--- title: Donaldson Hy-Pro Lube & Hydraulic Filtration Industry Blog | Scott Howard description: Scott Howard is a Senior Key Accounts Manager at Donaldson Hy-Pro with 23 years of experience in hydraulic and lubrication filtration. He works closely with industrial operators to help improve machine reliability and fluid life, and is actively involved in educating professionals on contamination control and best practices in filtration. --- [![Donaldson Hy-Pro Logo_White](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hy-Pro%20Logos/Donaldson%20Hy-Pro%20Logo_White.png?width=591&height=265&name=Donaldson%20Hy-Pro%20Logo_White.png) ![Donaldson Hy-Pro Logo 2](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hy-Pro%20Logos/Donaldson%20Hy-Pro%20Logo%202.png?width=584&height=262&name=Donaldson%20Hy-Pro%20Logo%202.png) ](https://www.hyprofiltration.com) [**](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/author/scott-howard#tmpmodule_1568675152246189) [![Distributors](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/170326/6a993b6f-f737-4a22-8a35-a45c4da5c3b4.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/170326/6a993b6f-f737-4a22-8a35-a45c4da5c3b4) ![ECATALOG](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/170326/interactive-162302555948.png) ** ### Scott Howard Scott Howard is a Senior Key Accounts Manager at Donaldson Hy-Pro with 23 years of experience in hydraulic and lubrication filtration. He works closely with industrial operators to help improve machine reliability and fluid life, and is actively involved in educating professionals on contamination control and best practices in filtration. #### Recent posts by Scott Howard ###### 8 min read ### [Is New Oil Clean? The Truth About Oil Contamination and How to Handle It](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/is-new-oil-clean) By [Scott Howard](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/author/scott-howard) on Mon, Sep. 08, 2025 [![](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/hubfs/Short_3%20Ways%20New%20Oil%20Gets%20Contaminated%20-%20LinkedIn%20Post.jpg) ](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/is-new-oil-clean) ###### Topics: [contamination](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/contamination) [new oil](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/new-oil) [cleanoil](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/cleanoil) [oil handling best practices](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/oil-handling-best-practices) [hydraulic oil cleanliness](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/hydraulic-oil-cleanliness) ###### 4 min read ### [Four Ways Outside Contaminants Enter Your System](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/bid/340345/4-sources-for-bringing-outside-contamination-in-your-system-0) By [Scott Howard](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/author/scott-howard) on Thu, Apr. 15, 2021 # Four Ways Outside Contaminants Enter your System As an equipment owner or manager, the last thing we want to find in our system is contamination.  After all, contamination means loss of efficiency or even downtime, which ultimately costs time and money.  Contamination somehow always sneaks its way into our systems.  So, how does contamination get in our systems and what are we supposed to do about it? ###### Topics: [contamination](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/contamination) [oil analysis](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/oil-analysis) [breathers](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/breathers) ###### 3 min read ### [[Video] Water Contamination and Removal Methods](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/bid/347342/video-water-contamination-and-removal-methods) By [Scott Howard](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/author/scott-howard) on Mon, Jun. 02, 2014   Do you know what the 3 different types of water contamination are? What about the 4 methods to remove water from your fluid? Watch our short video for a thorough explanation of each. ###### Topics: [hydraulic fluid](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/hydraulic-fluid) [water](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/water) [vacuum dehydrator](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/vacuum-dehydrator) [coalesce technology](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/coalesce-technology) [headspace dryer](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/headspace-dryer) [video](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/video) [contaminination](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/contaminination) [filter elements](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/filter-elements) ###### 4 min read ### [[Video] Proper Bottle Sampling Technique](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/bid/334329/video-proper-bottle-sampling-technique) By [Scott Howard](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/author/scott-howard) on Wed, Feb. 05, 2014 ###### Topics: [samples](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/samples) [reservoir](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/reservoir) [filter cart](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/filter-cart) [video](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/video) ###### 3 min read ### [Why You Need to Care About Micro-Dieseling](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/bid/317086/why-you-need-to-care-about-micro-dieseling) By [Scott Howard](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/author/scott-howard) on Mon, Jan. 27, 2014 [![](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/hs-fs/file-315964283-jpg/images/shutterstock_71593009.jpg) ](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/bid/317086/why-you-need-to-care-about-micro-dieseling) Most people are familiar with diesel engines and how they work, which includes a rapid compression of air. When you inject a fuel source, it creates an explosion. Did you know that micro-dieseling is similar? A front-end loader that runs a diesel engine is a macro-level (or big picture) of what it does on the micro (or smaller) level in a hydraulic pump. ###### Topics: [diesel](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/diesel) [thermal event](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/thermal-event) [fuel](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/fuel) [hydraulic oil](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/hydraulic-oil) [contaminination](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/contaminination) ###### 4 min read ### [What is a Vacuum Dehydrator?](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/bid/317139/what-is-a-vacuum-dehydrator) By [Scott Howard](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/author/scott-howard) on Mon, Sep. 30, 2013 [![](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/hubfs/VUD%20Vacuum%20Dehydrator-890287-edited.jpg) ](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/bid/317139/what-is-a-vacuum-dehydrator)   Article Summary This article breaks down the three types of water found in industrial oil systems—free, emulsified, and dissolved—and why each one matters to fluid condition and equipment reliability. It also explains how vacuum dehydration removes water, including dissolved water that many other methods cannot effectively address. If the hydraulic, lubricating, compressor or gear oil you use is not made of a water base in formulation , then water is considered a contaminant and must be recognized and managed. ###### Topics: [water](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/water) [Water Contamination](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/water-contamination) [vacuum dehydrator](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/vacuum-dehydrator) [contaminination](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/contaminination) [VUD](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/vud) ###### 2 min read ### [Why You Need Proper Filtration in Front of Your Control Valves](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/bid/314818/why-you-need-proper-filtration-in-front-of-your-control-valves) By [Scott Howard](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/author/scott-howard) on Mon, Sep. 23, 2013 # Proper filtration keeps control valves from becoming faulty and failing. Most people have at least heard the term control valve, even if they don't know exactly what it does. For those of you caring for hydraulic systems, you likely work intimately with these parts. Did you know that if you're not using proper filtration in front of said control valves that you're likely doing your operation a disservice? (It's true.) ###### Topics: [contaminination](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/contaminination) [filter elements](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/topic/filter-elements) [All posts](https://www.hyprofiltration.com/blog/all) ### Featured ### Sign up for updates ## Have a Question for Donaldson Hy-Pro? 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