Attendees to the Fluid Power Technology Conference, presented by Fluid Power World, will have plenty of opportunities to learn from industry experts—as well as pneumatic and hydraulic manufacturers—at the two-day event. Slated for the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Kern Center on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 21 and 22, the event will feature nearly 10 sessions […]
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Where are pressure transducers used?
Pressure transducers are used in any fluid power application requiring a high-resolution and accurate electronic measurement of pressure. A transducer is a device which changes one form of energy into an electronic signal. A pressure transducer reads the movement on its load cell as created by the pressure of the air or hydraulic fluid, and […]
Learn all about cyclical testing in fluid power applications
Attendees to the Fluid Power Technology Conference, presented by Fluid Power World, will have plenty of opportunities to learn from industry experts—as well as pneumatic and hydraulic manufacturers—at the two-day event. Slated for the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Kern Center on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 21 and 22, the event will feature nearly 10 sessions led […]
World market for hydraulic pumps to reach $10.4 billion by 2022
According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, the global hydraulic pump market is expected to garner $10.4 billion of revenue by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 4.7% during 2016-2022. In 2015, Asia-Pacific accounted for 36.7%, followed by North America. Growth in developing countries such as China and India would primarily be supplemented by […]
Catching up with Rolf Najork, the new chairman of Bosch Rexroth AG
A few months ago, Rolf Najork took over the reins at Bosch Rexroth as chairman of the executive board. I had the opportunity to sit down and speak with him while in Germany recently, and we covered a wide range of topics. It’s hard to talk to any industrial manufacturer today without touching on the […]
CONEXPO and IFPE to get bigger?
If you’ve never attended the CONEXPO/IFPE shows, let me tell you something—they’re enormous. How big are they? Well, they spread across pretty much the entire Las Vegas Convention Center (which is pretty gargantuan to begin with) and then they spill outside onto the various parking lots, where large machinery is positioned shoulder to shoulder—and hundreds […]
Ag machinery relies on the versatility of hydraulics
Unique, easily changed designs dominate in agricultural machines, where the power density and the precision offered by electrohydraulics will continue to keep farms in the green. The agricultural machinery industry has probably been the slowest evolving sector with regards to electronic integration. It’s not that machine manufacturers haven’t kept up to date with the latest technology; […]
Peapod grocery delivery adds hydraulic hybrid trucks to its fleet
Peapod, an online grocer, took delivery of its first two fuel efficient, hydraulic hybrid delivery trucks this month. The vehicles, existing Workhorse walk-in vans with GM gasoline engines and equipped with the Lightning Hybrids Energy Recovery System (ERS), are in service on the streets of Chicago and were partially paid for by the Drive Clean […]
Presentation submittal deadline for FPIRC16 extended to May 15
NFPA and the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) invite both industry and academic researchers to submit a short abstract of their work for consideration as a presentation at the next Fluid Power Innovation and Research Conference (FPIRC), which will be held October 10-12, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis in Minneapolis, Minnesota. […]
Get more out of your industry associations
I’m fortunate to attend a lot of conferences and conventions put on by industry associations. These events are not only great networking opportunities, but they allow attendees to learn more about niches of their industry, as well as gain 30,000-ft views of things like engineering design trends and economic factors that are affecting their business. […]