosford

  • October 12, 2022


  • 11:30 AM  - 12:30 PM
    Ask any fluid power professional what the maximum pressure rating for an NFPA tie-rod cylinder and they will tell you it is 3000 PSI. However, we don't have to accept this limitation, and with intelligent engineering, we can achieve 10,000 PSI or higher.

  • 2:15 PM  - 3:00 PM
    We use ten percent of our brain. Saturated fat causes heart attacks. Flow makes it go. These statements have one thing in common - they're straight out lies. We can't expect to lure the next generation of fluid power professionals by sounding off jingles they inherently know are wrong. Today is the day we bunk Flow Makes It Go.

  • October 13, 2022


  • 10:00 AM  - 11:00 AM
    Filters are the unsung heroes of every fluid power system, protecting and conditioning while asking nothing in return. This presentation covers the essentials of filter design and selection, from ISO Codes to filter media. There is more to consider when selecting a hydraulic filter than most think, and the only thing on the line is, oh, your entire hydraulic system!

    Essential concepts like filter efficiency, design and operation will be discussed so you can up your filtration game.




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