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RG Group Opens Marcellus Shale Service Center
The center, located in Montoursville, Pa. specializes in servicing, maintaining, and refurbishing heavy equipment particularly used in the hydraulic fracking …
Linde Hydraulics Opens New Facility in China
Linde Hydraulics GmbH & Co. KG opened a new plant in Weifang, a city on the east coast of China. After the branch in Xiamen, this is the company’s first …
PIRTEK Opens Fourth Center in Detroit
PIRTEK Metro Detroit added a fourth service and supply center, PIRTEK Wixom in May 2015. The location operates four on-site service vehicles and provides …
Servi Fluid Power Gains Certification
Servi Fluid Power Inc., a division of The Servi Group, received ISO 9001:2008 certification. To complement the standard ASME certification for bladder …
Crane Warning Systems Receives Top Sales Award
Hirschmann Automation and Control (PAT), Chambersburg, Pa., awarded Crane Warning Systems, Lakeland, Fla., the 2014 Top Sales Award for North America for the …
SCHUNK Featured in Robot Revolution Exhibit in Chicago
On May 21, 2015, the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI), supported by Google.org, premiered Robot Revolution, a new national touring exhibit that …
CFC Maintenance Training® Celebrates 25-Year Milestone
CFC Maintenance Training®, a division of CFC-Solar Inc., celebrates 25 years as a global leader in providing industrial skills training and consulting for …
Holmatro Cylinders Chosen for Snorre A Platform
In early 2015, Holmatro Industrial Equipment and its Norwegian dealer EIVA-SAFEX AS jointly supplied 64 cylinders, each with a capacity of 536 tons, to the …
Atos SpA Acquires North American Master Distributor
Atos SpA acquired full ownership of Fluid Power Associates, Inc., an importation, distribution, and repair center for electro-hydraulic components in which it …
PIRTEK Sterling Heights Rebuilds Power Units
A driveline-manufacturing engineer contacted John Martin, director of sales and marketing for PIRTEK Detroit, to request a quote to rebuild four old hydraulic …
Curtiss-Wright Acquires Bolt’s Metallizing
Curtiss-Wright Corp. acquired certain assets and liabilities of Bolt’s Metallizing, Inc., a provider of thermal spray coatings for aerospace applications, …
HAWE Hydraulics Announces Service Partner Program
During its North American partner meeting in April, HAWE Hydraulics announced a new division of the company – HAWE Service Solutions, HSS. This year’s …
Flowserve to Supply Control and Automation On/Off Valves
The Brazil operation of Flowserve Corp. will supply all ball sector control valves, ball valves, and butterfly valves for the new Klabin mill (Project Puma) …
Des-Case Recognized as Model for American Exporting
Des-Case Corp., a manufacturer of specialty filtration products based in Goodlettsville, Tenn., was hailed as a superb example of the type of growth possible …
Royal Transport Masters On-Site Transport of Pumping Station
Royal Transport moved a 420-t pumping station in Bergen using two self-propelled platform trailers – one second-generation (G2) MHD SPE and a …
Bosch Rexroth Recognized for Assembly Line
A new assembly line at Bosch Rexroth AG in Homburg/Saar, Germany, was recognized with the “Industry 4.0 Award” as a pioneer in the practical implementation …
PIRTEK Burnsville Assists with Local Farming Innovation
PIRTEK Burnsville in the Minneapolis area was contacted by Brian and Gary Pahl, the fifth-generation owners of Pahl’s Market, to upgrade a piece of farm …
Linde Hydraulics Enters Joint Venture in China
The German Linde Hydraulics GmbH & Co. KG and Chinese Weichai Power Co., Ltd., registered Linde Hydraulics (China) Co. Ltd. in March 2015 in Weifang, …
International Fluid Power Conference Call for Papers
The International Conference on Fluid Power (IFK) will be held in Dresden from March 8-10, 2016, where it will celebrate its 10th anniversary. The conference …
ARGO-HYTOS Celebrates Grand Opening in China
In October 2014, ARGO-HYTOS celebrated its grand opening of a manufacturing plant in Yangzhou, China. On an area of 2,500 square meters, hydraulic components …
Minnesota Rubber and Plastics Realigns Manufacturing Operations
Through a combination of facility upgrades, expansions, and consolidations, Minnesota Rubber and Plastics has improved overall efficiencies across its …
PIRTEK Celebrates the Opening of its 50th U.S. Location
PIRTEK opened its 50th hose service and supply center in Menomonee Falls, just northwest of Milwaukee, Wis., in February 2015. Owner Tom Fechter brings 17 …
OMEGA Engineering Inaugurates New Office in Mexico
OMEGA Engineering is celebrating its new office in Mexico, which is in line with its strategy to expand its business and leadership globally. Headquartered in …
Swift Filters Acquires Houston-based Manufacturer
Swift Filters, Inc. acquired JB Services International, Inc., a Houston-based manufacturer of high-pressure filter housings sold to oil and gas, chemical …
MecWash Systems Sells Two Component Cleaning Systems
HUSCO International has invested in its 11th and 12th component-cleaning systems from MecWash Systems. The Midi aqueous wash machines clean hydraulic control …
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