Industry News
PA Students Visit Schroeder Industries to Show Manufacturing Is Cool
By Michael Degan, Fluid Power Journal Editor For years, fluid power companies have had difficulty filling job openings and in fostering the next generation of …
OFCO Announces Staffing Changes
Ohio Fabricators Company recently added two new staff members. In April, OFCO hired Mark Thaxton as an industrial engineer. Thaxton holds a bachelor’s in …
Webtec Names Sales Director
Webtec, a manufacturer of hydraulic measurement and control products, has appointed Matt Peck as director of sales for North and Central America. Peck will …
Schroeder Marks 75 Years in Business
Schroeder Industries, a provider of filtration products and systems, is celebrating 75 years in business. Founded in April 1946, the world of hydraulics looked …
PIRTEK Plans Growth into Canada
PIRTEK, a provider for on-site hydraulic and industrial hose replacement, is expanding its brand presence into Canada. PIRTEK will concentrate on targeting at …
Motion Announces Director of Corporate Development
Motion Industries recently announced that Jim May was promoted to director of corporate development, effective April 1. May joined Motion in August 2020 as …
Motion Announces New Group Vice President
Motion Industries recently announced Aurelio Banda as the company’s group vice president of automation. Banda most recently served as president and CEO of …
Fortress Interlocks Acquires Product Ranges of Fluidsentry
British company Fortress Interlocks, which provides machinery safety products, recently entered the fluid power market with the acquisition of the product …
Endress+Hauser Partner Eastern Controls Expands Territory
Endress+Hauser, a manufacturer of measurement instrumentation, recently announced that its representative partner, Eastern Controls, is its exclusive …
ARGO-HYTOS Announces Management Changes
The ARGO-HYTOS Group recently announced upcoming changes to its management team. As of June 30, CEO Christian Kienzle will hand over operational responsibility …
EU Approves Danfoss Acquisition of Eaton Hydraulics
Kentucky Danfoss facility to be sold By Michael Degan, Fluid Power Journal Editor The European Union’s antitrust enforcer has approved Danfoss’s …
Manufacturers Optimistic on Sales This Year
From the Association of Equipment Manufacturers As the industry emerges from a full year under the COVID-19 cloud, a clear majority of equipment manufacturers …
Motion Industries Celebrates 75 Years
Motion Industries Inc., a distributor of hydraulic and pneumatic components, other parts and services, and industrial technology solutions, is celebrating its …
PIRTEK Opens Franchise in Florida
PIRTEK recently opened a new franchise in Florida’s Treasure Coast region, along the state’s Atlantic beaches. PIRTEK franchisee Lynn Shepard Jr. …
Emerson Opens Scholarship Program
Emerson recently announced that it is accepting applications from U.S. college students for its 2021 ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program. Emerson will …
ESA Offers Webinar on Cylinder Failures
The Equipment Service Association is offering a Lunch & Learn webinar on March 30 at 1 p.m. Eastern. Host Tony Casassa of Aggressive Hydraulics will show …
Schroeder Adds Courses to Fast Fifteen Program
Schroeder Industries expanded courses offered its Fast Fifteen program. The Fast Fifteen Program started in May 2020 at the crest of the pandemic. Schroeder …
Endress+Hauser Donates $10K for Texas Storm Recovery
In the wake of the recent Texas winter storms that left millions of people without power, heat, or running water, Endress+Hauser is helping Texans in need. The …
Austrian Company HENN Group Acquires Eisele
Austrian company HENN Group has acquired the business operations of Eisele Pneumatics in Waiblingen, Germany, and Eisele Connectors Inc. in Grand Rapids, …
Duplomatic Academy Restarts, Offers Digital Training
The training needs of people and companies in the field of motion control inspired the Duplomatic Academy project, which restarts soon with a program of …
Sales Workshop Addresses Value-Added Selling
A joint virtual workshop for sales professionals offers help toward adjusting to the sales process in a post-pandemic world. “Joint Sales Workshop: Thriving …
Piab Launches New Website
Piab recently launched a new website that the company says will “up the ante on both the visual identity and the user experience.” Through countless …
Motion & Control Acquires Swanson Flo
In its second acquisition in as many months, Motion & Control Enterprises announced Feb. 4 that it has acquired Swanson Flo Co., a regional distributor of …
Danfoss Names Kraft as Premier Distributor
Danfoss Power Solutions appointed Kraft Fluid Systems premier partner status as a distributor of Danfoss products. The title of premier partner is the highest …
Continental Hydraulics and Hydreco Merge North American Operations
Continental Hydraulics has acquired Hydreco Hydraulics through a stock purchase agreement. The two companies merged North American operations effective Jan. 1. …
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