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Avis Board Announces New President and CEO

The Avis Industrial Corporation board of directors has named Greg King as Avis Industrial’s new president and CEO, effective Oct. 19. King spent the last …

Companies Offer Donations to NFPA’s Pascal Society

The Pascal Society is the annual giving society of the National Fluid Power Association’s Education and Technology Foundation, which works to help meet the …

Gates Publishes Corporate Sustainability Report

Gates, a global provider of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions, recently released a corporate sustainability report for 2019, …

Murrelektronik Partners with Motion Industries’ BRAAS Division

Murrelektronik Inc. recently announced an expanded partnership with BRAAS, a division of Motion Industries. Founded in 1961, BRAAS is a U.S.-based distributor …

API Heat Transfer Restructures

API Heat Transfer announced Oct. 27 that it has restructured the company into three business units to better meet the needs of its customer base. The new …

Firefly Aerospace to Automate Composite Rocket with Ingersoll Machine Tools

Firefly Aerospace Inc., a manufacturer of launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services, recently announced a substantial commitment to increase its …

Walvoil-Dieci Collaboration Wins Eima Awards for Adaptive Load Sensing System

An agricultural machinery project developed in a collaboration between Walvoil and Dieci won an EIMA Digital Preview award in two categories. An adaptive load …

Quantum Automation Releases QCS IIoT Software

Quantum Automation, which specializes in automation, networking, power products, solutions, and services for the commercial, industrial, utility, and …

Emerson Launches Mobile Road Show

Emerson will kick off its Mobile Road Show featuring an interactive mobile service center on Nov. 4 in Europe. It will run for nine months across multiple …

Eaton Offers Comprehensive Hydraulics Training

Eaton is offering virtual training in all areas of hydraulics. The training is offered over multiple days and delivered in four-hour increments with breaks …

Fabco-Air Launches New Website

Fabco-Air, a member of the Festo Group that distributes inch-dimensioned actuators, recently unveiled an upgraded website – www.fabco-air.com. Users can now …

Daman Founder Jack Davis Remembered for ‘Resilience, Tenacity and Hard Work’

Jack D. Davis, founder of Daman Products, the company he started in 1976 with no money, experience, or customers, passed away on Oct. 18. Daman CEO Larry M. …

Karl Haeusgen Elected VDMA President

Karl Haeusgen, a co-owner of the German company HAWE Hydraulik SE, was elected president of the Mechanical Engineering Industry Association, known by its …

NFPA Seeks Scholarship Applicants

The National Fluid Power Association is seeking students and organizations to take part in its fluid power scholarship program. NFPA provides $2,000 …

Bosch Rexroth Launches New E-Commerce Website

Bosch Rexroth has launched BuyRexroth.com, a new e-commerce portal designed to streamline purchasing of in-demand Rexroth components, including industrial and …

Delta Signs tsb-bescom as Authorized Distributor

Delta Computer Systems, a manufacturer of motion controllers and other industrial products, recently announced tsb-bescom of Duiven, Netherlands, as the newest …

PIRTEK Opens Third Center in Utah

PIRTEK recently opened its third Utah franchise. PIRTEK Lehi opened Sept. 21. It is the third PIRTEK center for franchise owner Todd Miceli, who also opened …

The OEM-Customer Relationship in Ag: What Growers Want (and How to Give It to Them)

From the Association of Equipment Manufacturers   The success (or failure) of any relationship depends on a variety of factors – both great and small. …

SHAs Improve Quality for Axle Maker’s Assembly Press

From Kyntronics A heavy truck axle manufacturer launched a project to procure a horizontal assembly press for a new axle line from a special machine builder. …

SKF Moves Manufacturing from China to North America

Consolidations to cost 115 jobs By Michael Degan, Fluid Power Journal Editor SKF is moving the manufacturing of its tapered roller bearings from China to an …

EU Investigates Danfoss Acquisition of Eaton’s Hydraulics Division

Concerns of higher prices, less competition By Michael Degan, Fluid Power Journal Editor The European Commission, the European Union’s executive …

NFPA Seeks Members for Business Committee

The National Fluid Power Association is seeking members to serve on a new committee aimed at ensuring the association’s business and economic information is …

PIRTEK Owner Adds Second Bay Area Franchise

PIRTEK, a hydraulic hose replacement and industrial hose repair service, recently added a franchise in South San Francisco, California. It is the second store …

KING-GAGE Launches New Website

KING-GAGE, A NOSHOK Company recently launched a newly redesigned website at www.king-gage.com. The new website features a clean, streamlined design structured …

Wandfluh Names New Executives for North America

Swiss company Wandfluh Holding AG announced a new CEO and a new vice president to oversee North American operations. Gary Gotting was named president and CEO …