Mobile hydraulic measuring equipment requirements correlate with ongoing improvements in machine technology (providing for example, a greater number of functions, shorter production cycles, and higher process precision) and with higher expectations with regards to inspection, testing, fault finding and documentation (such as documentation for final machine acceptance). Furthermore, measurements now need to include events and […]
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Peninsular Cylinder launches new website
Peninsular Cylinder Co. has launched its new website, a fully redesigned platform packed with many new features, including homepage access to its configurator, client testimonials, and a blog. According to Peninsular’s President and General Manager, Bud Haver, the new website is critical to the company’s growth, “We are confident that this new platform will help to provide […]
HED appoints Bob Heidenrich as VP Sales & Marketing
HED is pleased to announce the hiring of Bob Heidenrich as VP Sales & Marketing. He has more than 25 years of sales and marketing leadership experience in the electronics arena. Prior to HED, Bob had a long career moving up through all levels of the sales organization at Xymox Technologies, Milwaukee. Heidenrich will lead […]
AEM Hall of Fame announces 2016 inductees
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers announces the 2016 inductees into the AEM Hall of Fame, which recognizes and celebrates outstanding individuals in the off-road equipment industry, and their legacy of innovation, service and leadership. The two inductees into the 2016 AEM Hall of Fame are Ray Hagie, founder of Hagie Manufacturing LLC, and Robert L. […]
Dana to purchase select Brevini Group businesses
Dana Incorporated today announced a definitive agreement to purchase the power-transmission and fluid power businesses of Brevini Group, S.p.A. Under terms of the agreement, Dana plans to initially purchase an 80% share in the Brevini businesses, with an option to purchase the remaining 20% by 2020. Dana has valued 100 percent of the Brevini businesses […]
Sun Hydraulics agrees to acquire Enovation Controls
Sun Hydraulics Corporation has entered into an agreement with Enovation Controls, LLC, an Oklahoma-based and privately held provider of electronic control, display and instrumentation solutions, to acquire its Power Controls (PC) and Vehicle Technologies (VT) lines of business. The acquisition is expected to close in 30 days, subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing […]
Cleveland Regional Meeting program announced
Two Speaker Presentations in Cleveland this November This year’s NFPA Cleveland Regional Meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, November 16, will feature two speakers, each with unique presentation topics: Alicia Booker, Vice President, Operations, Workforce, Community and Economic Development, Cuyahoga Community College, knows the challenges companies in our industry face finding the right employees. She also knows […]
ICUEE — The Demo Expo Honored as “Gold 100” Top Trade Show
Just about 11 years ago, when I was a new technical editor covering fluid power technology, I attended my first trade show—ICUEE, the International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. The event opened my eyes to the magnitude of trade shows and showed me just exactly where hydraulics were […]
Balluff hosts Manufacturing Day Event with over 200 students and community members
Balluff hosted its second annual Manufacturing Day event on October 7. Over 200 students and local community members attended the event to learn more about modern manufacturing and automation. The event included several popular hands-on activities and games which provided first-hand experience for kids and adults to learn how sensors and automation work to improve […]
Permco Inc. announces a long-term strategic alliance with China’s XCMG
Permco Inc. has announced that it has developed a long-term strategic alliance with XCMG, the ninth largest construction equipment maker in the world. XCMG was ranked the number one brand name in China at the recently held world brand summit in Beijing, with a brand value over $6.4 billion in US dollars. “Our commitment to high quality products and unparalleled […]