Michael Ference Fluid Power Marketing

The 2020 ICUEE is taking place this week in steamy Louisville, KY.  Steamy because the outside temperature are in the upper 90s.  However, the inside exhibits are just right. This is the show that serves companies and individuals who use construction vehicles, devices, materials, and more for the utility markets and that includes both government entities such as cities and counties as well as private's utilities.  It has a large outdoor exhibit area which was difficult to navigate this week because of the high temperatures. The show is referred to as the Demo Expo because of the many opportunities to demo the equipment on display.  Large areas of simulated work zones are set up in the outside exhibit areas to allow for the operation of some of the mobile equipment on display.  The inside booths, where I like to spend my time on a week like this, features many component suppliers including about 80 makers of fluid power components and related produ...

We continue our 2019 schedule at  Fluid Power World  magazine and digital media network with another excellent print issue.  In our August issue, we will feature  Utility Equipment .     The applications reviewed here include those used by utilities to perform the functions needed to supply all utilities to our citizens.  Our August issue will also preview the ICUEE Show scheduled for October 1-3, 2019 in Louisville. Since the  Packaging Machinery  market is such a significant user of pneumatic technology, it is only natural for us to review packaging applications in August.  Then we will preview the 2019 PackExpo being held in Las Vegas September23-25, 2019. What are hydraulic hose swivels?   The answer to this question and much more about the product will be presented in August. This article will show how swivels help systems to perform optimally and to avoid downtime and costly machine damag...

We have another great issue planned for the February 2018 issue of Fluid Power World .   As usual, we will be covering all of the fluid power bases with pneumatics, industrial fluid power, mobile hydraulics, a product focus, and our regular monthly departments. Our Mobile Hydraulics feature article will take a look at the design of Utility Equipment applications.   All mobile designers and maintainers should be interested in learning more from this content. For our Pneumatics feature, we will be doing an overview of food processing equipment where reliability and versatility are critical.   We have a special feature that discusses the selection of Tubing vs. Hose for many fluid power applications. The Product Focus in December will be on Motors and the second on FRLs.   These are two very important components and our coverage will shed some light on what they are all about. We will be previewing the 2018 Hannover Fair where a large display of interna...

I know that it is not even January yet, not the New Year.  But, the first 2018 issue of Fluid Power World will be our February issue and there is a lot to talk about there! For starters, we will feature Mobile Hydraulics in Utility Applications.  As regular attendees at the ICUEE Show in Louisville (International Construction Utility Equipment Expo), we have picked up many application stories that we would like to share with our audience. If you never visited the ICUEE Show, then you can find out more about it by visiting their website .  The show will take place again in 2019 but we have some great reviews from the past show. Tubing vs. Hose -  is a question that will be addressed in our February 2018 issue of Fluid Power World .  We already have lots of great content on the subject on our Hose Assembly Tips website and I invite you to visit there for the latest product information. Next, we will review Pneumatics in Food Processing....