In a recent webinar hosted by the National Fluid Power Assn., economist Catherine Putney of ITR Economics, Manchester, New Hampshire, provided attendees with an update on current economic conditions, as well as a look ahead. While the U.S. economy and fluid-power-related markets have been doing quite well, she noted, 2019 will be a year of…
Global heavy equipment manufacturer Komatsu America Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., announced that the FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) has achieved the unprecedented milestone of more than two billion tons of surface material moved in driveless operation. According to company officials, the FrontRunner system has now hauled more than all other commercial mining autonomous haulage systems […]
At Automation Fair 2018 this week, Festo will introduce new solutions that advance Rockwell Automation’s data-driven manufacturing and processing initiatives. See Festo at Automation Fair, November 14 and 15, in Booth #411) “The future of optimum overall equipment effectiveness and energy efficiency will rely on a collaborative maintenance environment and on intelligent devices that deliver real-time […]
The next quarterly Fluid Power Industrial Consortium (FPIC) is slated for December 7 at the Intercontinental Milwaukee. The FPIC is a partnership with the National Fluid Power Association member companies and other stakeholders in the fluid power industry. Its more than 320-member companies include those that design and manufacture fluid power components and systems, system integrators, […]
