Fluid Power Forum

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: Parveen. Gupta@boschrexroth-us.com   Connect with the host Eric Lanke at  elanke@nfpa.com  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 dema...

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: brad@holmburyusa.com Connect with the host Eric Lanke at  elanke@nfpa.com  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: amartini@ucm...

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 ab...

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: stegerjustinj@j...

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: dwebster@erpc.com   Connect with the host Eric Lanke at  elanke@nfpa.com  or on Twitter  @ericlanke

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: hkent@ashby.k12.mn.us Connect with the host Eric Lanke at ...

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: iso@jasonhnicholson.com Connect with the host Eric Lanke at  elanke@nfpa.com  or on Twi...

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: dt@gpmcontrols.com Connect with the host Eric Lanke at  elanke@nfpa.com  or on Twitter  @ericlanke

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: jeremy.king@imi-precision.com Connect with the h...

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 cri...

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...

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-milwauk...

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: danny.pickard@scx.co.uk Connect with the host Eric Lanke at  elanke@nfpa.com  or on Twitter  @ericlanke

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: svougioukas@ucdavis.edu Contac...

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: kerrigan@msoe.edu Connect with the host Eric La...

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: sales@yorkp...

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: srasmussen...

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: michael.guelker@festo.com Read more on Festo's Industrial Automation Blog: https://fest...

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: aldo.toscano@marzocchipompe.com Connect with the host Eric Lanke at  elanke@nfpa.com  or on Twitter  @ericlanke

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 s...

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: andrew.nuss@darpa.mil See the Underminer Program in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlcQij-SsXg&feature=emb_logo   Learn mor...

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: nar...

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: grosenberger@atosna.com Contact Will: wcampbell@atosna.com Learn more about Reg...