While at iVT Expo in last month, several fluid power exhibitors there said that event was a teaser to their CONEXPO-CON/AGG presence, as they gear up for what most agree is the biggest showing of fluid power technologies in North America.
Although the IFPE show was discontinued after the 2023 iteration, most fluid power exhibitors are planning to return to the event, which is slated to take place March 3–7, 2026 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Fluid power exhibitors will no longer be in a dedicated space but will still primarily be located on the second floor of the South Hall. However, fluid power exhibitors are joined on the second floor by OEMs like Caterpillar and Briggs & Stratton and power transmission and engine manufacturers like Kubota and Cummins, among others. There are currently more than 2100 exhibitors registered with several hundred of those being fluid power exhibitors.
The National Fluid Power Association will continue its education initiatives, and will host a two-day Advanced Hydraulics Conference for off-highway vehicle and fluid power engineers in conjunction with CONEXPO-CON/AGG. The conference will be held March 4-5 from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. each day. Sessions will be led by industry experts who will offer insights into the latest hydraulic technologies, applications, and innovations shaping the future of off-highway equipment.
Topics will include:
Increased Runtime for Battery-Electric Excavators
- Unlocking Digital Transformation: Why Strategic Ecosystem Partnerships are Essential to Delivering Risk-Reduced, High-Value Digital Services
- Smart Hybrid Architectures for Off-Highway Machines: Standard Components, Smarter Controls
- Optimization and Validation of eHydraulic System Performance on a Battery-Electric Backhoe Loader
- Using 3D Finite Element Analysis to Increase Performance in Shaft Seals for Hydraulic Pump Applications
- Hydraulic Data from the Heart of the Circuit: Pump Output Digitization
- Unlocking the Power of Practical AI in Mid-Market Manufacturing and Distribution
- Variable Flow with Fixed Displacement Pump
- Lowering Total Cost of Ownership
- eHydraulic Building Blocks: Inverters, Components, and Application-Specific Systems
- How Mechatronics Integration Eases the Adoption of Electrification
Additional sessions will be added in the near future. Stay tuned for Fluid Power World’s complete coverage of the event, and a full conference schedule in our February show preview edition.
Registration for the NFPA Conference is separate from the CONEXPO education sessions. One day conference passes will be $100 and two-day passes will be $150. Registration for the conference will open soon. Visit nfpa.com for more details.
Registration for the trade show area is already open at www.conexpoconagg.com.
