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Danfoss North America Names New President

Danfoss Power Solutions has named Rick Sporrer as president of Danfoss North America, effective July 1. Sporrer is currently vice president of sales Americas. …

Trelleborg Names New Managers

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions recently named two new managers to its leadership team. Trelleborg appointed Caio Beraldo as technical manager, supporting its …

SBP Names President of Fluid Power Division

SBP Holdings recently named Scott Wojciak as president of its fluid power division. Wojciak will have responsibility for businesses within the fluid power …

This Week at OTC: Motion Highlights Martin and Danfoss Products

Today is the final day of the Offshore Technology Conference at Houston’s NRG Park. Among the exhibitors, Motion features products for oil and gas …

This Week at OTC: Bosch Rexroth Highlights Offshore and Marine Technologies

At the Offshore Technology Conference, which runs until Thursday at Houston’s NRG Park, Bosch Rexroth boasts the efficiency, safety, environmental stability, …

Breaking News: Danfoss Resumes Business in Ukraine

Danfoss announced that it has restarted business activities in Ukraine to help the war-torn country restore critical infrastructure in damaged towns and …

Trelleborg Acquires EirMed Healthcare Business

Trelleborg Group has signed an agreement and finalized the acquisition of EirMed LLC, based in Menomonie, Wisconsin, which specializes in technical precision …

This Week at OTC: Parker Highlights Degradable Materials

At this week’s Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, running until Thursday, Parker Hannifin’s O-Ring & Engineered Seals Division features …

OTC Opens Today in Houston

The Offshore Technology Conference opens today in Houston at NRG Park, where hundreds of exhibitors will display new technologies and products for the marine …

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 …

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