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Waste Expo and Fluid Power Conference coming up quick

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:24:00 +0000

The Fluid Power Conference & Expo co-locates at WasteExpo, which will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans May 20-23. The event will feature more than 550 exhibitors, and numerous conference sessions targeted to fleet operators and maintenance personnel.

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A cell phone made just for mobile equipment folks

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:47:00 +0000

This release came across my Twitter feed during bauma last week and I just thought it was too cool not to share. Caterpillar Inc. now offers its own cell phone through Bullitt Mobile Ltd.

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Water hydraulics in your back yard?

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:14:00 +0000

I received an email this morning from a company looking for hydraulic component suppliers for their innovative backyard swimming pool design. And visiting their site, seeing their pictures and video, have made me wish I could have such a pool (but never will, alas!)

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Heading to Germany?

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:02:00 +0000

In the next two weeks, thousands of people will converge on Germany for Hannover Fair, April 8-12, and bauma, April 15-21.

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Pumped for our fluid power events

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:39:00 +0000

We just had a meeting a few hours ago to go over a few details for our Fluid Power Conference & Expos this year, and it got me pumped for what is going to be a great year of fluid power training.

I know I'm a bit prejudiced when I say they're great events, but it's true — we bring an exclusive group of technical trainers and exhibitors together to give our attendees a great experience. And this year, we're holding the event in four locations, all great cities to boot!

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Hydraulics give sheep a lift

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:32:00 +0000

Being first-generation Irish American, and having grown up visiting Ireland often, I tend to have a soft spot for any news stories that come from my father's (and grandparents') home country. So when I saw an Irish company that highlighted the use of hydraulics, called EweRaise MeUp on Twitter, I had to do a little digging.

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Professional education at MSOE

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:45:00 +0000

I just received an update from the Milwaukee School of Engineeging about its 2013-2014 Professional Education courses. It seems that even though it is only February, most of its courses are full, so they are giving people a last chance to register before 2013 is completely closed out .. and already offering courses for 2014 registration.

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German machine tool production headed back to record levels

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:32:00 +0000

Good news came out of Germany yesterday, with the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders Association) saying that it expects a modest increase in production output of 1% during 2013. This follows two years of substantial growth, says Martin Kapp, Chairman of the VDW. “This means the sector will be back to its previous high from 2008,” Kapp said in a press conference.

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Fluid Power Conference & Expo returns to Milwaukee

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:49:00 +0000

Last June, I went on maternity leave just as we were gearing up for our Fluid Power Conference & Expo in Minneapolis. And though I was excited to meet our new little one (our beautiful daughter is already almost eight months old already!), there was a small part of me that was disappointed I was missing what turned out to be a fabulous event.

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More on fluid power safety training

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:08:00 +0000

I'm on a roll this week highlighting the importance of proper training and safety precautions when it comes to troubleshooting and maintaining fluid power systems. So the timing was perfect when I got word about Ross Controls' Total Machine Safety course, which I've written about in the past, being held at S.G. Morriss Co., here in Cleveland February 26-28.

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A great fluid power safety advocate

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:38:00 +0000

Several years ago, at one of our Fluid Power Conference & Expos here in Cleveland, I had the pleasure of meeting Rory McLaren, of the Fluid Power Training Institute. He exhibited at our event and afterwards, he joined us for dinner.

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How things change...and how they stay the same

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:02:00 +0000

Every once in a while, we decide to feature an item from our archives in our print news section. This spotlight often provides a synopsis of a cool application of hydraulic or pneumatic components from the issue of the same month 25 or 50 years ago.

So as I was reviewing our January 1988 and 1963 issues, something struck me — a lot has changed in our industry and yet so much has stayed the same. Clearly, the biggest change has been the size of the industry; that is, the number of players.

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Engineering for the greater good

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:59:00 +0000

Last Friday, when I attended The Fluid Power Challenge sponsored by Daman Products Co. Inc. at the University of Notre Dame, I had an opportunity for a quick tour of the new engineering building at the university.

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Engaging students in fluid power

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:20:00 +0000

Last Friday, I had the opportunity to travel with my family to South Bend, Ind., to see middle school students from the South Bend Community School Corp. compete in The Fluid Power Challenge, which was arranged and sponsored by Daman Products Co.

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AgConnect continues to grow

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:01:00 +0000

Two years ago, I remember leaving my daughter for the first time, as I attended AgConnect, the annual agricultural farm machinery show produced by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. It's hard to believe that two years have passed that quickly, but the event is once again fast approaching.

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