Fluid Power Journal

RG Group Breaks Ground on Branch Expansion

RG Group announced the groundbreaking for the expansion of its Flour Mill Road manufacturing and distribution center in York, Pa. The new facility plan will …

PIRTEK Opens Fourth Center in Chicago Area

Joining the existing three service and supply centers in the Chicago area, the location at 1701 Quincy Avenue in Naperville, Ill., will provide easy access to …

POCLAIN Acquires Castings Company

The POCLAIN Group has acquired Grandry Technologies, which specializes in the manufacture of complex molded parts from nodular cast iron and is a supplier to …

Curtiss-Wright Receives Award from Lockheed Martin

The Defense Solutions division of Curtiss-Wright Corp. received a production award from Lockheed Martin to provide the Turret Drive Servo System (TDSS) for use …

MTS Sensors Expands Integration Partner Program

MTS Sensors expanded its Integration Partner Program to offer complete integrated sensor hydraulic control system solutions. The program was introduced …

Engis® and Delapena Sign Agreement for Precision Bore Honing

Engis Corp. in Illinois and Delapena Group in the UK signed an agreement for the distribution of the Delapena stroke honing machine tools in North America and …

Problem: Number of Cycles

“I plan to put an eight (8)-ft. elevator in my house using an air-over-oil system in case of power outages. My air compressor has a 75-gallon tank and kicks …

Profile: David Schneider

Why did you decide to enter the hydraulics field? Northern Wisconsin had very few job opportunities in the early 1980s, and John Deere offered me a job upon …

NFPA’S 2015 IEOC Breaks Attendance Record

NFPA’s 2015 Industry & Economic Outlook Conference (IEOC), held August 10-12, 2015 at the Westin Chicago North Shore, Wheeling, Ill., exemplified the …

NFPA Updates its Technology Roadmap for the Fluid Power Industry

The 2015 NFPA Technology Roadmap: Improving the Design and Function of Fluid Power Components and Systems has been published by the National Fluid Power …