Fluid Power Journal

IFPE Fluid Power Zone to Return to IMTS in 2016

NFPA is making plans to host the 2016 IFPE Fluid Power Zone at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) at Chicago’s McCormick Place during the …

2015 Fluid Power Innovation & Research Conference

Registration and Housing Now Open FPIRC, co-sponsored by the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) and the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power …

Overheating on a Large Forging Press

A forging and stamping company had problems with overheating on a press. The company had several identical presses, and only one had been overheating for some …

Curtiss-Wright Awarded Contracts for Submarine Program

The contracts, valued at over $480 million when fully funded, will supply pumps, valves, generators, and propulsors for the U.S. Navy’s Block IV Virginia …

Schmalz Breaks Ground on New Facility

Schmalz Inc.’s new six-acre facility in Raleigh, N.C. will provide more room for testing and assembly of automation systems, along with a dedicated customer …

Hengli Expands Distribution Network

Hengli, a hydraulic cylinder manufacturer, added TECO Technology to its North American distribution network, covering northern California, western Nevada, …

Concept Machine Tool Named Distributor for Six Midwest States

Concept Machine Tool Sales, Inc. (CMT) has been appointed distributor of Fives Machining Systems for Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, …

RG Group Opens Marcellus Shale Service Center

The center, located in Montoursville, Pa. specializes in servicing, maintaining, and refurbishing heavy equipment particularly used in the hydraulic fracking …

Linde Hydraulics Opens New Facility in China

Linde Hydraulics GmbH & Co. KG opened a new plant in Weifang, a city on the east coast of China. After the branch in Xiamen, this is the company’s first …

PIRTEK Opens Fourth Center in Detroit

PIRTEK Metro Detroit added a fourth service and supply center, PIRTEK Wixom in May 2015. The location operates four on-site service vehicles and provides …