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NFPA Names Slate of Board Nominees

The National Fluid Power Association announced on Jan. 5 a slate of nominees for the NFPA board of directors, who will be voted on next month. The election …

Motion Completes Kaman Acquisition

Motion Industries, a distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts, and a provider of industrial technology solutions, has completed its …

Coxreels Announces Shipping Program

Coxreels, a maker of hose, cord, and cable reels, recently announced a new shipping program called Coxreels Ship Ready. With more than 80 SKUs included, …

bauma CONEXPO India Announces Fair Dates

bauma CONEXPO INDIA, an international trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, and construction vehicles, is set …

Trelleborg Names Segment Director

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions recently named Michael Cook as global segment director, off-highway, and marketing Americas segment manager, fluid power. Cook …

bauma CONEXPO AFRICA trade show ‘discontinued’

By Michael Degan, Fluid Power Journal Editor | The bauma CONEXPO AFRICA trade show, which was canceled this year in Johannesburg due to the COVID-19 pandemic, …

Emerson Awards Engineering Scholarships

Emerson has announced the recipients of its 2021 ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program for students studying engineering. The recipients are Jessica Ruby, of …

Fluid Power Engineer Jack Slater Dies

Memorial service set for March. John G. “Jack” Slater, 95, of Milwaukee, who was inducted into the Fluid Power Hall of Fame in 2020, died Nov. 30. …

National Tube Supply Names New Territory Manager

National Tube Supply recently named Tom Roehrig as Southeast territory manager. Prior to joining NTS, Roehrig was most recently with IGW USA and Tubular Steel, …

Trelleborg Launches Seals Shop, PU Seals

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, a manufacturer and supplier of precision seals, bearings, and custom-molded polymer components, recently launched a new customer …

Valtorc Wins Award in Georgia

Valtorc International was recently named a Best of Georgia regional winner by a business trade journal. The Georgia Business Journal’s annual poll recognizes …

NFPA Conference Registration Open

Registration for the National Fluid Power Association’s annual conference is open, and early bird rates are available until Jan. 1. The conference takes …

Air Hydro Power Acquires Gatterdam

Air Hydro Power recently acquired assets of Gatterdam Industrial Services, AHP announced. Gatterdam Industrial Services brings over 65 years of experience in …

Stabilus Enters Partnership with Cultraro Automazione Engineering

Stabilus, a supplier of motion control solutions, recently entered into a partnership with Cultraro Automazione Engineering. In the context of this strategic …

Watson-Marlow Breaks Ground for New Facility

Watson-Marlow recently broke ground for a new manufacturing facility in Devens, Massachusetts. The new facility will be dedicated to Watson-Marlow’s range of …

Motion Names Vice President

Motion Industries recently named John Watwood as vice president of operations integration. Watwood moves to the position from vice president/group executive …

Kaman Distribution Group Acquires Integro Technologies

Kaman Distribution Group recently announced that it has acquired Integro Technologies Corporation. Based in Salisbury, North Carolina, Integro Technologies is …

NFPA Offers Workforce Development Activities

The National Fluid Power Association is offering members opportunities to participate in workforce development activities aimed at cultivating the next …

Thompson Pump Once Again Honored with Prestigious Cigna Well-Being Award, 2nd Year in a Row

One of the nation’s leading manufacturers of heavy-duty portable bypass and dewatering pumps is honored for its outstanding culture of well-being for the …

Endress+Hauser Inaugurates its Houston Campus  

Endress+Hauser officially inaugurated its state-of-the-art Houston Campus in Pearland, TX . The company invested $34 million into the new, 112,000 sq. ft. …

PIRTEK USA Signs New Franchises, Makes Trade Journal List

PIRTEK USA, an on-site and retail hydraulic and industrial hose service provider, recently added eight franchisees and was named to the Franchise Times Top 400 …

Stabilus Enters Partnership with Synapticon

Stabilus S.A., a supplier of motion control solutions, announced that it recently entered into partnership with Synapticon GmbH. Stabilus subscribed a minority …

Leybold Shortlisted as Employer of the Year

Leybold, based in Chessington, U.K., announced that it is on the final shortlist as Employer of the Year, an award from the Composites UK Trade Association. …

Air Hydro Power Acquires Huntington Hose and Hydraulics

Air Hydro Power of Louisville, Kentucky, acquired certain assets of Huntington Hose and Hydraulics of Huntington, West Virginia, in September. Huntington Hose …

Enerpac Names New President

Enerpac Tool Group Corp. announced Sept. 29 that it has appointed Paul Sternlieb as president and CEO. Sternlieb succeeds Randy Baker, retiring as president …