Michael Ference Fluid Power Marketing

Thank you NAHAD for organizing and conducting a really great Annual Convention at the fabulous Bellagio resort in Las Vegas. If you haven't had the chance to visit this super nice property, it would be a good destination on your next visit to Las Vegas.  Take some time to watch the fountain show while you are there. The 2019 NAHAD Annual Meeting & Convention was great from start to finish.  From the golf outing on Friday to the closing party on Tuesday, all of the planned events were successful.  Speed networking, hospitality parties, and planned meeting sessions for attending delegates all added to the value of attending NAHAD. I was particularly impressed with the speakers at the event including Mike Staver on How to Stay Calm Under Pressure and Dirk Beverage on How to Create Relevancy in the Age of Rapid Change.   I learned a lot.   The Showcase of Hose Solutions taking place on Tuesday was the highlight of the event for me.  ...

It's that time of year again.  We just published our 2018 Fluid Power Handbook from Fluid Power World magazine and digital media network. Click on the image above for a link to the digital edition of this Handbook.  Fluid power technology is used in many markets including packaging, off-highway, mining, offshore/marine, material handling, construction, aerospace, automation, robotics, and entertainment.  We cover application stories in those markets in all the other issues of Fluid Power World .  In this one, the Fluid Power Handbook, we focus on the components that make the machinery work in each of these markets. Fluid power systems are comprised of components that include pumps, cylinders, valves, hose, fittings, gauges, sensors, filters, seals, and reservoirs.  Those are the components covered in our annual Handbook edition and presented for our readers' continuing education. If you find the information useful in this Handbook, I invite you to...

Here is more information about NAHAD 2018 that took place last week in beautiful Marco Island, Florida.  We posted information in our Hose Assembly Tips e-newsletter http://na.wtwhmedia.com/archive/13456963/newsletter-archive-link.html To better serve the information needs of professionals working with hydraulic and pneumatic hose and fittings and all of the machinery that makes great hose assemblies, we have a dedicated website titled Hose Assembly Tips. I invite you to visit our Hose Assembly Tips website often for updates on hose, fittings, assemblies, crimpers, cutters, and more.

Well, another successful NAHAD Annual Meeting & Convention has concluded at the beautiful JW Marriott in Marco Island, Florida.  It is good news that the resort has recovered from last year's devastating hurricane and a very pleasant and successful event was held there this week. Some of the topics presented include:  Economic Update:  A Good Year Ahead by Alan Beaulieu and Is Amazon an Existential Threat to Your Business by Jonathan Taplin.  Herb Meyer spoke on What in  the World is Going On?  David Nour presented on his book Co-Create - How to Think & Lead Differently About the Evolution of Your Business.  A Women in NAHAD Workshop was also conducted. There was golf, magnificent hospitality event, excellent meals, and lots of opportunities for meeting with colleagues, customers, prospective customers, and even competitors.  This event is a valuable networking and interacting forum for all stakeholders in the hose, fitting, coupl...

Take a look at this post This is the kind of information that you will find on our Hose Assembly Tips website.  If you think that this is helpful information, then please visit and come back again.  Also, please consider signing up for our Hose Assembly Tips e-newsletter. You can do so at this link .

In any fluid power system, hydraulic or pneumatic, making solid connections in the lines that carry the fluid is very important.  Whether it is hydraulic fluid or air, preventing leakage and making connection access simple is essential to safe and efficient operation of machinery.  With that in mind, we created our website and e-newsletter titled Hose Assembly Tips Designers, maintenance professionals, and machine operators have a lot to consider when selecting the right hose, fitting, assembly, crimper, hose material, quick couplings, or any of the conductors that carry fluid.  If your company has tips on how to do it best, please share them with our audience by sending your information to me at mference@wtwhmedia.com . Our audience needs to know about your success stories and product innovations.  Share your tips with them by having your photos and descriptions posted on Hose Assembly Tips . Above is sample post from Hose Assembly Tips, for more ...