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Electrification is totally in vogue these days. You can’t visit any type of off-highway event and not be overtaken by this trend. The need to reduce emissions is 100% necessary and a noble deed. But are battery-powered machines the only realistic solution? In some cases, the answer is a resounding…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="August 2024 Issue: Sustainability takes the wheel in mining"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">August 9, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/august-2024-issue-sustainability-takes-the-wheel-in-mining/">August 2024 Issue: Sustainability takes the wheel in mining</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/august-2024-issue-sustainability-takes-the-wheel-in-mining/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FPW-Aug-2024-cover-268x170.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-142040" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FPW-Aug-2024-cover-268x170.jpg 268w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FPW-Aug-2024-cover-300x190.jpg 300w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FPW-Aug-2024-cover-1024x650.jpg 1024w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FPW-Aug-2024-cover-768x487.jpg 768w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FPW-Aug-2024-cover-368x233.jpg 368w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FPW-Aug-2024-cover.jpg 1072w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px" /></a><p>Are we designing our way into a skills vacuum? My father was from Ireland, and I’ve spent many a summer enjoying all this beautiful country has to offer. I am now introducing my own children to the joys of a couple of weeks spent in simpler pleasures — long walks along the bay hunting for…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="June 2024 Issue: Six tips for maintaining hydraulics in lumber processing"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">June 13, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/june-2024-issue-six-tips-for-maintaining-hydraulics-in-mining/">June 2024 Issue: Six tips for maintaining hydraulics in lumber processing</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/june-2024-issue-six-tips-for-maintaining-hydraulics-in-mining/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FPW-June24-Cover-268x170.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-141661" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FPW-June24-Cover-268x170.jpg 268w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FPW-June24-Cover-300x190.jpg 300w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FPW-June24-Cover-368x233.jpg 368w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FPW-June24-Cover.jpg 536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px" /></a><p>Where are we headed — recession or a boon? I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A BELIEVER in selffulfilling prophecies. If economists keep telling the world we’re heading for recession, businesses and individuals will tighten their purse strings, the market will respond, and we will experience recession. For the past year or two, that’s exactly what’s been happening.…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="April 2024 Issue: What’s in the cards for leakage?"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">April 8, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/april-2024-issue-whats-in-the-cards-for-leakage/">April 2024 Issue: What’s in the cards for leakage?</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/april-2024-issue-whats-in-the-cards-for-leakage/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FPW-April-2024-cover-268x170.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-141289" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FPW-April-2024-cover-268x170.jpg 268w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FPW-April-2024-cover-300x191.jpg 300w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FPW-April-2024-cover-368x234.jpg 368w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FPW-April-2024-cover.jpg 535w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px" /></a><p>Introducing our blockbuster issues If you notice a theme throughout this copy of Fluid Power World, you’re not imagining things. With this April issue, we are introducing a new concept to our readers — blockbuster issues that take a trend in fluid power and examine it from several angles. A few years ago, Paul Heney,…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="February 2024 Issue: Autonomous Machine Revives Stone Walls"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">February 1, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/february-2024-issue-autonomous-machine-revives-stone-walls/">February 2024 Issue: Autonomous Machine Revives Stone Walls</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/february-2024-issue-autonomous-machine-revives-stone-walls/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FPW-Feb-2024-cover-268x170.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-141080" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FPW-Feb-2024-cover-268x170.jpg 268w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FPW-Feb-2024-cover-300x191.jpg 300w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FPW-Feb-2024-cover-368x234.jpg 368w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FPW-Feb-2024-cover.jpg 535w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px" /></a><p>Proper conditioning isn’t just for athletes Last week, my 14-year-old daughter suffered what could be a season-ending injury during one of her basketball games. After doctor visits and an MRI, we learned she luckily only had a bruise to her AC joint — thankfully, no ligaments were involved so no surgery — but the pain…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="December 2023 Issue: Hydraulics powers through waste"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">December 15, 2023</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/december-2023-issue-hydraulics-powers-through-waste/">December 2023 Issue: Hydraulics powers through waste</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/december-2023-issue-hydraulics-powers-through-waste/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FPW-Dec-2023-cover-268x170.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-140856" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FPW-Dec-2023-cover-268x170.jpg 268w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FPW-Dec-2023-cover-300x190.jpg 300w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FPW-Dec-2023-cover-368x233.jpg 368w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FPW-Dec-2023-cover.jpg 536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px" /></a><p>What’s old is new again Many moons again, when I was perhaps a sophomore in high school, a small group of us students started our school’s first ever environmental and recycling club. We were going to do big things and change the world. Oh, the lofty goals of a 15 year-old idealist! I don’t know…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="October 2023 Issue: Eco-friendly shipping is possible with EALS"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">October 27, 2023</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/october-2023-issue-eco-friendly-shipping-is-possible-with-eals/">October 2023 Issue: Eco-friendly shipping is possible with EALS</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/october-2023-issue-eco-friendly-shipping-is-possible-with-eals/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FPW-Oct-2023-cover-268x170.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-140586" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FPW-Oct-2023-cover-268x170.jpg 268w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FPW-Oct-2023-cover-300x190.jpg 300w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FPW-Oct-2023-cover-368x233.jpg 368w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FPW-Oct-2023-cover.jpg 536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px" /></a><p>Are pneumatics at risk of becoming obsolete? Last month, I had the pleasure of attending Pack Expo in Las Vegas for the first time in about five years. I’ve always enjoyed that show, seeing all the packaging machinery and conveyors operating, watching the pneumatics and motion control technologies do what they do best. But I…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="August 2023 Issue: Keep safety in check with this critical component"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">August 28, 2023</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/august-2023-issue-keep-safety-in-check-with-this-critical-component/">August 2023 Issue: Keep safety in check with this critical component</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/august-2023-issue-keep-safety-in-check-with-this-critical-component/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/FPW-Aug-2023-cover-268x170.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-140374" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/FPW-Aug-2023-cover-268x170.jpg 268w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/FPW-Aug-2023-cover-300x190.jpg 300w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/FPW-Aug-2023-cover-368x233.jpg 368w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/FPW-Aug-2023-cover.jpg 536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px" /></a><p>It’s the age of the digital centaur — are you on board? At last week’s NFPA IEOC, one of the most interesting presentations was not an economic talk at all. Instead, “Technology Frontiers” by Scott Klososky, a renowned futurist, delved into the popular (and somewhat controversial) topic of AI. Less than a year ago, AI…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="July 2023 Issue: 2023 Fluid Power Handbook"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">July 13, 2023</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/july-2023-issue-2023-fluid-power-handbook/">July 2023 Issue: 2023 Fluid Power Handbook</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/july-2023-issue-2023-fluid-power-handbook/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FPW-July-2023-cover-268x170.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-140142" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FPW-July-2023-cover-268x170.jpg 268w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FPW-July-2023-cover-300x190.jpg 300w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FPW-July-2023-cover-368x233.jpg 368w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FPW-July-2023-cover.jpg 536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px" /></a><p>Staying relevant through times of change Welcome to the 12th edition of the Fluid Power Handbook. This year, we’ve rewritten several articles, including those on hydraulic hose, fittings and couplings, hydraulic motors, and more. We’ve also added new technical sidebars with frequently asked questions, sizing, and specification tips in every category as we are continually…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="June 2023 Issue: Variable-displacement hydraulics packs a punch in mulchers"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">June 5, 2023</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/june-2023-issue-variable-displacement-hydraulics-packs-a-punch-in-mulchers/">June 2023 Issue: Variable-displacement hydraulics packs a punch in mulchers</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/june-2023-issue-variable-displacement-hydraulics-packs-a-punch-in-mulchers/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/FPW-June-2023-cover-268x170.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-139964" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/FPW-June-2023-cover-268x170.jpg 268w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/FPW-June-2023-cover-300x190.jpg 300w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/FPW-June-2023-cover-368x233.jpg 368w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/FPW-June-2023-cover.jpg 536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px" /></a><p>Fluid power is at its best when experienced first-hand Earlier this year, both my middle school daughters had opportunities to see fluid power in action — and build their own devices powered by it. It was truly an eye-opening experience for them, and they were excited to be enmeshed in my world in a tiny…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="April 2023 Issue: CONEXPO goes electric"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">April 25, 2023</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/april-2023-issue-conexpo-goes-electric/">April 2023 Issue: CONEXPO goes electric</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/april-2023-issue-conexpo-goes-electric/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FPW-Apr-2023-cover-268x170.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-139696" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FPW-Apr-2023-cover-268x170.jpg 268w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FPW-Apr-2023-cover-300x190.jpg 300w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FPW-Apr-2023-cover-368x233.jpg 368w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FPW-Apr-2023-cover.jpg 536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px" /></a><p>IFPE is proof positive that our industry is flourishing My big takeaway after 2-½ days on the IFPE show floor (plus a couple of hours on the CONEXPO-CON/AGG lots), was simply, WOW. The energy and vibe that lived in the South Hall last month was electric (pun intended, with all the talk about mobile electrification).…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="February 2023 Issue: 2023 IFPE coverage"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">February 14, 2023</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/february-2023-issue-2023-ifpe-coverage/">February 2023 Issue: 2023 IFPE coverage</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/february-2023-issue-2023-ifpe-coverage/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/FPW-February-2023-536-268x170.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-139308" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/FPW-February-2023-536-268x170.jpg 268w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/FPW-February-2023-536-300x190.jpg 300w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/FPW-February-2023-536-368x233.jpg 368w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/FPW-February-2023-536.jpg 536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px" /></a><p>Keeping pace with the innovators As we gear up for IFPE 2023 and all that comes with it, it’s good to know we’ll still be riding a positive wave throughout this year. Although many economists have warned of a softening in the fluid power market, so far that softening has been just that — soft.…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="January 2023 Issue: IFPE & CONEXPO/CON-AGG Coverage"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">February 1, 2023</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/january-2023-issue-ifpe-conexpo-con-agg-coverage/">January 2023 Issue: IFPE & CONEXPO/CON-AGG Coverage</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/january-2023-issue-ifpe-conexpo-con-agg-coverage/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/FPW-Jan-2023-ifpe-cover-268x170.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-139183" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/FPW-Jan-2023-ifpe-cover-268x170.jpg 268w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/FPW-Jan-2023-ifpe-cover-300x190.jpg 300w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/FPW-Jan-2023-ifpe-cover-368x233.jpg 368w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/FPW-Jan-2023-ifpe-cover.jpg 536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px" /></a><p>Leading in a changing industry As we prepare to head to Las Vegas in March for IFPE and CONEXPO-CON/AGG, it’s clear to see we’re at a crossroads in our industry. Mobile electrification, digitalization, and autonomy are all changing the way mobile machinery is controlled and powered. Fluid power needs to be there leading these changes.…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="December 2022 Issue: Sustainable machinery designs from Bauma"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">December 9, 2022</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/december-2022-issue-sustainable-machinery-designs-from-bauma/">December 2022 Issue: Sustainable machinery designs from Bauma</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/december-2022-issue-sustainable-machinery-designs-from-bauma/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FPW-Dec-2022-cover-268x170.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-138989" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FPW-Dec-2022-cover-268x170.jpg 268w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FPW-Dec-2022-cover-300x190.jpg 300w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FPW-Dec-2022-cover-368x233.jpg 368w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FPW-Dec-2022-cover.jpg 536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px" /></a><p>The future is sustainable and it’s here to stay Last month, organizers for CONEXPOCON/ AGG and IFPE announced that a key focus of the 2023 events will be on next levels of sustainability in construction, highlighting the many aspects of the shows designed to ensure a sustainable future. This is a reflection of an industry…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="October 2022 Issue: Hydraulic cylinders shoot for the moon"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">October 24, 2022</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/october-2022-issue-hydraulic-cylinders-shoot-for-the-moon/">October 2022 Issue: Hydraulic cylinders shoot for the moon</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/october-2022-issue-hydraulic-cylinders-shoot-for-the-moon/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FPW-Oct-2022-cover-268x170.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-138718" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FPW-Oct-2022-cover-268x170.jpg 268w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FPW-Oct-2022-cover-300x190.jpg 300w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FPW-Oct-2022-cover-368x233.jpg 368w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FPW-Oct-2022-cover.jpg 536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px" /></a><p>Robots, cobots, pneumatics, and the future At the National Fluid Power Association’s recent International Economic Outlook Conference, Donna Ritson of DDR Communications shared results of an industry survey done for PMMI that looks at the future of robots and cobots for automation. Ritson’s firm had discussions with the leading robot manufacturers, robot suppliers, and integrators…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="August 2022 Issue: Home run hydraulics"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">August 19, 2022</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/august-2022-issue-home-run-hydraulics/">August 2022 Issue: Home run hydraulics</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/august-2022-issue-home-run-hydraulics/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/FPW-August-2022-268x170.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-138330" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/FPW-August-2022-268x170.jpg 268w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/FPW-August-2022-300x190.jpg 300w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/FPW-August-2022-368x233.jpg 368w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/FPW-August-2022.jpg 536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px" /></a><p>Bidding a sad farewell to a friend and legend It was a sad day on June 22, when word came from the Milwaukee School of Engineering that Tom Wanke, CFPE, director of the Fluid Power Industrial Consortium and Industry Relations, had passed away unexpectedly the day before. As a young editor at the beginning of…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="July 2022 Issue: 2022 Fluid Power Handbook"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">July 19, 2022</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/july-2022-issue-2022-fluid-power-handbook/">July 2022 Issue: 2022 Fluid Power Handbook</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/july-2022-issue-2022-fluid-power-handbook/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/FPW-July-2022-cover-268x170.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-138142" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/FPW-July-2022-cover-268x170.jpg 268w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/FPW-July-2022-cover-300x190.jpg 300w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/FPW-July-2022-cover-368x233.jpg 368w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/FPW-July-2022-cover.jpg 536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px" /></a><p>Always growing, always educating Welcome to the 11th edition of the fluid power handbook. This year, we’ve incorporated new content on pneumatic actuators, hydraulic valves, hose and more. We’ve also added new technical sidebars with frequently asked questions, sizing and specification tips and more. Fluid power systems are comprised of components that include pumps, cylinders,…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="June 2022 Issue: Sorting out auxiliary hydraulics"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">June 28, 2022</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/june-2022-issue-sorting-out-auxiliary-hydraulics/">June 2022 Issue: Sorting out auxiliary hydraulics</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/june-2022-issue-sorting-out-auxiliary-hydraulics/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FPW-June-2022-268x170.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-137961" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FPW-June-2022-268x170.jpg 268w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FPW-June-2022-300x190.jpg 300w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FPW-June-2022-368x233.jpg 368w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FPW-June-2022.jpg 536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px" /></a><p>Are hydrogen fuel cells the future for mobile machines? Prioritizing decarbonization is, without doubt, one that most countries agree with almost pure unanimity. Here, in the U.S., the Biden administration has a goal to eliminate carbons from the electric grid system by 2035. Globally, most countries are on similar timelines. But, looking ahead to 2050,…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="April 2022 Issue: Considerations for offshore oil & gas"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">April 27, 2022</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/april-2022-issue-considerations-for-offshore-oil-gas/">April 2022 Issue: Considerations for offshore oil & gas</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/april-2022-issue-considerations-for-offshore-oil-gas/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FPW-April-2022-1-268x170.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-137590" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FPW-April-2022-1-268x170.jpg 268w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FPW-April-2022-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FPW-April-2022-1-368x233.jpg 368w, https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FPW-April-2022-1.jpg 536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px" /></a><p>Ensuring an engaged, educated fluid power workforce Since the pandemic started, there has been many a cry about the skilled worker shortage in industrial manufacturing and engineering. To be fair, as the Baby Boomer generation has come closer and closer to retirement in full, there has already been great concern over who will take over…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="February 2022 Issue: Grippers raise food-processing efficiency, sustainability"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">February 11, 2022</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/february-2022-issue-grippers-raise-food-processing-efficiency-sustainability/">February 2022 Issue: Grippers raise food-processing efficiency, sustainability</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/february-2022-issue-grippers-raise-food-processing-efficiency-sustainability/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FPW-Feb-2022-cov.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-137409" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Getting back to in-person with FPTC 2022 If there’s one thing I’ve always said about fluid power, it’s that I love the people I work with daily, both in my own circle of employment but also within the companies I cover on a regular basis. In 17 years writing about hydraulics and pneumatics, I’ve had…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="December 2021 Issue: Direct drives tackle rugged marine applications"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">December 16, 2021</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/december-2021-issue-direct-drives-tackle-rugged-marine-applications/">December 2021 Issue: Direct drives tackle rugged marine applications</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/december-2021-issue-direct-drives-tackle-rugged-marine-applications/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/FPW-Dec-2021-cover.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-137251" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>A refreshing — and useful — change I’m the first to admit I struggle with change. When something works and it’s already good, I become frustrated when the powers that be feel the need to change things. But change can be welcome. Change that will help others is never a bad thing. But changing just…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="October 2021 Issue: Minexpo emphasizes innovation, efficiency."><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">October 19, 2021</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/october-2021-issue-minexpo-emphasizes-innovation-efficiency/">October 2021 Issue: Minexpo emphasizes innovation, efficiency.</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/october-2021-issue-minexpo-emphasizes-innovation-efficiency/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/FPW-Oct-2021-cover.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-137005" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>When the manufacturing workforce has the upper hand This past August in suburban Chicago, John Manzella, of the Manzella Report, spoke on “Labor, International Trade, and What’s Ahead” at the annual NFPA International Economic Outlook Conference. One of the issues he touched on was the current labor shortage. He explained that we have job openings…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="August 2021 Issue: Achieve a greener packaging line"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Fluid Power World Editor</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">August 16, 2021</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/august-2021-issue-achieve-a-greener-packaging-line/">August 2021 Issue: Achieve a greener packaging line</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/august-2021-issue-achieve-a-greener-packaging-line/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="268" height="170" src="https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/FPW-Aug-2021-cover-268x170.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-136852" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Getting smaller and bigger all at once Lately, it seems a month doesn’t go by where I’m not receiving some news about a merger and acquisition in the industry. 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