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Kaman Distribution Announces New Executives

Kaman Distribution Group, a distributor of bearings, power transmission, automation, and fluid power products, has appointed two new vice presidents. Stephen …

Hengst Acquires Bosch Rexroth Hydraulic Filtration

  Hengst Filtration is acquiring Bosch Rexroth’s hydraulic filtration business. The acquisition includes the Bosch Rexroth site in Ketsch, …

NFPA Announces Robotics Scholarship Winner

The National Fluid Power Association recently announced Matthew Morley of Sunnyvale, California, as the winner of the 2020 NFPA Robotics Challenge Scholarship. …

PIRTEK Franchises Open in Fort Worth

Two new franchises, PIRTEK Fort Worth North and PIRTEK Fort Worth South, opened July 13 to provide hydraulic and industrial hose repair services for the Texas …

Freudenberg Expands Engineering Services

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, a manufacturer of engineered sealing applications, recently opened an engineering service center in North America as part of …

SIKO Announces Strategic Partnership with STW 

Photo: AndreyPopov, istockphoto.com   SIKO and Sensor-Technik Wiedemann (STW) have agreed on a strategic partnership to further open the market for mobile …

Industry Saw Growth in 2019 Exports

By Michael Degan, Editor While U.S. sales of fluid power products were down last year, exports were up from 2018 industry figures. Fluid power exports were …

IEOC Speakers Announced

The National Fluid Power Association’s 2020 Industry & Economic Outlook Conference, conducted virtually this year, has released its lineup of speakers …

Simon Phillips to Head SPX FLOW Overseas

SPX FLOW Inc., a provider of process solutions, appointed Simon Phillips as vice president and head of its commercial business in Europe, the Middle East, and …

AEM Publishes USMCA Implementation Guide

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) entered into force on July 1. To help companies navigate the agreement’s new regulations, the Association …

AEM Hosts Workforce Summit

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers will host a virtual workforce solutions summit Aug. 10-12. Targeted to C-suite and human resources professionals in …

Bosch Rexroth Virtual Event Explores Factory of the Future  

Bosch Rexroth is hosting a four-day virtual event exploring “the factory of the future.” The free virtual event streams July 13-16. The sessions explore …

PIRTEK Owners Team Up for Barge Projects

A team of PIRTEK service-and-supply-center owners completed several projects over the past year on ships in the Great Lakes region. Tom Fechter, owner of …

Sun Hydraulics Releases Configuration Software

Sun Hydraulics announced the release of CANpoint XMD Configuration Software, available as a free download from its website. The CANpoint software expands the …

Muncie Power Products Names Sales Manager

Muncie Power Products Inc. has named Bob Doucett as regional sales manager for the East. Doucett, who has been with Muncie Power for five years, will focus on …

Bosch Rexroth Launches Hägglunds Service Website

Bosch Rexroth recently introduced a new online service portal for its Hägglunds hydraulic motors. The site gives users a single information source to …

ZSi-Foster Acquires Hydra-Zorb

ZSi-Foster Inc., an Ideal Tridon company, announced June 25 that it completed the acquisition of Hydra-Zorb Company. Terms of the transaction were not …

Kraft Fluid Systems Names Adam Cornell As Territory Manager

Kraft Fluid Systems, a provider of hydraulic equipment and mobile drive solutions, recently welcomed Adam Cornell as a new territory manager in Wisconsin. …

FORCE America Announces Online Store

FORCE America, a leading fluid power manufacturer and distributor, recently announced a newly redesigned website at www.forceamerica.com. The new site allows …

Registration Opens for 2020 NFPA Economic Conference

Registration is now open for the National Fluid Power Association’s 2020 Industry & Economic Outlook Conference Aug. 11-13. The conference will be split …

AEM Inaugurates ‘Equipped to Vote’ Campaign

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has launched Equipped to Vote, a digital campaign designed to engage, educate, and mobilize the …

Ohio Fabricators Celebrates 75 Years in Business

Ohio Fabricators Company, a custom manufacturer of filters, strainers, and diffusers, is celebrating 75 years in business. Founded in 1944 in Coshocton, Ohio, …

NFPA’s 2020 Industry & Economic Outlook Conference

The National Fluid Power Association’s annual Industry & Economic Outlook Conference, focusing on the fluid power supply chain, is scheduled for Aug. …

SPX FLOW Partner Certified on WCB Products

Australian company Superior Pump Technologies, a channel partner of SPX FLOW, achieved a status of Certified Repair Centre for the Waukesha Cherry-Burrell …

IMTS Network Launches in September

IMTS Network, one of the programs the International Manufacturing Technology Show is setting up in the wake of the canceled trade show, is scheduled to debut …