Today, let’s cover some details about the educational opportunities at IFPE. The Innovations Theater will be held at the convention center from March 5-7. Here, experts in the field will present real-world solutions for current and future design applications. These sessions are free of charge for anyone with a show badge. The sessions run Wednesday […]
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IFPE Countdown: Stats about 2014
Let’s talk a little about the stats for IFPE 2014. This year’s show will feature more than 400 exhibitors, and AEM, the show’s owner, says that will make this the largest IFPE in history! There will be product concentration areas, which will make it easy for you to locate specific products, services and exhibitors. IFPE […]
IFPE Countdown: The most recent IFPE Show
Last time, we talked a little bit of IFPE history, and today, I’d like to touch a little on the last iteration of IFPE, the very successful 2011 show. There were a combined 120,000 industry professionals from more than 150 countries at IFPE and the co-located events. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the show’s current […]
IFPE Countdown: Some history
With the IFPE show a little more than a month away (Where has the time gone? Where have the last three years gone?!), it seems like it’s a good time to talk about the history of this major American trade show. Do you know where it came from or what its origins are? IFPE was […]
Three cheers for multi-function valves
By Josh Cosford Hip hip hooray! Hip hip … okay, I’m over it. Anyhoo, I wanted to write about the multiple methods to control multiple hydraulic functions, each with multiple benefits of their own. Two popular methods are common to either the industrial congregation or the mobile cartel, but I’d like to present a third, […]
Should you take a Caterpillar detour at IFPE?
You’re stoked for the upcoming IFPE show in Las Vegas, we get it. But don’t forget that—along with hundreds of component manufacturers—the show is co-located with CONEXPO-CON/AGG, one of the world’s great construction equipment expos. And Caterpillar will have a pretty impressive presence, with four exhibit areas totaling about 60,000 sq-ft of floor space. So, […]
To Infinity and power beyond
By Josh Cosford There are a couple of methods used in the mobile hydraulic market to control multiple actuators from a common pump supply. The most simple is the monoblock valve, which typically has a cast iron housing and a machined spool operated by a spring centered lever, although solenoid operation is available for nearly […]
Are hydraulic hybrid vehicles the future of driving?
Today, with almost every major country joining the development race, the demand for fuel is on the rise and the need to look for alternative sources of fuel looms large. One area of research taken up by auto companies has been finding practical and efficient solutions to sources of fuel for vehicles. A couple of […]
CCEFP update: Hydraulically actuated patient transfer device
One goal of the National Science Foundation’s Engineering Research Center on Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) is to explore how advanced fluid power technology can be used in a wider range of applications. A significant market need has been identified for an improved mobile device for transferring mobility limited people—particularly bariatric patients. Typical transfers […]
An interesting opportunity for Illinois fluid power manufacturers
I heard about an interesting program that the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is launching. The organization will have a dedicated Illinois Pavilion at the World of Industry (WIN) 2014 trade fair, which be held at the TÜYAP Fair Convention and Congress Center in Istanbul, Turkey in March 2014. WIN Turkey, a show I […]