Fluid Power Journal

Checked: Avoiding Hydraulic Hose Disasters

By Mike Rutan, Product Development Manager, PIRTEK USA. For essential businesses everywhere, equipment is their lifeline. If one piece isn’t working, it can …

In Germany, Emerson Shows Off Fluid Control Valves

At the COMPAMED 2022 trade fair, held Nov. 14-17 in Düsseldorf, Germany, Emerson displays products and technologies for medical device manufacturers from its …

Parker Announces Load Sensing Valves

Parker Hannifin recently announced a precompensated load sensing valve series designed for highly demanding mobile machinery applications. The VA300 is the …

Lawton Standard Acquires AIA

American Iron & Alloys, a manufacturer of fluid power and other components located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, has been acquired by Lawton Standard, a De Pere …

Festo Introduces Analytic Solutions for Rockwell PLCs

Festo recently introduced innovations for Rockwell Automation PLCs that seamlessly acquire data from Festo pneumatic valves and actuators. The solutions help …

Festo Expands Apprenticeship Program

Festo Didactic Learning Systems North America recently announced new plans for its Mechatronics Apprenticeship Program. MAP supports manufacturers locally and …

Without Skilled Tradespeople, Who Builds It?

By Gordon Kolasingh, Chief Operating Officer, Orange Seal. Imagine for a moment you’re an architect or an engineer meticulously drafting your grand design. …

NFPA Economists Forecast Mild Recession Next Year

  By Michael Degan, Editor, Fluid Power Journal. Fluid power companies should expect a mild recession next year, according to ITR Economics, which monitors …

All Around the World: Circular Sustainability for Fluid Power

By Michael Cook, Global Segment Director for Off-Highway & Segment Manager Fluid Power in the Americas, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions. In today’s …

Endress+Hauser Introduces Products for Fluid Control

Endress+Hauser recently introduced two new products for fluid applications: a temperature transmitter and a flowmeter. Prosonic Flow W 400 Endress+Hauser’s …