Fluid Power Journal

PIRTEK Sterling Heights Rebuilds Power Units

A driveline-manufacturing engineer contacted John Martin, director of sales and marketing for PIRTEK Detroit, to request a quote to rebuild four old hydraulic …

Curtiss-Wright Acquires Bolt’s Metallizing

Curtiss-Wright Corp. acquired certain assets and liabilities of Bolt’s Metallizing, Inc., a provider of thermal spray coatings for aerospace applications, …

HAWE Hydraulics Announces Service Partner Program

During its North American partner meeting in April, HAWE Hydraulics announced a new division of the company – HAWE Service Solutions, HSS. This year’s …

Flowserve to Supply Control and Automation On/Off Valves

The Brazil operation of Flowserve Corp. will supply all ball sector control valves, ball valves, and butterfly valves for the new Klabin mill (Project Puma) …

Des-Case Recognized as Model for American Exporting

Des-Case Corp., a manufacturer of specialty filtration products based in Goodlettsville, Tenn., was hailed as a superb example of the type of growth possible …

Royal Transport Masters On-Site Transport of Pumping Station

Royal Transport moved a 420-t pumping station in Bergen using two self-propelled platform trailers – one second-generation (G2) MHD SPE and a …

Bosch Rexroth Recognized for Assembly Line

A new assembly line at Bosch Rexroth AG in Homburg/Saar, Germany, was recognized with the “Industry 4.0 Award” as a pioneer in the practical implementation …

Cylinder Stuttering on a Technical School Trainer

A community technical school received funding for a hydraulics program. They had nice hands-on-training stands in storage and did a nice job setting up their …

Partners in Industry and Education Unveil Hydraulic Training Area to Mark National Apprenticeship Week

A groundbreaking engineering training facility in the United Kingdom was unveiled to industry leaders by The JCB Academy and Parker Hannifin in March to mark …

Fluid Power Industry Going Green

Ensuring responsible use of lubricants to avoid environmental damage is an ongoing responsibility of those who work in the fluid power industry. As fluid power …