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Webtec hydraulic flow monitoring range now compatible with biodegradeable fluids

FlowHUB ViscoCorrect brings cost savings and ease-of-use to system designers Webtec, the specialist manufacturer of hydraulic measurement and control products, …

New PIRTEK Endurance Series® Hose offers superior flexibility, toughness

Durable, high-pressure hose tested at 1 million impulse cycles; an outstanding new agriculture, excavator and forklift hose Rockledge, FL, USA – April 1, …

Danfoss adds new dimensions to footprint at bauma 2019, showcasing partnership capabilities in technology and design

Danfoss Power Solutions will highlight its growing expertise as a technology leader and partner in off-highway vehicle design in two booths at bauma 2019 in …

New Digitization Solutions from Festo Advance Rockwell Automation’s IIoT Initiatives

At Automation Fair 2018, Festo introduced new three of its latest enablers for Rockwell Automation intelligent device initiatives that advance Rockwell …

Coming Soon: 2019 Salary Survey

The Fluid Power Journal, in collaboration with the International Fluid Power Society (IFPS), established an online salary survey for 2019 in order to create a …

Danfoss Electrifying Excavators to Support Norway Push for Zero Emission Construction Sites

Danfoss Editron, a segment of Danfoss Power Solutions, has delivered electrification technology to support Pon Equipment AS in its development of a fully …

Danfoss Acquires Majority Shares in Disruptive Technology Leader

Danfoss announces the acquisition of the majority shares of Artemis Intelligent Power Ltd. (AIP), an R&D and engineering company based in Edinburgh, …

Clippard Releases New Precision Flow Controls Catalog

Clippard designs and manufacturers over 5,000 standard and custom products, including electronic, control and isolation valves, cylinders, manifolds, FRLs, …

Trelleborg to showcase online Seals Shop at Valve World Expo

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions will be showcasing its online ‘Seals-Shop.com‘ service at Valve World Expo, which runs from November 27 to 28 …

PIRTEK Opens Fifth Location in Chicago as Mobile-Only

PIRTEK has added a mobile-only franchise to its four existing Chicago-area locations. The new location, PIRTEK Gurnee, operates under the company’s Tier 2 …

Rexroth’s GoTo Focused Delivery Program Marks Its 9th Consecutive Year of Growth

Bosch Rexroth’s GoTo Focused Delivery Program continues to offer high demand products across the company’s broad range of technologies for fast delivery. …

Todd Schlott Named Peerless Electronics Industrial Sales Manager

Peerless Electronics Inc., a leading USA stocking distributor of switches, relays and circuit breaker products, has announced the appointment of Mr. Todd …

Bosch Rexroth and Tulip Announce a Strategic Alliance to Launch Smart Workstation

Bosch Rexroth and Tulip collaborate to launch a Smart Workstation, a joint customer-focused product that combines Bosch’s manual production system with …

Premier Thermal Solutions Hires Jennifer Howe as Regional Sales Manager

Premier Thermal Solutions announced the hiring of Jennifer Howe as their new Regional Sales Manager, responsible for all aspects of sales in Michigan, …

New Motion Industries Distribution Center Opens Near Seattle

Motion Industries Inc. has opened its new distribution center doors at 4401 D St. NW, Suite A, in Auburn, WA. The facility, which stocks and ships a range of …

Cynthia Esher Retires from MCAA

The Measurement, Control & Automation Association (MCAA) announced the retirement of Cynthia Esher on June 30, 2018, after 40 years of service. Esher has …

Emerson Complete Aventics Acquisition

Emerson has completed the purchase of Aventics, a leader in the smart pneumatics technologies that power machine and factory automation applications. The …

Premier Thermal Solutions Adds Additional Oil Quench and Temper Capacity

Premier Thermal Solutions announced plans to increase oil quench and temper capacity at its Atmosphere Annealing Mt. Hope Facility in Lansing, MI. Through the …

Peerless Electronics to Distribute DRI

A new distribution agreement between Peerless Electronics Inc. and DRI (formerly Deutsch Relays Inc.) will see DRI’s complete line of electromechanical …

Solution Strengthened Ductile Iron Now Available From Dura-Bar

Dura-Bar now offers a new ductile iron grade—Solution Strengthened Ductile Iron or SSDI. An ideal choice for rotors used in air and natural gas compressors, …

Acquisition of Morse Fluid Technologies

RG Group, a group of distribution and manufacturing companies that has been designing and delivering motion-control and fluid-handling products and solutions …

New PIRTEK Norfolk Owner

PIRTEK Norfolk serves a broad base of clients that includes military, seaport, and airports. The PIRTEK franchise, the only hydraulic hose service company …

Interpump Hydraulic Connectors Partners With Hose & Accessory Sales

Interpump Hydraulic Connectors, a member of the Interpump Group, has been a producer of hose and fittings for nearly 30 years, operating as I.M.M. Hydraulics …

Triton to Sell Aventics Pneumatics to Emerson

There has been an agreement on terms, and the regulatory approval process is now underway for Triton to sell Aventics to Emerson. Aventics is a manufacturer of …

FORCE America Breaks Ground on New Distribution Location

The new 20,000 sq. ft. facility in Limerick, PA is being built within one mile of the current facility. This investment will increase capacity by 70%, …