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May. 16, 2013

Waste Expo and Fluid Power Conference coming up quick

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-....More
Apr. 22, 2013

A cell phone made just for mobile equipment folks

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....More
Apr. 12, 2013

Water hydraulics in your back yard?

I received an email this morning from a company looking for hydraulic component suppliers for their innovative backyard swimming pool design. And....More
Feb. 26, 2013

Professional education at MSOE

I just received an update from the Milwaukee School of Engineeging about its 2013-2014 Professional Education courses. It seems that even though it....More
Feb. 21, 2013

German machine tool production headed back to record levels

  Good news came out of Germany yesterday, with the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders Association) saying that it expects a modest increase....More
Jan. 24, 2013

More on fluid power safety training

I'm on a roll this week highlighting the importance of proper training and safety precautions when it comes to troubleshooting and maintaining....More
Jan. 22, 2013

A great fluid power safety advocate

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....More
Jan. 7, 2013

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

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....More
Dec. 10, 2012

Engaging students in fluid power

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....More
Dec. 5, 2012

AgConnect continues to grow

Two years ago, I remember leaving my daughter for the first time, as I attended AgConnect, the annual agricultural farm machinery show produced by....More
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Mary C. Gannon

Mary joined Hydraulics & Pneumatics in 2005. She graduated from Boston University’s College of Communication in 1998 with a BA in Journalism. She began her career as a business reporter at...
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