Fluid Power Journal

anyseals Names New Head of Finance

anyseals inc. recently announced that Brian Weisbarth was hired as head of finance and controllership in the U.S. He will be responsible for the timely and …

Breaking News: Fluid Power Giant Tom Wanke Dies

By Michael Degan, Editor, Fluid Power Journal. Tom Wanke, director of the Fluid Power Industrial Consortium at Milwaukee School of Engineering and a well-known …

Piab’s piSAFE Helps Safe Lifting of Heavy Products

By Andrea Bodenhagen, Global Ownership Content Manager, Piab. In the automotive industry, safety of operations plays an important role, particularly when …

Happy Fluid Power Professionals’ Day

June 19 is Fluid Power Professionals’ Day. The International Fluid Power Society designated Blaise Pascal’s birthday as a day to honor all industry …

Under Surveillance: Testing Vehicle Steering and Fan Drive Systems

By Martin Cuthbert, Managing Director, Webtec. Power-assisted steering is now common on all types of on-highway vehicles. While electric steering systems are …

Certified Power Solutions Acquires Skarda

  Certified Power Solutions recently announced its acquisition of Skarda Equipment Company, a fluid power distributor serving Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and …

Bailey Acquires Hydrolico

Bailey International recently announced its acquisition of Québec-based Hydrolico International. The acquisition of Hydrolico will expand Bailey’s product …

New Festo Products Include Ultracompact Cylinders

Festo recently introduced a number of new products, including a line of shorter and lighter pneumatic cylinders.   ADN-S Festo released ADN-S, a line of …

Breaking News: Voith Acquires ARGO-HYTOS

Voith, a German technology company with numerous facilities in North America, announced its takeover of ARGO-HYTOS in a June 13 press release. ARGO-HYTOS, …

The Acid Test: Judging a Hydraulic Fluid’s Performance

By Joshua Dickstein, Technology Deployment Manager –  Industrial Oils, The Lubrizol Corporation. Hydraulic fluids serve two primary functions: transmitting …