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NAHAD Postpones 2021 Convention
NAHAD rescheduled its 2021 annual meeting and convention to June 12-15 at the Marriott Marquis in San Diego. Originally scheduled for April 10-13, NAHAD said …
Murrelektronik Joins MHI
Murrelektronik, the North American arm of Murrelektronik GmbH, a manufacturer of solutions for automated industrial systems, network protocols, and machine …
FastLine Marks Four Years Offering Cartridge Valve Assemblies
FastLine Valves by JEM Technical, a fluid power systems integrator, is celebrating four years of offering preconfigured standard valve block assemblies for …
Wandfluh Names New Sales Manager
Wandfluh of America recently named Kirk Fennell as national sales manager for North America. Before joining Wandfluh, Fennell was director of fluid power sales …
Smalley Wins GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award for 8th Consecutive Year
Lake Zurich, IL, January 21, 2021 – Smalley was presented the General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award for the year 2019, marking the 8th …
Motion Industries Rebrands
Motion Industries announced a company rebranding that includes a new name, Motion, and a new logo. The move to rebrand is intended to solidify the company’s …
Kraft Fluid Systems Names New Executives
Kraft Fluid Systems, a distributor of mobile hydraulic equipment and provider of mobile drive solutions, recently promoted Scott Durand to president and …
PIRTEK USA Signs Its 100th Franchise
PIRTEK USA, a service provider for onsite hydraulic and industrial hose replacement and related product retailer, signed its 100th franchise agreement in …
Danfoss Acquires Scottish Engineering Firm
The Danfoss Group has acquired Artemis Intelligent Power Ltd, an Edinburgh, Scotland, R&D and engineering company that specializes in hydraulic-system …
NOSHOK Announces Promotions
NOSHOK recently announced the promotion of Bradley Kuriger to Purchasing Manager, effective immediately. Kuriger will handle all aspects of purchasing …
Kaman Distribution Group Announces New Executive
Kaman Distribution Group recently announced the appointment of Chris Henson as vice president of business development. Most recently, Henson served as a vice …
Motion Industries Breaks Ground for New Facility
Motion Industries Inc., recently broke ground at the site of its planned shop facility in Irondale, Alabama. When completed, the $11.2 million, 104,000 …
AMT Conducts Survey on Reshoring Opportunities
The Association for Manufacturing Technology is asking industry, including OEMs, job shops, technology suppliers, and distributors, to participate in an online …
CCEFP-Associated Projects Gain Federal Funds, Director Reports
By Michael Degan, Fluid Power Journal Editor The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded funds for two projects underway by researchers associated with the …
DeZURIK Acquires Red Valve
DeZURIK Inc. has acquired Red Valve, a maker of elastomers, pinch valves, check valves, and engineered mixing systems. The acquisition was effective Jan. 1. …
AEM Develops Compliance Database
From the Association of Equipment Manufacturers As the global marketplace continues to grow and evolve, the regulatory and compliance issues that accompany …
NFPA In-Person Event Location Set
The National Fluid Power Association has confirmed the location of an in-person networking event to take place during its virtual annual conference Feb. 24-26. …
Clippard Receives Patent for Proportional Isolation Valve
Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc., a manufacturer of precision flow-control products with focus in the medical, analytical, liquid/gas delivery, laboratory, …
Watson-Marlow Video Highlights Chemical Metering
A new online video case study by Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group demonstrates “precise and accurate” chemical metering for a UK paper manufacturer. …
Hallite Rebrands and Announces Hallite Academy
Hallite Seals International Ltd. recently rebranded and announced a new customer and partner exclusive portal, the Hallite Academy. The work involved in …
Motion Industries CEO Named Top Executive
Randy Breaux, president of Motion Industries, was named a CEO of the Year by the Birmingham (Alabama) Business Journal. The awards recognize excellence among …
Date Changed for IFPS Spring Meeting
The date for the in-person spring meeting of the International Fluid Power Society has been changed. The meeting is now scheduled for May 4-7. The location …
NASA Awards Contract for Ground Systems to Innovative Hydraulics
Innovative Hydraulics, a custom hydraulic cylinder manufacturer headquartered in Wausau, Wisconsin, has been awarded a contract to design and manufacture fluid …
Stäubli Group Names New CEO
Stäubli Group, a provider of industrial and mechatronic solutions, recently named Gerald Vogt as chief executive officer. Vogt, previously responsible for the …
Registration Opens for NFPA Annual Conference
Registration is open for the National Association of Fluid Power’s virtual annual conference, Feb. 24-26. The conference will be held on the virtual Remo …
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