Michael Ference Fluid Power Marketing

Well, I don't have the answer to that question but I know of some experts who can certainly give some very interesting insights into the understanding of the role of IoT in fluid power. At our November 19-20, 2019 Fluid Power Technology Conference in Cleveland at CSU, our IoT panel will discuss that very topic.  Included on that panel of experts will be Jeremy Drury of IoT Diagnostics, Adam Livesay of Elevat IoT, Mike Nager of Festo, and Rodney Rusk of Bosch Rexroth. They will be discussing the concepts, methods, and technologies being used to implement IoT into fluid power systems.  They will consider where on your machinery this new technology should be introduced, who in your facility should be involved, and what technologies should be considered. It is interesting that in a mature technology like fluid power that developers are finding ways to improve the operation, efficiency, and expected results of all types of industrial and mobile machinery including ol...

Registration is now open for our Fluid Power Technology Conference taking place at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio on November 19-20, 2019.  Please click here for the registration page. The event starts on Monday 11/18/19 with a Fluid Power Basics course taught by Tom Wanke of MSOE offering instruction on hydraulic systems that is useful to any professional with a need for some level of fluid power proficiency.  The course is open to all registrants and will take place at the Convocation Center at CSU. The next two days will be filled with seminar sessions, exhibits of fluid power components, networking, a fluid power lab tour, lunches, and a hospitality session on Tuesday.  There will be two panel presentations in addition to the seminar sessions including one on the topic of IoT in fluid power and another on mobile hydraulics. I hope that you will consider joining us at CSU for the November 2019 Fluid Power Technology Conference #JoinUsInCLE ...

This year has been a fairly good one for the fluid power industry.  Some companies may say that it has been a very good year! We still have one more print issue of Fluid Power World comin g up and that is our December issue.  I invite all of our advertisers and prospective advertisers to finish the year strong with a special advertising package that I have put together. Here is our lineup : Mobile Hydraulics – Construction Equipment, the largest user of hydraulics will be examined here.  There are many interesting stories involving  construction  equipment and a new chapter will be unveiled in December. Pneumatics  - Packaging equipment designs are studied in this issue.  Packaging equipment represents one of the biggest users of pneumatic components. Industrial Systems – Integrating IoT with fluid power systems for maximum  performance is the planned topic.  The Internet of Things offers efficiency and productivit...