Fluid Power Forum

Today’s episode is part of a special series were doing to focus on the cutting-edge fluid power technologies and customer solutions on display at the 2024 iVT EXPO. iVT EXPO is an annual exposition for the off high vehicle design and engineering community, with exhibits that are highly focused on a number of key technologies, including new powertrains, electric and hybrid systems, control systems, sensors, and autonomous technologies. Hydraulics serve as a key enabling technology for these vehicles and many of these systems, iVT EXPO offers an ideal platform for growth and expansion of hydraulics, both in its affiliated education program and on its show floor.

Our first guest in this series is Adam Livesay. Adam is the co-founder of a company called Elevāt-- a Seattle-based Industrial IoT company focused on connecting the Industrial World. Elevāt powers the ecosystem of smart manufacturers, machines, and connected fleets to deliver smart services, products, and outcomes to the marketplace. We’ve had Adam on the podcast before to help discuss possible IoT applications for the fluid power industry.

Today, we invited him into our forum to learn about the applications that Elevāt will be showcasing at their exhibit at iVT EXPO.

Connect with Adam: [email protected] 

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

On today’s show, our guests are Jose Di Geronimo and Dan Lentsch. Jose is the CEO and Dan is the Head of Engineering, both at Amalga Composites. Amalga Composites is a leader in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of filament–wound, resin transfer & compression molded composite products since 1966. Today, we invited Jose into our forum to learn how Amalga’s anti-corrosion composite tubing improves performance for pneumatic actuators. 

Connect with Jose on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josedigeronimo/ 

Connect with Dan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danlentsch/ 

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association

Don is the Dean of Engineering and Advanced Technology at Macomb Community College. Macomb Community College is the newest Hub in NFPA’s Fast Track to Fluid Power program, so we invited Don into our forum to learn more about what that means for Macomb and how the school is preparing its students to be part of the future of the fluid power industry.

Connect with Don: [email protected]

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

David is Regional Sales Manager at Delta Motion. Delta Motion manufactures electrohydraulic motion controllers and remote fieldbus servo controllers for the automotive, injection/blow molding, steel and aluminum mills and others. Today, we invited him into our forum to learn about a specific application of Delta’s technology; Advanced hydraulic control on an industrial stretch press. 

Connect with David: [email protected]

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

Ron is the Business Development Manager of Mobile Hydraulics at Gefran, Inc. We’ve had Ron on the podcast before to discuss Gefran’s multivariable position sensors. Today, we’ve invited him back to the forum to learn about two new developments in Gefran’s extended length position measurement technology, and how they help increase operator safety in a wide variety of applications.

Visit Gefran's website at: https://www.gefran.com/

Connect with Ron: [email protected]

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association. 

Andrew is the System Integration Manager at HYDAC Technology Corporation, a provider of fluid power solutions to OEMs, manufacturers, and end-users of a variety of heavy-duty mobile and industrial equipment. Today, we invited him into our forum to learn about HYDAC's energy mapping process.

Connect with Andrew: [email protected]. 

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

Dave is an Engineering Manager at Moog, Incorporated. Moog is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision control components and systems. Today, we invited him into our forum to learn about Moog’s electrohydraulic actuators that help enhance the performance and safety of industrial machinery.

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Connect with Dave: [email protected].

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

Paul is a Lecturer and Program Director at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (or NCAT).

As we all know, education plays a crucial role in developing the fluid power workforce; the very people who will be driving fluid power technology forward in the future. Every once and a while on Fluid Power Forum, we like to talk with one of NFPA’s education partners and learn about how that future workforce is being shaped. So we invited Paul into our forum to welcome NCAT as a first-year NFPA Power Partner University, and learn how that status is helping his students prepare for the future fluid power industry.

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

Connect with Paul: [email protected]

Andreas is the Product Manager of Advanced Driver Assistive Systems at HYDAC Technology Corporation, a provider of fluid power solutions to OEMs, manufacturers, and end-users of a variety of heavy-duty mobile and industrial equipment. Today, we him into our forum to learn about autonomous functions on off-highway vehicles, and how this creates challenges and opportunities for fluid power.

For more questions please contact Andreas via email or his collegue, Division Manager of Electronics, Eric Ringholm.

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

This episode features Cindy Cookson, Vice President of Industrial Fluid Power Global Product Line Management at Gates Corporation. 

On today's show, we're offering you a recording of a presentation given at the September 7, 2023 NFPA Quarterly Technology Conference. Our event was focused on "Fluid Power and the Drive Towards Compact Designs and Increased Power Density."

You can follow along with her slides using the link below. Her presentation was titled, "Small but Mighty: Trends in Fluid Power Systems."

Connect with Cindy: [email protected]

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association

Visit our Quarterly Technology Conference Recordings Library

Hendrik is the Chief Key Account Officer at STAUFF Corporation. STAUFF offers pipe and hose clamps, hydraulic reservoir accessories, filtration products, diagnostic equipment, and many other products. Today, we invited Hendrik into our forum to learn about STAUFF's clamps and the ways they help with the reduction of noise.

Connect with Hendrik: [email protected] 

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

NRC Clamp Testing Video

Professor Sun, or Sunny, is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota and the Director of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power. That Center, known as the CCEFP, is a consortium of academic, industry, and government leaders that directs and conducts groundbreaking research in a variety of fluid power disciplines.

Under Sunny’s leadership the CCEFP recently conducted a workshop and has now published a report on “Challenges and Opportunities for Electrifying Off-Road Vehicles,” and so we invited him into our forum to learn more about the CCEFP and this interesting report.

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Assocation. 

Connect with Sunny: [email protected]

View the Workshop Report.

Marty is the Market Manager for E-Mobility and AE Cooling Systems, amd Chris is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing, both at HYDAC Technogloy Corporation. Today, we invited them into our forum to learn about how HYDAC is increasing hydraulic efficiency for a number of electrified mobile machines.

Connect with Marty: [email protected]

Connect with Chris: [email protected] 

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association. 

Greg is a Business Development Manager at Marzocchi Pumps, a company that designs, manufacters, and sells external gear pumps and motors for high performance applications. We spoke with Marzocchi's president in a previous episode about their low-noise gear pumps for automotive applications. Today, we invited Greg into our forum to learn about the updates and new applications of this technology.

Connect with Greg: [email protected]

Visit the Marzocchi website: https://www.marzocchipompe.com/ 

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

Jason is the Product Manager of Fluid Power at Dura-Bar. Dura-Bar manufactures ductile and gray continuous cast iron bar stock in rounds, squares/rectangles and tubes. With the recent publication of the 2023 NFPA Technology Roadmap, there’s an updated list of machine-level technology trends that we’re anxious to discuss on the podcast and in other venues. One of those topics is the increasing use of environmentally friendly materials, both for greater performance and to comply with regulations. Today, we’ve invited Jason into our forum to learn more about Dura-Bar and how their raw materials can help improve the fluid power applications we use daily.

Connect with Jason: [email protected] 

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Assosication. 

Vincent is the Corporate Accounts Manager of Famic Technologies, which manufactures Automation Studio™, a circuit design and simulation software for fluid power, electrical, and automation projects. Daniel is the Director of Canadian Sales at Bailey International, which provides complete mobile hydraulic solutions in both standard and custom component configurations. Prior to that, Daniel worked at Hydrolico International, who Bailey recently acquired. Today, we invited them into our forum to learn more the crucial role that hydraulic manifolds play in fluid power systems and about the unique software packages that help design and manufacture them. 

Connect with Vincent: [email protected] 

Connect with Daniel: [email protected] 

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Assosication. 

This episode features Stewart McQuillan, inventor of the Aeroleg – a pneumatic system that allows a paraplegic to operate the foot controls on a helicopter. 

Stewart is one of the most interesting people we’ve spoken to on Fluid Power Forum – and he has one of the most innovative, yet simple and emotionally powerful, applications of fluid power technology.

He was a helicopter and fighter pilot in Britain’s Royal Air Force when he experienced a spinal cord injury that left him without the use of his legs. As an engineer and with an attitude of “I’ll show them…” We invited him into our forum today to hear his remarkable story and to learn more about this unique use of fluid power.

Connect with Stewart: [email protected], (719) 213-6340

Connect with the host, Eric Lane, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

On today’s show, our guest is Chuck White. Chuck is the Global Product Development Manager at Hallite Seals International. Hallite Seals is a leading manufacturer and distributor of hydraulic seals and fluid power hydraulics, as well as, wiper seals and other custom, high-performance gaskets, rubber and plastic parts. Today, we invited Chuck into our forum to discuss Hallites’ new seals that meet the industry’s need for high pressure sealing solutions.

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Contact Chuck: [email protected]

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Narendra Gupta is the Hydraulic System Group Leader for Hyster-Yale, a company that designs, engineers, manufactures, sells and services a comprehensive line of lift trucks and other material handling equipment. We invited him into the Forum today to learn more about how he and Hyster-Yale are creating highly energy efficient machines by electrifiying their hydraulic systems.

Contact Narendra: [email protected]

See a top loader in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m797MqsjD6o

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This episode features Peter Bleday, Head of Autonomous Vehicles at Danfoss Power Solutions

On today’s show, we’re offering you a recording of a presentation given at the June 1, 2023 NFPA Quarterly Technology Conference. 

Our QTC's showcase cutting-edge fluid power technologies – especially those that help machine builders and users achieve their technology objectives. Our June event was focused fluid power and the drive towards autonomous functions and operations.

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke at [email protected] 

Connect with Peter: [email protected]

View our Previous Quarterly Technology Conferences

On today’s show, our guest is Ghazi Malkawi. Ghazi is a Lecturer and Program Director at Northern Illinois University.

As we all know, education plays a crucial role in developing the fluid power workforce; the very people who will be driving fluid power technology forward in the future. Every once and a while on Fluid Power Forum, we like to talk with one of NFPA’s education partners and learn about how that future workforce is being shaped. So we invited Ghazi into our forum to welcome NIU as a first-year NFPA Power Partner University, and learn how that status is helping his students prepare for the future fluid power industry.

Connect with Ghazi at [email protected]  Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected]

On today’s show, we’re offering you a recording of a presentation given at the March 2, 2023 NFPA Quarterly Technology Conference. Our Quarterly Technology Conferences showcase cutting-edge fluid power technologies – especially those that help machine builders and users achieve their technology objectives. Our March event was focused on new fluid power components and system architectures that help those machine builders achieve their energy efficiency goals.

Connect with Ricardo: [email protected] 

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke at [email protected].

On today’s show, our guest is Chris Shrive. Chris is the Head of Cam Lobe Motors for Danfoss Power Solutions. Danfoss designs engineered hydraulic, electric, and electronic systems and components, for use primarily in off-highway mobile equipment and industrial machinery.

We invited Chris into our forum to learn more about the range of hydraulic, fluid conveyance, and electrification solutions, including their new Thorx family of cam lobe motors.

Connect with Chris: [email protected]

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association. 

On today's show, our guest is Visu Muga. Visu is a Senior Product Engineer at SFP Hydraulics, Inc. SFP has amassed global industry experts with experience exceeding 25 years. We invited Visu into our forum to learn more about their latest innovation of hydraulic accumulators on display at the Offshore Technology Conference, which took place this past week in Houston, TX. 

Connect with Visu: [email protected] 

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association. 

On today’s show, our guest is Ron Akers. Ron is the Business Development Manager of Mobile Hydraulics at Gefran, Inc. Gefran provides a vast selection of both standard and customizable sensors and components for fluid power applications.

We invited Ron into our forum to learn more about their new multivariable position sensor that helps improve the proportional control of hydraulic systems in a wide variety of applications.

Website: www.gefran.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/gefran/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/gefranvideochannel

Connect with Ron: [email protected] or on LinkedIn at Ron Akers

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected], or on LinkedIn at The National Fluid Power Association 

On this episode, we’re offering you a recording of a presentation given at the March 2, 2023 NFPA Quarterly Technology Conference.

Our Quarterly Technology Conferences showcase cutting-edge fluid power technologies – especially those that are helping machine builders and users achieve their technology objectives. Our March event was focused on new fluid power components and system architectures that help those machine builders achieve their energy efficiency goals.

The presentation you’ll hear was given by Dan Bagley, Founder and CEO of B & B Management Labs, who recruited another presenter, Riccardo Nicastro of NIRI Engineering, to focus on the use of additive manufacturing to redesign fluid power components in ways that provide for greater energy efficiency.

Presentation Recording: https://vimeo.com/showcase/qtcmarch2023

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] 

 This episode features Jake Hildebrant, a Professor of Electromechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Murray State University. As we all know, education plays a crucial role in developing the fluid power workforce. We invited Jake into our forum to welcome Murray State University as a first-year Power Partner University, while also learning how this university status is impacting their students and our members.

Contact Jake: [email protected] 

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected]

Zach is a National Sales Manager at Terzo Power Systems. Terzo manufactures and sells an electro-hydraulic pump and control units branded as the Hydrapulse, which is produced in sizes ranging from 1.5 to 30 kw. Terzo recently developed electro-hydraulic solution for steering heavy trucks and we invited Zach into our forum to learn more about these applications and the fluid power systems that make it possible. 

Contact Zach: [email protected]

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected]

Russ is the Director of Business Development at HydraForce. HydraForce designs, manufactures, and markets hydraulic cartridge valves, custom manifolds, and electro-hydraulic controls for use in industrial and mobile equipment applications worldwide. We invited Russ into our forum to learn more about their new Digital Proportional Control product launch that integrates a Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT), electronic controller and proportional cartridge valve.  We will also discuss some of the other items which will be showcased at IFPE – the International Fluid Power Exposition.

Contact Russ: [email protected]

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke 

David Stevenson is Vice President of Marketing and Product Management at Bucher Hydraulics North America. Bucher Hydraulics designs and manufactures cartridge valves and custom manifolds, compact AC & DC power units, pressure-balanced gear pumps and motors, and more. We invited David into our forum to learn more about the future of intelligent hydraulic systems and what Bucher Hydraulics has to offer in this ever-emerging hydraulic segment, while also discussing some of their items which will be showcased at IFPE – the International Fluid Power Exposition.

Contact: [email protected] 

AX pump technology: https://youtu.be/Dial16rB8bY

Smart PowerPack S: https://youtu.be/zbVLM_q0Kac

Bucher’s Full Range of Electrification Solutions. https://www.bucherhydraulics.com/datacat/files/Katalog/Systemloesungen/Elektrifizierung%20mobiler%20Maschinen/Elektrifizierung-mobiler-Maschinen_300-FL-9010633-en.pdf

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke 

Jim is the President of IFP Motion Solutions, Inc. IFP is NFPA’s Gold Sponsor, the highest level of sponsorship one can have within our organization. Jim is also Chair of the NFPA Board of Directors for 2022-23. Today, he is going to tell us more about IFP and some of their items which will be showcased at IFPE – the International Fluid Power Exposition. We invited Jim into our forum to learn more about these applications and the fluid power systems that it connects to.

Contact: [email protected] 

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke 

Fluid Power Forum recently hosted an education program at PACK EXPO, the large trade show for the processing and packaging industry. Our event focused on Advanced Pneumatic Solutions for Packaging Machines. We know that pneumatics is a reliable and cost-effective technology for many core actuated functions on those machines. But it is becoming even more indispensable through its integration with smart sensors and network connectivity, and now it can provide new capabilities from reduced energy consumption to preventative and predictive maintenance.

We had three great presenters from three pneumatic companies, each showcasing the latest technologies that are bringing these benefits to packaging and other industrial machine manufacturers. One of those presenters was Frank Langro, the Director of Product Market Management for Pneumatic Automation at Festo, and what follows is a recording of the presentation he gave at our PACK EXPO session.

If you want to follow along with Frank’s slides, we’ve put links in the show notes that will allow you to watch along with a video we’ve created, where we’ve done our best to sync up Frank’s recording with his slides. Either is a good resource for you, but I’m sure you’ll also find value in just listening to the recording. Frank’s presentation was titled “Smart Pneumatics for Packaging Equipment."

YouTube Video Presentation: https://youtu.be/yGGIL1-nIz0 

Contact: [email protected] 

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke 

Kevin is the Director of Sales and Marketing of Mobile Industry at ifm efector, a leader in sensor and control technology products for the On/Off Highway Market. Kevin previously spoke on our forum about IoT integration with sensor and control technology. Today, he is going to speak with us about their 3D camera assistance for operators – which will be showcased at IFPE – the International Fluid Power Exposition. We invited Kevin into our forum to learn more about this technology and the fluid power systems that it connects to and helps control.

Jason is the Director of Global Standards and Compliance at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers – a trade association that represents both construction and agriculture equipment manufacturers. Jason has been doing a lot of work with AEM members through their Engine Emissions Strategy Task Force to understand, describe, and plan for the electrification of mobile machines, and he recently gave an overview presentation on that subject at one of NFPA’s quarterly technology conferences. We invited him into our forum to learn more about that work, and what we can expect from this critical industry trend.

Contact: [email protected]

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke 

Enrique is the Engineering Director responsible for components and systems at Bosch Rexroth, a manufacturer that provides industrial, mobile, and systems used in most industries. Bosch Rexroth has improved its’ versatile working machines thanks to electronic control of open-circuit pumps, and we invited Enrique into our forum to learn more about these applications and the fluid power systems that make it possible.

Contact: [email protected]

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke 

Doug is the Application Engineering Supervisor for HAWE North America, a manufacturer of hydraulic power units, pumps, valves and cylinders. HAWE will be showcasing their water resistant hydraulics that help deliver power to speed boats at IFPE – the International Fluid Power Exposition -- and we invited Doug into our forum to learn more about these applications and the fluid power systems that make it possible. 

Contact: [email protected]

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke 

Dave Heiling is a Technology Manager at Nott Company, a supplier of fluid power products and systems, industrial products and custom rubber fabrication including software and controls options to enhance performance and control of fluid power systems. Dave recently gave a presentation at one of our Quartey Conferences on lowering emission in turf care applications through hybrid-electro systems. We invited Dave into our forum to learn more about these applications and the fluid power systems that make it possible. 

Contact: [email protected]

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke 

Barun Acharya is an Electrification Systems Application Engineering Manager for Parker Hannifin, a diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. Parker Hannifin will be exhibiting several hydraulic-electric hybrid systems for implement control in mobile applications at IFPE – the International Fluid Power Exposition -- and we invited Barun into our forum to learn more about these applications and the fluid power systems that make them possible.

Contact: [email protected]

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke 

Matt is the Vice President of Sales at Poclain, an independent industrial company specialized in the design, manufacture and sales of hydrostatic transmissions. Poclain will be showcasing multiple of their new drive solutions for dedicated platforms at IFPE – the International Fluid Power Exposition -- and we invited Matt into our forum to learn more about these applications and the fluid power systems that make it possible.

Contact: [email protected]

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke 

Chris is a Business Development Manager of Electrification for Parker Hannifin, a diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. Parker Hannifin will be exhibiting several hydraulic-electric hybrid systems for implement control in mobile applications at IFPE – the International Fluid Power Exposition -- and we invited Chris into our forum to learn more about these applications and the fluid power systems that make them possible.

Contact: [email protected]

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke 

Tom is a Design Engineer for Project Phoenix, a manufacturing company formed in 2014 as a research and development skunkworks project of Empire Southwest, one of the largest Caterpillar dealers in the world. Project Phoenix now holds dozens of granted domestic and international patents on its new Independent Electrohydraulic System technology. After eight years of development and testing, Project Phoenix will be exhibiting their all-electric drive-drive gear pump at IFPE – the International Fluid Power Exposition -- and we invited Tom into our forum to learn more about this application and the fluid power systems that make it possible.

Contact Tom: [email protected]

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke 

Chuck Tuggle is a Systems Application Engineer at Hydra-Power Systems, a manufacturer of intergrated circuit hydraulic manifolds and custom hydraulic power units. We recently saw a video of their Dynaset KPL attachment on a Bobcat Toolcat that uses hydraulics to powerwash streets in a record time. Today, we invited him into our forum to learn more about this application and the fluid power system design that makes it possible. 

Contact Chuck: [email protected] 

Video of Powerwashing Unit : https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hydra-power-systems-inc%2E_dynaset-kpl-220-video-activity-6899748797379960832-P4-E?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke 

Adam Kimmel is the Principal an Founder of ASK Consulting Solutions, a technical content writing and strategy firm. Adam was recently commissioned by the organizers of IFPE – the International Fluid Power Exposition – to write a white paper on technology advancements driving the fluid power market forward, and we invited him into our forum to learn more about those findings and what they might mean for the technology likely to be on display at the IFPE trade show.

Contact Adam: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-s-kimmel/

Website: https://www.askconsultingsolutions.com/

Email: Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

Bill Fucich is a Senior Sales Engineer for Volkmann, a manufacturer of high-performance pneumatic vacuum conveyors. We recently saw an article in the trade press about their new line of enclosed pneumatic vacuum conveyors, used to transfer powders, pellets, and other bulk materials without risk of contamination, and we invited him into our forum to learn more about this application and the fluid power system that makes it possible.

Contact Bill: [email protected]

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

Jesse DeSanto is a National Product Development Manager for Cobots and Soft Robotics at SMC Corporation, a leading manufacturer of pneumatic control devices for automation. Today, we invited Jesse into our forum to learn about the pneumatic cobots that are ensuring accurate and repeatable results in medical industry automation.

Contact Jesse: [email protected]

SMC's End Effectors for Collaborative Robots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCCOpVuAkHc

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

Marty is the Market Manager for E-Mobility and AE Cooling Systems at HYDAC, a provider of fluid power solutions to OEMs, manufacturers and end-users of a variety of heavy-duty mobile and industrial equipment. We invited him into our forum to learn more about E-Mobility and the electrification of off-highway hydraulic equipment. 

Contact Marty: [email protected] 

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

Brian Steward is a professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and Saxon Ryan is an assistant teaching professor, both at Iowa State University. We invited them into our forum to learn more about ISU’s Power Partner University status and how it’s impacting their students and members of industry.

Contact Brian [email protected]

Contact Saxon [email protected]

Learn more about the NFPA Power Partner University program https://nfpafoundation.org/universities/programs-resources/power-partner-universities/

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

Register for Future NFPA Quarterly Conferences: https://nfpahub.com/events/conferences/regional/

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

DJ O'Konek is the ESS Group Manager from Nott Company and Bob Grinstead is Founder and Chief Executive Officer from Zeuss Electric Chassis, a customer of Nott Company. Today, we invited them into our forum to learn about their unique partnership and how it is creating the latest hydraulic advancements in electrified truck chassis applications.

Contact DJ: www.nottco.com or [email protected]

Contact Bob: www.zeusselectricchassis.com

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

Tim Olthoff is the chief engineer for Parker Hannifin Aerospace in their Hydraulic Systems Division. Today, we invited Tim into our forum to learn about some innovative applications of hydraulics in the aerospace market.

Contact Tim at [email protected] 

Register for Future NFPA Quarterly Conferences: https://nfpahub.com/events/conferences/regional/

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

Antigone Sharris is Chair and Full Time Faculty in the Engineering Technology Department of Triton College in River Grove, Illinois. Triton College is a Hub School is NFPA's Fast Track to Fluid Power program, a workforce development initiative designed to create stronger connections between technical colleges, industry partners, and local teachers by engaging multiple education levels in the communities across the country. We invited Antigone into our forum to learn more about Triton’s Fast Track Hub status and the students and educators that are helping to shape the future of the fluid power industry.  

Contact Antigone: [email protected]

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

Michael Cook is the Global Segment Director for Off-Highway & Marketing Americas Segment Manager for Fluid Power and Domenico Tucci is the Team Lead for IoT Client Solutions. Both work at Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, one of the world’s leading developers, manufacturers and suppliers of precision seals, bearings and custom-molded polymer components. On this episode, we discuss Trelleborg’s contributions to sustainability initiatives, especially with regard to hydraulic seals, and the applications they support.

NFPA Technology Roadmap: https://www.nfpa.com/home/industry-stats/NFPA-Technology-Roadmap.htm 

Conference presentations discussed available at: https://americas.tss-virtualconference.com

Contact Michael: [email protected]

Contact Domenico: [email protected] 

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

Jeremiah Allshouse is a Product Manager of Element Technology at Schroeder Industries. Jeremiah was a speaker at the December 2021 NFPA and FPIC Quarterly Conference. You can learn more about upcoming conferences on nfpahub.com. Today, we invited Jeremiah into our forum to hear some of the content from his conference presentation and learn more about Schroeder’s work with electric hydraulic systems in mobile equipment.

Contact Jeremiah: [email protected]

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

Justin Katz is a Manager for Product Management of Vacuum Automation at Schmalz, a market leader in vacuum automation and ergonomic handling solutions. Justin is a speaker at the June 2022 NFPA and FPIC Quarterly Conference, an event co-hosted with PMMI that will focus on pneumatic solutions for packaging machines. You can learn more about the June event as well as upcoming conferences on nfpahub.com. We invited Justin into our forum to hear some of the content from his conference presentation and learn more about the advancing vacuum technology in the digital factory of the future.

Contact Justin: [email protected] 

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

Daniel Strati is the North American Sales Manager for Hydrolico, a distributor of renowned hydraulic and pneumatic products and components. Today, we invited Daniel into our forum to learn more about the unique role of hydraulics in almond harvesting equipment.

Learn More: https://international.hydrolico.com/en/blog/realization/forged-rods-for-harvesting-almonds 

Contact Daniel: [email protected] 

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Daniella Gonzalez-Olgren is the Product Manager of Valves at Festo, a leading supplier of pneumatic and electrical automation technology. Today, we invited her into our forum to learn more about their digital pneumatics technology and its impact on the food packaging process.

Learn More: https://www.festo.com/vtem 

Contact Daniella: [email protected] 

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Russ Farrell is the Applications Engineering Manager at HED Controls, a leading designer of electronic control systems for mobile equipment applications. We invited him into our forum to learn more about their solution for increasing fuel efficiency in hydraulic refuse vehicles.

Learn more about HED Controls: https://www.hedcontrols.com/

Contact Russ: [email protected]

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Valeria Tirelli is the CEO and Alberto Tacconelli is the General Manager of Aidro, a manufacturer of components for hydraulic solutions. Today, we invited them into our forum to learn more about their groundbreaking 3D printing technology and how it’s being used to produce efficient and high-quality components for fluid power applications.

Contact Valeria: [email protected]

Contact Alberto: [email protected]

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Luis Rodriguez is an Assistant Professor and Daniel Williams is an Associate Professor, both of Mechanical Engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering. We invited them into our forum to learn more about what MSOE is doing, as one of NFPA’s Power Partner Universities, to get its students involved in fluid power education and careers.

Learn more about the Power Partner University program: https://www.nfpa.com/home/workforce/Engineer-Pathway/Power-Partner-.htm

Contact Luis: [email protected]

Contact Daniel: [email protected]

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Jeremy Flasch is a Product Manager in the Electrical Division of FORCE America – an employee-owned manufacturer, distributor and integrator that provides systems and components to the on- and off-highway mobile markets. We invited him into our forum to learn more about a unique, electronically-controlled application of hydraulics – the precise dispersal and spreading of snow melt from on-highway trucks.

Contact Jeremy: [email protected] 

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Parveen Gupta is the Sales Director - Large Projects at Bosch Rexroth and we invited him into our forum to learn about a project he worked on involving hydraulic upgrades for the Panama Canal.

Contact Parveen: [email protected] 

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

Kanok Boriboonsomsin is a Research Engineer at the University of California, Riverside in the College of Engineering - Center for Environmental Research and Technology. Kanok is part of a group that assessed the readiness of different classes of off-highway equipment to move from internal combustion engines to electric battery packs as their primary energy sources – given the real-world power demands of these vehicles and the state of the art of current battery technologies – and we invited him into our forum to learn more about this research and what it might mean for the future of fluid power-driven and actuated vehicles.

Learn more about the featured research: https://nfpahub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-CRC-RWEW_v1.1.pdf 

Contact Kanok: [email protected]

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

Brad Longmuir is an Area Sales Manager for Holmbury, a leading supplier of couplings and valves. Today, we invited Brad into our forum to learn about decompression block couplings and the mobile hydraulic equipment they enable.

Learn about Holmbury: https://www.holmbury.com/

Contact Brad: [email protected]

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

Dr. Ashlie Martini is a professor of mechanical engineering at University of California Merced and today, we invited her into our forum to learn about opportunities for students in fluid power-related industries and hear about the role education plays in developing the future fluid power workforce.

Learn more about Tribology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggc44W-39iE

Contact Ashlie: [email protected]

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

Chuck White is Director of Sales and Marketing for Hallite Seals Americas, a leading supplier and pioneer of innovative sealing technologies and engineered sealing solutions for the fluid power industry. Chuck was a guest on the show in 2020 to discuss his company’s partnership with the Milwaukee School of Engineering at a testing level. Today, we invited Chuck back into our forum to learn more about understanding and extending the life of mobile equipment using new seal technologies they’ve been able to develop as a result of that testing partnership.

Contact Chuck: [email protected]

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Justin Steger is the Solutions Marketing Manager at John Deere, a manufacturer of (amongst other things) agricultural, construction and forestry machinery. Today, we invited him into our forum to learn more about Smart Grading technology and the hydraulic excavators that utilize it.

Learn More: https://www.deere.com/en/campaigns/construction/smartgrade-excavators/ 

Contact Justin: [email protected]

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Doug Webster is a retired Safety Product Manager from Exotic Automation and Supply. Today, we invited him into our forum to learn more about hydraulic safety valves that are improving working conditions at rubber molding facilities.

Contact Doug: [email protected] 

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Heidi Kent is a middle school teacher at Ashby Public School in Minnesota. Today, we invited her into our forum to learn more about NFPA’s Fluid Power Action Challenge which takes place in schools across the country, including Heidi’s.

Learn more about the Action Challenge: https://nfpafoundation.org/fpc/action-challenge/ 

Contact Heidi: [email protected]

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Jason Nicholson is a Control System Engineer at John Deere and he is also the TC 131/SC 8/WG 13 convenor for the International Standards Organization. Today, we brought Jason onto the show to discuss derived displacement calculations and what that allows hydraulic systems to accomplish.

Contact Jason Nicholson: [email protected]

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Dan Turner is President of GPM Controls, a leader in accumulator manufacturing. Today, we invited him into our forum to learn more about the fascinating role of hydraulics in critical anti-terrorism equipment.

View crash test videos: http://www.probarrier.com/

Contact Dan Turner: [email protected]

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Jeremy King is a Product Manager of Vacuum and Sensing Technology at Norgren, a pneumatic components manufacturer. Jeremy presented at the March 2021 NFPA/FPIC Quarterly Conference and we invited him into our forum today to learn more about the subject he discussed: the role of connected intelligent devices in pneumatic systems.

Contact Jeremy King: [email protected]

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Today we celebrate Fluid Power Forum’s 50th episode! We could not have done it without the support from our audience and our guests.

Today's guest is Cindy Cookson, Vice President of Global Hydraulics Product Line Management at Gates. We’ll be talking about a unique digitalized hose crimping solution and how it’s expanding the range of people who can safely and properly prepare hose for use by crimping it to a connector or adapter.

Learn more about advanced hose crimping technology: http://gates.com/gc20

Contact Cindy: [email protected]

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Ivan Sheffield is Director of Filtration at Des-Case and Barry Verdegan owns the consulting firm 11171 Solutions LLC.; both have served as chairs for ISO/TC 131/SC 6 of the International Standards Organization. Their work focuses on contamination control via the standard ISO 11171 and we brought them onto the show to discuss that standard and the hydraulic systems it affects.

Learn more about the mentioned ISO Standards by searching them here: https://www.iso.org/standards.html

Contact Ivan: [email protected]

Contact Barry: [email protected]

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Jim Hoenle is a Lead Engineer at MFP Automation Engineering, a top distributor of motion control, fluid power and automation products in the U.S. We invited Jim into our forum to learn about MFP’s involvement in a moveable bridge project located right here in NFPA’s stomping grounds: Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Learn more about the bridge project: http://blog.parker.com/michigan-street-bridge-in-milwaukee-rehabbed-with-parker-hydraulics 

Contact Jim: [email protected]

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Danny Pickard is the Projects Director at SCX Special Projects, an engineering firm that develops unexpected solutions to unique design problems. We invited him into our forum to learn more about the role of hydraulics in some of SCX’s sports-related projects.

Contact Danny: [email protected]

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On today’s show, our guests are Stavros Vougioukas and Dennis Sadowski from the Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at the University of California, Davis. We invited them into our forum to learn more about a collaborative robot their team designed for agricultural use which utilizes hydraulic systems to raise and lower fruit harvesters.

Contact Stavros: [email protected]

Contact Dennis: [email protected]

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Tim Kerrigan is the Director of Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Fluid Power Institute, a leader in motion control and fluid power education, research and evaluation. We invited him into our forum to learn more about the research being conducted at the institute and the hands-on training they offer students who work in their laboratory.

Contact Tim: [email protected]

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Dan Baker is the president of York Precision Machining & Hydraulics which develops industry-leading hydraulic components for a variety of industries. We invited him into our forum to learn more about hydraulic rod locking devices.

Read more from Hydraulics & Pneumatics here

Learn more about the Bear-Loc®: www.Yorkpmh.com/products/bear-loc

Contact York Precision Machining & Hydraulics: [email protected]

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Our guests for this episode are Carl Lorentzen (President) and Soren Rasmussen (Managing Director) from Green Hydraulic Power which develops and integrates hydraulic power units with Variable Frequency Drive technology. We invited them into our forum to discuss those Variable Frequency Drives and learn about how they’re being used to improve hydraulic functions.

Contact Soren Rasmussen: [email protected]

Contact Carl Lorentzen: [email protected]

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Mike Guelker is a Product Manager of pneumatic actuators and the Fabco-Air product lines for Festo, a global manufacturer of process control and factory automation solutions. We invited him into our forum to discuss pneumatic grippers and their unique capabilities in an industrial setting.

Contact Mike Guelker: [email protected]

Read more on Festo's Industrial Automation Blog: https://festoblog.com/

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Aldo Toscano is the President of Marzocchi Pumps, a company that designs, manufactures and sells external gear pumps and motors for high performance applications. We invited him into our forum to discuss numerous automotive applications of his technology.

Contact Aldo Toscano: [email protected]

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Dr. Eric Barth is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, where he runs the Laboratory for the Design and Control of Energetic Systems. He has a research history steeped in fluid power and its application in unique environments. We invited him into the forum today to learn more about one of his more recent creations – a new servo pump for hydraulically actuated soft robotics.

Contact Dr. Barth: [email protected]

Learn More about Soft Robotics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MfZuLpHUqM 

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Dr. Andrew Nuss is a Program Manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the Tactical Technology Office. We invited him into our forum to discuss DARPA’s Underminer Program and the role pneumatics play in this new technology.

Contact Dr. Nuss: [email protected]

See the Underminer Program in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlcQij-SsXg&feature=emb_logo 

Learn more about DARPA: https://www.darpa.mil/ 

Find DARPA on social media: @DARPA

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Narendra Gupta is the Hydraulic System Group Leader for Hyster-Yale, a company that designs, engineers, manufactures, sells and services a comprehensive line of lift trucks and other material handling equipment. We invited him into the Forum today to learn more about how he and Hyster-Yale are creating highly energy efficient machines by electrifiying their hydraulic systems.

Contact Narendra: [email protected]

See a top loader in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m797MqsjD6o

Learn more about Regional Conferences: https://nfpahub.com/events/fluid-power-industrial-consortium-fpic/

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On today’s show, our guests are Gary Rosenberger and Will Campbell of Atos North America Inc., a company focused on electrohydraulic innovations. We invited them into our forum to discuss digital proportional valves and the technology that allows them to be tuned to accommodate specific performance needs.

Contact Gary: [email protected]

Contact Will: [email protected]

Learn more about Regional Conferences: https://nfpahub.com/events/fluid-power-industrial-consortium-fpic/

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Matt Schneider is the Chief Product Officer at Sunfolding, a company that develops new approaches to solar tracking for commercial and utility systems. Today, Matt is going to speak with us about the role of pneumatic power in solar technology.

Contact Matt: [email protected]

Learn more about Regional Conferences: https://nfpahub.com/events/fluid-power-industrial-consortium-fpic/

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Josh Scarbrough is a student at Murray State University majoring in Electromechanical Engineering. We invited him into our forum to discuss his involvement with NFPA’s workforce program and the many ways he’s become an active participant in the fluid power community.

Contact Josh: [email protected]

Learn about NFPA scholarships here

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Simon Nielsen is a Senior Systems Engineer at Danfoss – a company that engineers hydraulic, electric and electronic systems and components, primarily for use in off-highway mobile equipment and attachments. We invited him into our forum to discuss the future of hydraulic powertrains on these vehicles and the growing influence of electrification on these systems.

Contact Simon: [email protected]

Learn more about Regional Conferences: https://nfpahub.com/events/fluid-power-industrial-consortium-fpic/

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Kevin Vanderslice is the Director of Sales and Marketing of Mobile Industry at ifm efector, a leader in sensor and control technology products for the On/Off Highway Market. Today, Kevin is going to speak with us about the role sensor and control technologies play in the fluid power industry and its integration with the Internet of Things.

Contact Kevin: [email protected]

Learn more about Regional Conferences: https://nfpahub.com/events/fluid-power-industrial-consortium-fpic/

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Brian Wheeless is Vice President of Sales at IC Fluid Power. In the various roles Brian has served in throughout his decades of work in the fluid power industry, Brian has worked in both Mobile and Industrial OEM segments and has accrued a large network of industry relationships in hydraulic markets. We invited him into our forum to learn more about the function and application of a particular hydraulic component: the pressure intensifier.

Contact Brian: [email protected]

Learn more about IC Fluid Power: https://www.icfluid.com/

Learn more about Regional Conferences: https://nfpahub.com/events/fluid-power-industrial-consortium-fpic/

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Jeff Watts and Kyle Capello are both with Bucher Hydraulics – a provider of innovative hydraulic drive and control technologies for both mobile and industrial applications. We invited them into our forum to learn more about the benefits of high efficiency piston pumps and motors.

Contact Jeff: [email protected]

Contact Kyle: [email protected] 

Learn more about Regional Conferences: https://nfpahub.com/events/fluid-power-industrial-consortium-fpic/

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On today’s show, our guest is Bill Haley. Bill is Director of Business Development at FORCE America, Inc. but today we have him on our show to discuss his position as Chair of NFPA’s Tech School Education Committee and the programs the committee facilitates to address students’ exposure to the fluid power industry.

Contact Bill via email: [email protected]

Learn more about Regional Conferences: https://nfpahub.com/events/fluid-power-industrial-consortium-fpic/

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On today’s show we have two guests – Simon Yardley and Ben Holter, both of Husco, a company specializing in high performance hydraulic and electro-mechanical components for automotive and off-highway applications. Simon and Ben recently gave a presentation at the 2020 International Fluid Power Exposition on automating hydraulic functions on mobile machines – and we invited them into our forum to learn more about their unique approach and substantial success in this new application.

Contact Simon: [email protected] 

Contact Ben: [email protected] 

View Husco's IFPE Presentation: https://www.husco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-Husco-at_IFPE.pdf

Learn more about IFPE: https://www.ifpe.com/

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For more information on automated grading with hydraulic excavators, read Simon and Ben's article on IFPE’s news page.

On today’s show we have two guests – Scott Betzen of Poclain Hydraulics and Daniel Skelton of Terra Drive Systems. They both recently gave a presentation at the 2020 International Fluid Power Exposition on a new on-demand hydraulic assist system that their companies have introduced for vocational trucks – and we invited them into our forum to learn more about this fascinating innovation.

Contact Scott: [email protected] 

Contact Daniel: [email protected] 

Learn more about EZ Trac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moiyVbMAJBQ

Learn more about IFPE: https://www.ifpe.com/

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For more information about on-demand hydraulic assist, read Scott's article on IFPE’s news page.

Cameron MacNeil is a Global Product Manager for Filtration at Stauff Corporation – an internationally certified developer, manufacturer and supplier of hydraulic connectors, coupling, filters, valves and other accessories. Cam recently gave a presentation at the 2020 International Fluid Power Exposition on how to control and limit contamination in a hydraulic system, and we invited him into our forum to learn more about that important topic.

Contact Cameron via email: [email protected]

Learn more about Stauff: https://www.stauff.com/

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For more information on how to control and limit contamination in a hydraulic system, read Cameron's article on IFPE’s news page.

Marcus Herrera is a Sales Application Engineer at HYDAC Technology Corporation – a provider of fluid power solutions to OEMs, manufacturers, and end users of a variety of heavy duty mobile and industrial equipment. Marcus is also a certified hydraulics and a certified electronic controls specialist. He recently presented at an NFPA Regional Conference on the future autonomous hydraulic solutions, and we invited him into our forum to learn more about that fascinating topic.

Contact Marcus via email: [email protected]

Learn more:

https://vimeo.com/432914554/2e5301ad31

https://vimeo.com/432914794/9533c827bf

Regional Conference info: http://nfpahub.com/events/fluid-power-industrial-consortium-fpic/

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On today’s show our guest is Dr. José Garcia Bravo of Purdue University. Purdue was recently recognized as a Power Partner University by the National Fluid Power Association – a designation that means they are successfully educating a new generation of fluid power engineers. José is an assistant professor at Purdue, and has been heavily engaged in many of their fluid power programs, so we invited him into our forum to learn more about the Power Partner designation and the things that are happening on the Purdue campus.

Contact José via email: [email protected] 

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

Learn more about NFPA/FPIC Regional Conferences: http://nfpahub.com/events/fluid-power-industrial-consortium-fpic/

Anthony Maiolo is a Senior Application Engineer at Schroeder Industries, a company that has been designing, manufacturing and marketing Advanced Fluid Conditioning Solutions for more than 70 years. Anthony recently presented at an NFPA Regional Conference on predictive maintenance systems for hydraulic applications, and we invited him into our forum to learn more about that important topic.

Contact Anthony via email: [email protected]

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

Learn more about NFPA/FPIC Regional Conferences: http://nfpahub.com/events/fluid-power-industrial-consortium-fpic/

Jon Frey is the Head of Engineering Systems and Solutions at Bosch Rexroth. In that role, he leads a team focused on developing unique solutions to complex problems, with an eye towards the creation of new products that support all of Rexroth’s business units. We invited him into our forum to learn more about one of those solutions – hydrostatic gear drives and their growing role in powering hydraulic work functions.

Contact Jon via email: [email protected]

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Tom Blansett is a Technical Director with the International Fluid Power Society. With more than 30 years of experience in the fluid power and professional training industries, Tom works with companies across the fluid power supply chain to help them design and maintain energy-efficient fluid power systems. We invited him into our forum to learn more about how to maximize energy efficiency in fluid power systems, especially in the industrial setting.

Contact Tom via email: [email protected]

Learn more about the IFPS: https://www.ifps.org/

Learn more about NFPA/FPIC regional conferences: http://nfpahub.com/events/fluid-power-industrial-consortium-fpic/

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Chris Williamson is a Senior Hydraulic Systems Engineer at Danfoss Power Solutions, where he works on developing hydraulic systems and controls for off-highway vehicles using digital displacement pumps. We invited him into our forum to learn more about that technology and the benefits that it offers to a wide range of mobile machines.

Contact Chris via email: [email protected]

Learn more about digital displacement and Danfoss by visiting https://www.danfoss.com/digital-displacement or http://www.digitaldisplacement.com/ and be sure to check out their digital displacement podcast, Pioneering Intelligence.

Learn more about NFPA/FPIC regional conferences: http://nfpahub.com/events/fluid-power-industrial-consortium-fpic/

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

Trevor Burke is a mechanical engineering student at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and a recent recipient of a fluid power scholarship from the National Fluid Power Association. We invited him into our forum to learn more about his educational experiences in fluid power, and to get a better view on the future of the fluid power workforce.

To learn more about fluid power scholarships, go here: https://www.nfpa.com/home/workforce/Fluid-Power-Technicians/Scholarships.htm

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John O'Neill is a Senior Robotics Engineer at Danfoss Power Solutions, where he works on autonomous solutions for off-highway vehicles, including those in the agriculture, construction and logistics markets. We invited him into our forum to learn more about how he automates the hydraulic functions on these mobile machines.

Contact John via email: [email protected]

Learn more about NFPA/FPIC regional conferences: http://nfpahub.com/events/fluid-power-industrial-consortium-fpic/

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For more information on autonomous mobile machinery, read this related article on IFPE’s news page.

Adam Livesay is the co-founder of Elevat -- a Seattle-based Industrial IoT company focused on connecting the Industrial World. Adam recently presented at one of NFPA’s Regional Conferences on “Using IoT to Grow Your Aftermarket Parts Business,” and we invited him into our forum to learn more about that opportunity and other possible IoT applications for the fluid power industry.

Website: https://www.elevat-iot.com/

Connect with Adam Livesay via email at [email protected] 

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Kirk Keithly is a Technical Applications Director at The ExOne Company – a global leader in industrial 3D printing systems. 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, continues to make technological advances, so we invited Kirk into our forum to learn more about that technology and its possible applications in the fluid power industry.

Website: https://www.exone.com/

Connect with Kirk Keithly via email at [email protected] 

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Chuck White is a Business Development Manager at Hallite Seals – a leading manufacturer and distributor of hydraulic seals, high-performance gaskets, rubber and other plastic parts. Chuck has been studying the performance of rod seals in a variety of conditions, and plans to present some of his finding at the IFPE tradeshow, coming up in March 2020. We invited him into the Forum to get some key insights into this essential component in many hydraulic systems.

Website: https://hallite.com/us/

Connect with Chuck White via email at [email protected]

Learn more about MSOE's Applied Technology Center at https://www.msoe.edu/academics/how-we-teach/labs-and-research/engineering/applied-technology-center/

Learn more about IFPE at https://www.ifpe.com/

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Jen Wisniewski is a recent graduate of Cleveland State University. As a college senior, she participated on the winning team in NFPA’s Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge. This is the program that allows engineering schools from across the country to participate in a unique competition – one that requires students to design and build a human-powered, fluid power vehicle.

Learn more about the Challenge at https://nfpahub.com/fpc/vehicle-challenge/

Plan to attend the April 16-18, 2020 final event. For more info, connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke.

Alexandre Orth is the Senior Sales Manager for Marine and Subsea Technologies in the Industrial Hydraulics business unit of Bosch Rexroth. Subsea is one of the harshest environments that fluid power operates in, and so we invited him into our forum to learn more about the unique systems that he helps build for these applications.

Connect with Alex email at [email protected] 

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Jon Prescott is a co-founder and CEO of Scante.net – a company that helps manufacturers and suppliers provide IoT driven apps to their customers. He recently presented on disruptive ideas for the IoT driven customer experience at an NFPA Regional Conference in Milwaukee, and we invited him into our Forum to learn more about those disruptions and how companies in the fluid power industry can take better advantage of them.

Website: https://www.scante.net/

Connect with Jon Prescott via email at [email protected]

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Chad Repp is a business development manager at HED – Hydro Electronic Devices. He works with heavy equipment and automotive OEMs to design IoT-enabled telematic solutions for fluid power systems. He recently presented on that subject at an NFPA Regional Conference in Milwaukee, and we invited him into our Forum to learn more about those applications and how they best serve customer needs.

Website: https://www.hedonline.com/

Twitter: @HED_Inc

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Gerson Henning is the Manager for Business Development in Food & Beverage and Packaging at the Aventics division of Emerson. He was recently featured in Hydraulics and Pneumatics magazine for his role in designing a pneumatic system that helps automate the ancient craft of cheesemaking. That’s just one example of how fluid power helps move our world, so we invited Gerson into our forum to learn more about this unique application.

Connect with Gerson via email at [email protected]

Read the H&P article at: https://www.hydraulicspneumatics.com/cylinders-actuators/cheesemaking-presses-ahead-pneumatics

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Spencer Tiegs is the 2017 recipient of NFPA’s Fluid Power Robotics Challenge Scholarship. This is a program that awards $40,000 in college scholarships to a high school student that successfully uses fluid power in the design of his or her FIRST or National Robotics League robot.

Using his scholarship, Spencer is now in his junior year at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, where he is studying mechanical engineering. We invited him on the podcast to learn more about his fluid power journey as student, and what his career plans might be for the future.

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Greg Gleason is a Senior Applications Engineer at Bosch Rexroth, a leading supplier of drive and control technologies in more than 80 countries across the globe. Greg was recently featured in Hydraulics and Pneumatics magazine for his role in designing the hydraulic system that controls the movement and position of communications antennas in NASA’s Deep Space Network. We invited him into the forum to learn more about that application, and the unique role that fluid power played in its design.

Connect with Greg via email at [email protected]

Explore NASA's Deep Space Network at: https://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/

Read the H&P article at: https://www.hydraulicspneumatics.com/hydraulic-pumps-motors/readying-universe-its-close-ups

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke

Alex West is the Senior Principal Analyst for Industrial IoT at IHS Markit, a market research firm that serves as a leading source of information and insight in critical areas that shape today’s business landscape. Alex recently examined the state if IoT readiness in many of the industrial markets important to fluid power – and he presented the results of that examination at NFPA’s recent Industry and Economic Outlook Conference. We invited him into the forum to talk about that presentation and some important takeaways from it.

Download his presentation here.

Website: https://ihsmarkit.com/index.html

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Donna Ritson is the President of DDR Communications, a market research company that helps its clients penetrate new markets with valuable marketing tools and measurable results. Donna recently presented at NFPA’s Industry and Economic Outlook Conference on the use of industrial robots in many of the markets important to fluid power. We invited her into the forum to talk about that presentation and some important takeaways from it.

Download her presentation here.

Website: http://www.ddrcommunications.com/

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Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke.

Mark Bokorney is in Product Management for Sun Hydraulics – a fluid power valve and manifold manufacturer – but he’s on the podcast because he is also the chair of NFPA’s Roadmap Committee. 

A few months ago, under Mark’s leadership, that Committee completed the 2019 update to the Technology Roadmap for the U.S. Fluid Power Industry – a document that lays out a pre-competitive R&D agenda for fluid power technology to better meet the needs of its customers and to expand into new customer markets. We invited Mark on the podcast to talk about that document and some of the recommendations it contains.

Download the NFPA Technology Roadmap at: https://www.nfpa.com/home/workforce/Fluid-Power-Industry-Roadmap.htm

Connect with Mark Bokorney via email at [email protected] 

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Jacob Barnes is the 2018 recipient of NFPA’s Fluid Power Robotics Challenge Scholarship. This is a program that awards $40,000 in college scholarships to a high school student that successfully uses fluid power in the design of his or her FIRST or National Robotics League robot.

Using his scholarship, Jacob is now entering his sophomore year at the California Polytechnic State University, where he is studying electrical engineering. We invited him on the podcast to learn more about his fluid power journey as student, and what his career plans might be for the future.

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke.

Jeremy Drury and Will Tudoroff of IoT Diagnostics talk to Eric about how advances in sensor technologies, vibration analysis, and connected devices are creating a world without unplanned machine downtime.

IoT Diagnostics specializes in using predictive, connected devices to reduce unexpected downtime and increase production efficiency in industrial manufacturing. 

Website: https://www.iotdiag.com/

Twitter: @iotdiag

LinkedIn: IoT Dianostics

Connect with Jeremy Drury via email at [email protected]

Connect with Will Tudoroff via email at [email protected]

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke.

For more information on IoT condition monitoring of fluid power systems, read Jeremy's article on IFPE’s news page.

Mike Terzo, CEO at Terzo Power Systems, talks to Eric about a new generation of electro-hydraulic smart pumps and power units, and how they defy easy categorization.

Terzo is a manufacturer of high performance, compact, and ultra-efficient hydraulic and hybrid systems.

Website: https://www.terzopower.com/

Twitter: @TerzoPower

Facebook: Terzo-Power-Systems

YouTube: Terzo Power Systems Hydraulic & Hybrid Power

Connect with Mike Terzo via email at [email protected].

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke.

David Gray, North American OEM Manager for Industrial Lubricants at Evonik Oil Additives, talks to Eric about polymers that can control the viscosity of hydraulic oil -- keeping it thick as it warms up to deliver both system efficiency and productivity gains in both mobile and industrial equipment.

Evonik is a global organization with a growing portfolio of energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly fuel, lubricant, and hydraulic oil formulations.

Website: https://oil-additives.evonik.com

Twitter: @EvonikOilAdds

LinkedIn: evonik-industries-ag---business-line-oil-additives

Facebook: EvonikOilAdds

YouTube: EvonikOilAdd

Connect with David Gray via email at [email protected].

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke.

Mike Stewart, Product Development Manager for Steelhead Composites, talks about lightweight accumulators for a variety of hydraulic applications.

Steelhead is an advanced manufacturing company, based in Golden, Colorado, dedicated to the design, manufacture and testing of specialty lightweight composite pressure vessels. 

Steelhead’s website is steelheadcomposites.com, and you can follow the company on Twitter @SteelheadVessel.

Connect with Mike via email at [email protected].

Connect with the host Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on Twitter @ericlanke.