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GS Global Resources offers a broad range of hydraulic and electronic control products. Its roster of brands covers a variety of aspects of electro-hydraulic system integration. From off-the-shelf products to systems integration, its products can help with machine efficiency, productivity, and durability. In addition, GS Global Resources provides engineered solutions for OEMs in a diverse…

NFPA member news is designed to inform members of key industry updates in quick, bite-sized posts that provide only the most important information. This week’s update comes from Texas Hydraulics and The Oilgear Company. Texas Hydraulics recently announced its acquisition of The Oilgear Company, a Traverse City, Michigan-based manufacturer of hydraulic pumps, valves, and systems…

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  By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO   At the NFPA Board of Directors meeting in February, Board and Strategic Task Force members participated in an exercise to create a view of the fluid power industry five years in the future. The purpose of the exercise was to identify a set of key factors likely to…

The 2018 CCEFP Webcast Series continued Wednesday, March 28. Ashlie Martini of the University of California Merced presented an update on the Simulation, Rheology and Efficiency of Polymer Enhanced Solutions project, and James Marschand of Purdue University presented an update on the Four-Quadrant Multi-Fluid Pump/Motor project. The webcast schedule has been set through June 2018. The next webinar…

J.M. Grimstad is a fluid power distributor and engineered systems provider headquartered in Muskego, Wisconsin, and covers the upper Midwest. Through their Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) plan, the employees are the owners of J.M. Grimstad, making them fully committed every step of the way, from system design and manufacturing to every fluid power and…

NFPA member news is designed to inform members of key industry updates in quick, bite-sized posts that provide only the most important information. This week’s update comes from ITT Corporation. ITT Corporation recently announced its appointment of Carlo Ghirardo as president of its Motion Technologies business. He will be responsible for the strategic and operating…

Spencer Tiegs, the 2017 NFPA Robotics Challenge Scholarship winner, interviewed with and was hired as a summer intern by NFPA member, HUSCO International. Spencer will be working as a Design Engineering intern on the Automotive Design team this summer. He won the Robotics Challenge $40,000 scholarship ($10,000 per year for four years) for his work in…