Kraft Fluid Systems has invested in a state-of-the-art hydraulic test stand for their Danfoss PVG Build Center. The new test stand gives Kraft the ability to test high flow rates and doubles their in-house testing capacity. Kraft tests 100% of all PVG valve assemblies with capabilities up to 60 gpm and 5,000 psi, which satisfies […]
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bauma CONEXPO India is postponed to April 2021
bauma CONEXPO India, the International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines and Construction Vehicles will now take place from April 20-23, 2021 at the India Expo Centre (IEC), Greater Noida, Delhi NCR. “After careful considerations of the COVID-19 situation and crucial discussions with the industry, we are postponing bauma CONEXPO INDIA […]
bauma China opens this week
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, bauma China will open this Tuesday in Shanghai. More than 28,000 exhibitors and 130,000 visitors are expected, and a number of U.S. and European-based fluid-power companies will have local representation at the show. Here’s a look at several new offerings for the fast-growing Chinese mobile market. Danfoss Power Solutions will […]
AEM announces new officers, directors and Hall of Fame inductees
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announces its 2021 officers and directors elected to the AEM Board of Directors and Agriculture and Construction Equipment Sector Boards at its annual meeting. The association also announced its 2020 Hall of Fame inductees. The Officers for the AEM Board of Directors for 2021 are: AEM Chair: Steven Berglund, […]
Terzo Power Systems partners with QCC to manufacture HydraPulse smart pumps
Terzo Power Systems, Sacramento, has partnered with the manufacturing services of QCC in the launch and long-term production of the Hydrapulse. Terzo Power Systems creates compact and energy efficient smart hydraulic solutions for the electrification of fluid power. Its leading product, the Hydrapulse, is a complete electrohydraulic system that is a fully integrated power-on-demand hydraulic […]
Ultra-large excavator has high-efficiency hydraulics
Hitachi Construction Machinery plans to add the EX2000-7 ultra-large hydraulic excavator to its line of mining machinery. The redesigned unit, slated for introduction next year, is based on the current EX1900-6. The model reportedly will feature an entirely new hydraulic circuit that reduces fuel consumption by up to 19% with no loss in productivity. Powered […]
NTEA cancels Work Truck Show and Green Truck Summit
NTEA – The Association for the Work Truck Industry announced it will not be possible to produce Work Truck Week in its traditional in-person format next year. North America’s largest work truck event, originally scheduled March 9–12, 2021, in Indianapolis, includes The Work Truck Show and Green Truck Summit. While there are no plans to […]
Mobile machines from cloud to earth
At this week’s International Fluid Power (IFK) conference, Prof. Jürgen Weber, head of the Institute of Mechatronic Engineering at Technical University Dresden, offered an ambitious and optimistic view of the industry’s future, along with the challenges. In his keynote presentation, “Digital Mobile Machines — From Cloud to Earth,” he predicts what lies ahead for mobile […]
Gates Corp. takes gold in Hydraulic Category of 2020 LEAP Awards
The winners of the 2020 LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) were announced this afternoon in a digital ceremony, with products across 12 categories, including two in fluid power, Hydraulics and Pneumatics. Critical to LEAP’s success is the involvement of the engineering community. No one at WTWH Media selected the winners. Instead, our editorial […]
Purdue fluid power research engineer wins international honor
Andrea Vacca, professor of agricultural and biological engineering (ABE) and mechanical engineering, has received the 2019 Joseph Bramah Medal, conferred virtually during the Bath/ASME Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control. In winning the award Vacca said, “Certainly the day I received the notification of the award, was one of the best days of my […]
