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PIRTEK USA Announces Franchise Signings and Openings
PIRTEK USA, a global on-site and retail hydraulic and industrial hose service provider, announced strong growth at the beginning of the year with five …
Atlantic Hydraulic Names Manager for NASA Project
Atlantic Hydraulic Systems recently named Christina Chapman as project manager for a critical system it is developing for NASA’s Artemis program, which aims …
RG Group Names New Board Officer
RG Group, a group of distribution and manufacturing companies producing motion control and fluid handling products headquartered in York, Pennsylvania, …
NFPA IEOC Conference Set for August
The National Fluid Power Association’s Industry & Economic Outlook Conference is scheduled for Aug. 17-18 at the Westin Chicago Northwest, NFPA has …
NFPA Accepting Applications for Research Funds
The National Fluid Power Association is accepting applications for its 2022-23 NFPA Research Supplement Awards. The NFPA program will award ten $7,500 research …
Linde Hydraulics Invests €50 Million in German Plants
Linde Hydraulics, a manufacturer of hydraulic and electronic drive systems based in Germany, recently announced investments of 50 million euros ($54 million) …
Gates Continues Launches Design Software Platform
Gates, a manufacturer of power transmission and fluid power solutions, recently launched Gates Design Power, a new software platform offering multiple digital …
SUCO ESI Completes Merger
SUCO ESI North America, a new company formed by the merger of Suco Technologies and Ellison Sensors, recently announced that it has completed all tasks …
NFPA Sponsors Maha Fluid Power Conference
Purdue University’s Maha Fluid Power Research Center holds its 2022 Maha Fluid Power Conference May 17-19 at the university campus in West Lafayette, …
Registration for ESA Tech Event Open
Registration is open for the members-only Equipment Service Association Spring Tech Event, May 24-25, in Charleston, South Carolina. The long-awaited event …
Busch Vacuum Donates to Ukraine Relief, Halts Deliveries to Russia
The German company Busch Vacuum Solutions recently made a 100,000-euro ($109,220) donation to the German Red Cross for emergency aid to Ukraine. Busch has also …
Number of Positive Drug Tests Highest Since 2001
Positives grew 31.4% in the last decade. From Quest Diagnostics. The rate of positive drug tests among the U.S. workforce last year reached its highest rate …
Growth Slowing for Fluid Power Products
No recession forecast until ‘26. By Michael Degan, Fluid Power Journal Editor. Amid anxieties about the war in Ukraine, inflation, and higher commodity …
Registration Open for 2022 NFPA Vehicle Challenge
Registration is open for two Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge events scheduled for April. Danfoss Power Solutions will host one event April 20-22 in Ames, Iowa, …
Hengli Launching Facility in Mexico
Hengli America recently announced the start of HL Mexico Manufacturing just outside of Monterrey, Mexico. HL Mexico Manufacturing (Hengli Mexico) will be a 1.5 …
PIRTEK Names COO
PIRTEK USA, a global on-site and retail hydraulic and industrial hose service provider, recently named Mike McCarthy as the company’s chief operating …
RG Group Announces Partnership with Seegrid
RG Group, headquartered in York, Pennsylvania, recently announced a certified integration partnership with Seegrid, a provider of connected autonomous mobile …
Trelleborg Names Supply Chain Manager
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, a supplier of precision seals, bearings, and custom-molded polymer components, recently named Tom Tsuleff as Director of Supply …
Watson-Marlow Names Operations and Supply Director
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group recently appointed Abdul Butt as operations and supply director, the company announced. He joins the company with …
Trelleborg Names New Managers
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions recently appointed two new managers to its management team. Trevor Combs was named Technical Manager for Global Off-Highway and …
National Tube Supply Names New Manager
National Tube Supply recently welcomed Shaun Reiff in the role of territory manager. With more than 15 years of sales experience in the steel industry, Reiff …
HAWE Hydraulik Announces Takeover of Fritz Schur Companies
HAWE Holding, recently signed a contract for the acquisition of business units of the Fritz Schur Technical Group. In the deal, HAWE Hydraulik acquires Fritz …
Replace or Restore? Why You Should Retrofit that Aging Press
By Mike Kramer, Press Application Engineer, Bosch Rexroth One of the most productive and hardworking machines in the industry today is the extrusion press. …
Festo’s Fabco-Air Launches Online Shop
Festo Group’s Fabco-Air brand, a provider of pneumatic products and solutions, recently launched a new webstore. Partnering with KYKLO, a content and …
Ruthman Companies Names Sales Managers
Ruthman Companies, a group of pump and valve manufacturing and service brands, recently named two new regional sales managers. Bill Maupin will cover the …
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