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Motion Names Vice President

Motion Industries recently named Jon Tart vice president of the company’s Southeast Group, effective March 1. Tart was promoted from his position of …

TE Connectivity Names Scholarship Participants

TE Connectivity, a provider of connectivity and sensor solutions, recently named 14 students to participate in the first year of its African Heritage …

Trelleborg Appoints New Buyer

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of precision seals, bearings, and custom-molded polymer components, recently named …

ESA Scholarship Accepting Applications

The Equipment Service Association is accepting applications for its annual scholarship program. The ESA Scholarship Foundation awards three $2,000 scholarships …

Fluid Power Companies Face Backlogs Due to Supply Chain, Labor Shortage

War in Ukraine could also impact sourcing. By Michael Degan, Fluid Power Journal Editor One day last month, 72 cargo ships waited to be unloaded at California …

Trelleborg Hosts Manufacturing Conference

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Americas will host a March 24 virtual conference focusing on future of manufacturing, the company announced. Topics of the Future …

Terzo Partners with Hydreco on Electrohydraulic Systems

Terzo Power Systems has entered into a partnership with Continental/Hydreco to build steering and electrohydraulic systems for global OEMs, Terzo recently …

NFPA Partners on Fast Track to Fluid Power Program

Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan is set to be the National Fluid Power Association’s third Fast Track to Fluid Power hub school in spring 2022, …

Hydreco Hydraulics Launches New Website

Hydreco Hydraulics, part of Italy’s Duplomatic group, recently launched a new website. The website features a more modern look and feel, better user …

Hallite Hires New Test Engineer

Hallite, a manufacturer hydraulic cylinder sealing solutions, recently welcomed Brenda Zang to its technical team in Hampton, U.K., as a test engineer.  She …

Emerson Scholarship Program Opens

Emerson’s ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program for U.S. college and university students is now accepting applications, the company announced Feb. 23.  The …

Airline’s MPSA Group Launches New Website

Machine & Process Safety Assessment Group, a division of Airline Hydraulics Corp., recently launched a new machine safety website.  The website features …

Hydraulic Drone Can Fly for 6 Hours

By Michael Degan, Fluid Power Journal Editor A Scottish company has launched a hydraulic drone that can fly for up to six hours and carry a greater payload …

Danfoss Hydraulic Pump Wins Award

The Danfoss DDP096 digital displacement pump was recently named a winner of Agritechnica’s prestigious Systems & Components Trophy 2022. Presented by the …

Curry Supply Company Relocates

Curry Supply Company, a manufacturer of specialized commercial truck equipment, recently announced relocation of its main manufacturing facility to …

Motion Forms Automation Brand

Motion Industries, a distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts and a provider of industrial technology solutions, recently announced …

Kraft Fluid Systems CEO Retires

Kraft Fluid Systems, a distributor of mobile hydraulic equipment and electric drive solutions in the Midwestern U.S., recently announced that CEO Diane Baker …

High Pressure Equipment Releases New Catalog

High Pressure Equipment Company, a subsidiary of Graco, has released a new 76-page catalog highlighting their complete family of air driven hydraulic pumps, …

Duplomatic Acquires Germany’s Till Hydraulik

Italian company Duplomatic Group recently announced that it has acquired Günther Till Präzisionstechnik GmbH & Co KG, owner of Till Hydraulik, which …

New App Connects Skilled Workers and Employers

A new app helps businesses find skilled workers in a challenging and competitive labor market. The BoomNation app helps skilled workers find applicable …

National Tube Supply Names New Purchasing Manager

National Tube Supply, a supplier of standard and customized bar and tubular products, recently named Jim Conley as purchasing manager. Conley’s …

Hannover Messe Reschedules to May, Drops a Day

Germany’s Hannover Messe trade show, set for April, has been rescheduled to May 30-June 2 because of concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The show will take …

Registration Opens for NFPA Leadership Program

Registration is open for the 2022-2024 cohort of the National Fluid Power Association’s Executive Leadership Program, presented in collaboration with the …

PIRTEK Boasts Franchise Growth

PIRTEK USA, an on-site and retail hydraulic and industrial hose service provider, announced robust growth at the end of 2021 by signing new franchise …

National Tube Supply Names VP

National Tube Supply, a supplier of standard and customized bar and tubular products, recently named Tony Brummel as vice president of operations. Brummel has …