Fluid Power Journal

IFPS Annual Meeting Set for This Month

IFPS’s annual meeting takes place Sept. 26-29 at the Embassy Suites Downtown in San Diego. Events kick off with a Sept. 26 technical workshop titled …

New Handbook Edition Released

A second edition of the Fluid Power Reference Handbook is now available. Highlights of the second edition include: • An expanded symbology section ISO 1219 …

IFPS Seeks Bilingual Volunteers

IFPS is looking for volunteers who speak English and Spanish to help translate certification tests. Qualified volunteers must hold an IFPS certification, sign …

IFPS Updates PS Test and Study Manual

IFPS has announced upgrades to the pneumatic specialist certification test and study manual.  The PS upgrades reflect the knowledge and skills needed by …

IFPS Announces Hall of Fame Inductees

IFPS has announced the induction of two fluid power professionals into the 2022 Fluid Power Hall of Fame. IFPS will induct Robert E. Kraft and posthumously …

IFPS Names Photo Contest Winners

IFPS announced the winners in this year’s Fluid Power Professionals’ Day Photo Contest. The winners were, from left to right, Hector Rodriguez, Gwynne …

Q. How did you get started in the fluid power industry?   A. My first exposure to fluid power was as a machinist for a hydraulic cylinder manufacturer in my …

IFPS Releases New IHM Study Manual

IFPS has upgraded the study manual for the industrial hydraulic mechanic certification, and it is now available for test preparation. Anyone taking the IHM …

IFPS Annual Meeting Set for September

IFPS’s annual meeting takes place Sept. 26-29 at the Embassy Suites Downtown in San Diego. Events kick off with a Sept. 26 technical workshop titled …

Wanke Remembered as ‘Industry Icon’

By Michael Degan, Editor, Fluid Power Journal. Shock and sorrow shook the fluid power community after the sudden death last week of Tom Wanke, an industry …