The triennial fluid power megashow returns to Las Vegas from March 14-18.
The fluid power industry’s biggest event returns to the Las Vegas Convention center this March, with 375 component manufactures expected on the show floor. Exhibitors will include those focused on electrical & mechanical power transmission, industrial hydraulics, mobile hydraulics, pneumatics, and water hydraulics.
The show, originally branded as the International Fluid Power Exposition, and run by the National Fluid Power Association, was a quadrennial show for decades until it was aligned with two large mobile machinery shows in 2002: CONEXPO and CON/AGG. In the years since, IFPE has been managed by AEM and runs every three years.
The last iteration, in March 2020, happened right at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and featured many last-minute cancellations, both on the exhibitor and attendee sides, making for a strange experience. Now, the fluid power industry is primed to relaunch the event and start anew.
International in scope
Pre-COVID attendance for the three combined shows always exceeded 100,000 visitors, and the hope is that the international audience — which has come from 130 countries in the past — is able to return in force. Once again, an International Trade Center area is planned, to help exhibitors and attendees connect across oceans and languages; it will feature the normal business center amenities, as well as interpretation services.
“The ITC is a really useful resource for international salespeople like me,” said Matt McCormick, Director of International Sales at Minnesota-based Cimline. “Having an area with translators on call in a quiet environment where we can offer an overseas visitor hospitality is valuable. I also find the input and presentations from the staff at the ITC to be useful.”
“In 2020, being able to present business opportunities about the Philippines at the International Lounge was a good ‘image building’ exercise for the country,” said Patrick Tan of Global-Link MP Events International, located near Manila. “There were plenty of inquiries thereafter specially on the presentation of the Philippine Construction Industry Roadmap that will be implemented over the next 30 years.”
Registration for the show opened in early August and show organizers said that the largest groups of international registrations have been coming in from Canada, Australia, the U.K., Mexico, and New Zealand.
“The international audience for IFPE is significant,” said John Rozum, show director for IFPE. “These are the engineers, the product planners, the executives from OEMs all over the world. The fluid power and motion control technology on display at IFPE is what makes the construction equipment you see at CONEXPO-CON/AGG work, and that doesn’t change regardless of where the product is made.”
Much to do
Make sure to visit the Fluid Power World booth at the show, which will be one of the first you’ll see as you come up the excavators into the South Hall. Please stop by booth SL80022 in the lobby to see all that we will be spotlighting and to meet our editors.![IFPE Vegas AdobeStock_116941132-[Converted]](jpg/ifpe-vegas-adobestock_116941132-converted.jpg)
Also, the popular Fluid Power Hour Networking Reception will be returning this year! The event will be held on Wednesday, March 15th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on the second floor of the South Hall. The IFPE Fluid Power Hour reception will have drinks and live entertainment including showgirls, mirror ball walkers, Elvis stilt walkers, a solo guitarist, an uptown jazz duo, an electric guitarist and much more!
In addition to the exhibits, many fluid power professionals come to IFPE for the event’s wide array of educational seminars and conferences. The 2023 series of programming will be impressive and worth any attendee’s time. Following is a complete rundown of the sessions, speakers, and descriptions (where available).
Educational sessions
NOTE: Participation in educational sessions in the “Fluid Power Workshops” track requires a separate purchase and is not included in All Access Passes.
Monday, March 13th
Fundamentals of hydraulic systems 101
Presenter: Medhat Khalil
This presentation increases awareness of the fundamental concepts of fluid power technology. It will cover some rules of physics about fluid pressure and flow, as well as the generic structure of a hydraulic system, and construction and principal operation of the main components, e.g., pumps, motors, valves, cylinders, and rotary actuators. The course summarizes how to manage all these components in form of a system that works safely and efficiently. Topics covered will include: gauge versus absolute pressure, Pascal’s Law, laminar versus turbulent flow, basic construction of hydraulic systems, hydraulic pumps & motors overview, hydraulic valves overview, reciprocating actuators overview, hydraulic accumulators, actuators, and basic hydraulic circuits.
Hydraulic fluid properties, efficiency, and contamination control
Presenter: Paul Michael
In this course, participants will learn about the composition of oils, the properties of lubricants and how hydraulic fluids can affect machine performance. Conventional, multigrade, synthetic and biodegradable fluids will be discussed. Research studies examining fluid efficiency effects in hydraulic motors, piston and gear pumps will be presented. The principles of oil analysis and filter selection will be outlined. The seminar concludes with case studies that demonstrate how filter debris analysis can be used to troubleshoot hydraulic system contamination control problems. Topics covered will include: hydraulic fluid base stocks and additives, multigrade and synthetic hydraulic fluids, fluid properties and hydraulic system efficiency, basics of in-service fluid analysis and filter selection, and in-service filter analysis case studies.
Tuesday, March 14th
Contamination control and filtration
Presenter: Paul Michael
Contaminated fluids can cause damage to hydraulic equipment and reduce machine productivity. But keeping up on cleanliness requirements and understanding the options for filtration technology can be challenging. This session will discuss how to evaluate fluid cleanliness and implement strategies to ensure that hydraulic fluid starts out and stays clean.
Efficiency in hydraulic systems
Presenter: Lane Oltmanns
The purpose of this session is to present a simple, yet powerful, online engineering application that can calculate hydraulic system efficiencies from a pressure drop and piping system perspective. Attendees are encouraged to bring their pump output (gpm), hydraulic oil viscosity (cP) and specific gravity (g/ml) — and the presenter will run the numbers to get an idea of their piping system efficiencies and losses.
Economic trends in the industry
Presenter: Danny Richards
The presentation will begin with an overview of Global Data, its research capabilities, and offerings. This will be followed by a discussion of Global Data’s Economic Forecast and scenario analysis. Because Global Data’s economists judge that the outlook for growth is highly uncertain, especially in the United States and Europe, several U.S. outlook scenarios will be reviewed: This presentation will conclude by highlighting examples of industry-specific forecasts and scenarios for the manufacturing sector in the U.S.
IFPS certification update
Presenter: Donna Pollander
The International Fluid Power Society certification tests provide an objective, third-party assessment of an individual’s technical skill level and are recognized industry-wide. The certification offerings keep pace with changing fluid power and motion control technologies. This session will review training resources and highlight updates taking place with the Society and certification.
Operator efficiency
Presenter: Jonathan Meyer
Electronic control on hydraulic equipment has been exponentially increasing over the past two decades. Previously electronic control has primarily focused on increasing the fuel efficiency while maintaining the same level of performance. As machine controllers become more powerful and new sensor technologies emerge, the focus is now switching to operator efficiency. Automation has already become part of our daily lives, with thermostats that can automatically adjust the temperature and devices that can order supplies when low. This automation is expanding into hydraulic machines by simplifying repetitive tasks, assisting when navigating crowded workspaces, and helping less experienced operators perform better and faster. This presentation will cover some of the latest technologies that are helping operators get more work done quicker and present what is coming in regard to fully automated machines.
Workforce and the importance of early recruitment
Presenters: Eric Lanke, Jon Goreham, and Stephanie Scaccianoce
Keeping the pool of fluid power professionals full is no easy task. The workforce shortage is one of the most challenging issues the industry is facing. This session will cover how critical partnerships with tech schools and engineering colleges are to educate and promote careers in the industry through hands-on laboratory experience and internship programs with major fluid power companies.
Efficiency in pneumatic systems
Presenter: Jon Jensen
A brief discussion of demand side targets for energy efficiency. Topics covered will include methods to improve energy intensive uses of compressed air, pressure control, leak remediation, flow monitoring, and general best practices. The focus will be on how to identify those low-cost projects and design improvements that will reduce demand for compressed air while maintaining productivity.
Wednesday, March 15th
What can you do to make your machine more efficient?
Presenter: Rance Herren
[No description was available at press time.]
An integrated electro-hydraulic unit for fluid power applications
Presenters: Andrea Vacca and Zifan Liu
This research demonstrates a novel design for an electrohydraulic unit made in collaboration between the Maha Fluid Power Research Center of Purdue University and Bosch Rexroth. In this unit, a permanent magnet (PM) electric motor with an internal gear pump are integrated in one housing, eliminating the shaft connection of traditional electric motor and hydraulic pump. When the unit is operating in pumping mode, the stator with electric windings is electrically inverted thus the rotor with permanent magnet is properly actuated and rotate at desired speed or torque). Therefore, the press-fit pump’s ring gear is driven, causing the meshing pinion gear to rotate. That provides pressurized fluid to the actuators. For cooling of the stator windings, a small portion of fluid is circulated around the stator windings, through a cartridge orifice between hydraulic pump and electric motor chambers. This electro-hydraulic unit can also operate in motoring quadrant during braking and unloading of actuators for energy recuperation, improving system efficiency.
In the design phase, both the hydraulic machine and electric machine have been through multi-objective optimization under typical Skid Steer Loader duty cycles. The profile of the involute gear set is optimized to achieve the Pareto front between total hydraulic efficiency and power density (W/L), with considerations on shaft/teeth endurance, hydraulic porting shape and fluid inlet velocity. The finalized ring gear outer radius is considered as a constraint in the electric machine optimization in terms of electromagnetic efficiency and unit manufacturing costs, while adhering to the winding and magnet temperature limits. Besides, a lumped-parameter thermal model is developed with heat transfer coefficients inferred from CFD analysis to validate the sizing of the cooling orifice. An important design feature is compensation mechanisms to avoid leakage under high pressure operation. Radial and axial compensation mechanisms for the hydraulic unit are designed to ensure appropriate operation with minimal leakage.
A prototype of the unit has been manufactured and assembled and is currently under testing for efficiency mapping in the scope of different inlet fluid temperatures, rotation speeds, and loading pressures. It will undergo accelerated testing, evaluating its performance in conventional implement systems of common construction machineries. Another feature of this unit is modularity. Different units can be stacked together for higher power and flow demands with minimal design changes.
Electro-hydraulic Lunchbox Session
Presenter: Carl Dyke
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How ecosystems are driving successful IoT deployments and delivering real ROI to the industry
Presenter: Adam Livesay
IoT 1.0 was a lot of buzz words with fancy dashboards and companies claiming to provide the complete end-to-end solution to solve every problem. IoT 2.0 is comprised of ecosystems that have formed to deliver high-value solutions to the market. These ecosystems have evolved from the traditional fluid power and industrial supply chains to true IoT ecosystem partners that work together to deliver the right solution to the marketplace. We will examine use cases where industrial suppliers, OEMs, IoT providers, and customers work together to design, develop, and deliver the solution.
The industry-proven playbook for a successful IoT initiative, deployment, and ROI
Presenter: Adam Livesay
The MM-IoT playbook (Mobile Machine Industrial IoT playbook) has been used by hundreds of suppliers, distributors, and OEMs to develop an IoT strategy, manage a successful IoT project, and deliver industry-leading solutions to the market that return real ROI & value to the OEM and their customers. This playbook was developed over several years by industry insiders. We will examine use cases for each phase of the playbook to allow you to leave with a framework to design, develop, and execute a successful IoT initiative.
Why 1 mA matters: Advanced electro-hydraulic control of mobile machines
Presenters: Austin Sowinski, Eric Lanke, and Tim Opperwall
Do you know the effect a single mA of error has on a final grade? Traditionally, construction and agricultural machines have been designed and tuned for an expert operator. There is a closed loop relationship between operator and machine that is changing with the adoption of electro-hydraulic controls, modern sensors, and computational power. Today’s job site requires a machine suited for operator augmentation and automation. This presentation walks through the challenges in enabling the controls transformation through a real-world system example and proposes how future hydraulic control architectures may look.
Sensors – data and performance
Presenter: Carl Dyke
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Powertrain optimization for compact mobile equipment
Presenter: Miguel Onandia
Compact mobile equipment, such as small loaders, compactors, or material handling machines, are experiencing important changes driven by increased environmental consciousness and focus on global warming. The goal is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in every way possible, pushed in many countries by both governments and customers, so that machine’s manufacturers must be prepared to adapt.
To support this trend, Poclain’s teams have developed innovative solutions such as electrohydraulic transmission, which is taking the best of both worlds thanks to hydraulics high performances solutions and electrics systems. Poclain is also offering data acquisition systems (IoT technology) to optimize machine’s transmission thanks to better understanding of the mission profile.
Last but not least, Hydraulic wheel motors using radial pistons technology, remain a keystone when it comes compact machine’s drivetrain performance and optimization, especially for electro-hydraulic machines, thanks to their superior power density and efficiency, so that designed machines can match customer expectations for durability, cost, performance, machine autonomy, and range. This can be illustrated using application examples, such as compact wheel loader and asphalt roller.
Thursday, March 16th
Contamination standards prevent machine failure and boost cost savings
Presenters: Barry Verdegan, Eric Lanke, and Ivan Sheffield
Machine failures are costly. Contamination is the root cause of 80% of hydraulic failures. 90% of these failures are preventable. Standards, such as those created by ISO or national standards bodies, establish a level playing field to allow manufacturers, suppliers, and users to speak a common language and use best practices to develop and implement contamination control programs. Standards developed by ISO TC131/SC6 and other technical committees allow you to measure particulate contamination in fluids, set required cleanliness levels, choose appropriate filters for your application, compare products and identify false claims, and monitor the success of contamination control efforts. The speakers use real world examples to demonstrate the financial benefits of standard based contamination control programs.
The value of telematics: featuring (live) use cases
Presenter: Chad Repp
Learn about telematics, specifically data logging and leveraging the data through analytics to set notifications for predictive maintenance, predetermined alerts for operator safety (collision avoidance), and how this all converts back to ROI for the OEM.
Functional safety requirements under the machinery directive 2006/42/EC
Presenter: Matthias Haynl
Functional safety standards can be a challenge to apply, particularly if they are not considered early in the life cycle. This session will discuss how to identify and apply the relevant Functional safety standards for construction/agriculture/mining machinery.
Advancing autonomy from operator assist to driverless vehicles
Presenter: Peter Bleday
In this session we will discuss the technical, social, and economic factors that are needed to advance vehicles in the construction industry from their current state to a state of high operator assistance and augmentation, and then to a state of driverless automation. This discussion will include some of the significant challenges OEMs and suppliers face with new technologies and edge case management around the vehicle and job site. During the discussion, we will also focus on how to overcome these challenges and the future of the construction autonomous vehicle industry
Cybersecurity
Presenter: John McDonald CISSP & CRISC
Smart devices have infiltrated every aspect of our lives — and equipment, vehicle, and manufacturing environments aren’t exempt from the onslaught. Customers that used to be worried only about price and capabilities are now questioning manufacturers on the quality of the cybersecurity in their devices, since a single hacker can take control of a vehicle and run rampant, resulting in significant vulnerability for the manufacturer. The industry has started to address these issues with standards such as IEC 62443, but many manufacturers are just starting to wonder how they can implement a cybersecurity program. This session will review the relevant cybersecurity standards in this space, the elements you need to consider when implementing a product cybersecurity program and suggest an approach to help you get started.
Electrification of vehicle powertrains
Presenter: Cameron Guernsey
As the world is moving towards net zero goals, there’s a focus on electrifying all types of applications, especially mobile machinery. Danfoss acknowledges these trends and has invested in this zero-emission future through the addition of our Editron business. Our next step is to develop the eSolutions portfolio, which builds upon the existing PLUS+1 platform and applies the same machine application knowledge to now control electrified machines.
The eSolutions package is pre-developed application software that includes functional safety and interacts with our Editron hardware to provide optimal control and efficiency for the end user. The software is designed to be modular and scalable, so it can be used in most applications and span across all power ranges. Current PLUS+1 users will experience a much easier transition towards electrification, as eSolutions operates out of the same Guide & Service Tool screens currently being used. These solutions have been tested and demonstrated through our proof-of-concept machines, the first of which is our fully electric wheel loader in Nordborg, DE. Danfoss is excited to contribute to the world’s net zero goals by enabling faster development of electrified solutions and collaborating with the market to overcome the biggest obstacles still ahead.
Reducing energy consumption in fluid power systems
Presenter: Dan Helgerson CFPS, CFPAI, CFPJPP, CFPAI, CFPSD
While a great deal of effort is being made to produce more efficient compressors, pumps, and motors, there has not been enough attention given to providing more efficient systems. The new Floating Cup pumps developed by INNAS DV have overall efficiencies of better than 95%, but when dumping flow across a relief valve, the system is 100% inefficient. Efficient components do not guarantee an efficient system.
An advantage of open loop fluid power systems is the ability to have a single power source supply multiple actuators, each with different flow and pressure requirements. However, there is an energy downside: the power source must be able to provide pressure to satisfy the most demanding actuator requirements. This means the power source will always be producing more power than can be used by the actuators. In its simplest form, a fixed displacement pump providing flow to a fixed displacement motor will always have a higher pressure at its outlet then what is required at the motor, even if there is no velocity control. Flow is always in the direction of lower pressure. So, to get flow from the pump to the motor, there must be some pressure differential to account for the line loss through the conductors. It is rightly accepted as the necessary cost of transferring power through a fluid.
When there is the need for velocity control of a variety of actuators operating at different pressures, the energy loss is compounded. The outlet of the pump will have to see a pressure that is greater than the highest-pressure demand of the actuators. If actuators with lower pressure requirements are exposed to this higher pressure, they will accelerate and go too fast. Some type of flow control is required to reduce the energy getting to the actuators.
Systems using gas charged accumulators, fixed displacement, pressure compensated, or load sensing pumps that are the source for multiple actuators share the same root problem, although to different degrees. All the outlets must have more pressure than is required by the actuators and the excess energy must be dissipated to control velocity.
This presentation will explore some alternative methods of velocity and pressure control that cause fluid power motors and/or cylinders to draw only the energy needed for the work being done, regardless of the pressure at the pump outlet or the accumulator.
The presentation will include:
- Explaining the terms Energy Unit (EU) and Power Unit (PU).
- Analyzing the energy loss using accumulators, pressure compensated pumps, and load sensing pumps.
- Redefine and explain flow control as power control.
- Introduce methods of power control that transform the energy at the pump or accumulator outlet into what is required by the actuator. Including:
- Fixed Displacement Power Control (FDPC).
- Variable Displacement Power Control (VDPC).
- Pulse Frequency Modulation (PFM).
- Circuits diagrams using these methods.
- Energy comparisons.
- Compare the VDPC to the new electrohydraulic systems.
Fluid power and machinery safety working together
Presenters: Jenny Tuertscher and Rob Johnson
Often fluid power is overlooked when it comes to machinery safety. This presentation will provide attendees with an understanding of the requirements for the control of hazardous energy using lockout, tagout, or alternative methods as they relate to fluid power. We will share the requirements from OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147 and ANSI/ASSP Z244.1 and the B11 series of standards for machinery safety.
The attendee will gain an understanding of the differences between hazardous energy, non-hazardous energy, and beneficial energy — and when alternative methods of energy control can be used. We will explain, using real-life application examples, how hazardous fluid power energy can be controlled using a variety of different methods. This will include enhancing traditional lockout procedures using trapped key interlocking to reduce the potential for human error and applications using functional safety.
Of course, there is not enough time to teach everything about machinery safety standards in a single presentation, so along with the above information, we will give attendees an understanding of where to find more education, guidance, and support in using the ANSI B11 series of standards for machinery safety. This will be a valuable presentation with useful information both for those new to or considering the profession, as well as giving new insight into a complex area of safety to those who have been in the industry for some time.
Sustainability in action
With construction technology around sustainability significantly advancing in recent years, IFPE and CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023 is already set to have the biggest focus on sustainability ever. That means you’ll find plenty of sustainable technologies, products, and practices on display.
In addition to many OEMs highlighting efficient and machines designed to reduce carbon emissions, there’s also a new partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation. Exhibitors and attendees can contribute to the Arbor Day Foundation’s funds, allowing the organization to further its goal of planting, nurturing, and celebrating trees around the globe. Each dollar contributed to the Arbor Day Foundation will result in one tree being planted in a forest in need.
Lastly, CONEXPO-CON/AGG has given sustainability its own educational track in its seminar offerings, now with three sessions dedicated to the topic. Those sessions tackle subjects like reducing the carbon footprint of concrete, finding and managing electric construction equipment, asphalt and concrete recycling, carbon neutrality, and a “Sustainability 101” session for attendees just now starting their sustainability journey.
Visit IFPE.com for complete details and to register.
IFPE EXHIBITORS
| EXHIBITOR NAME | HALL | BOOTH NUMBER |
| Aalberts Surface Technologies | South 3-4 | S-82955 |
| AC Business Media | South Lobby | SL-80012 |
| Accumulators, Inc. | South 3-4 | S-82553 |
| Adaptall | South 3-4 | S-81456 |
| ADC Equipment Innovations | South 3-4 | S-80653 |
| Advanced Cylinders, LLC | South 3-4 | S-82957 |
| Advanced Technology Products | South 3-4 | S-81352 |
| Aggressive Hydraulics | South 3-4 | S-82257 |
| AIDRO SRL | South 3-4 | S-83343 |
| Air-Way Global Manufacturing | South 3-4 | S-82355 |
| AKALIKO Global | South 3-4 | S-83453 |
| ALA Industries Limited | South 3-4 | S-83153 |
| Alfagomma | South 3-4 | S-83329 |
| Alkon Corporation | South 3-4 | S-81244 |
| Alro Steel & Plastics | South 3-4 | S-82729 |
| American Iron & Alloys LLC | South 3-4 | S-82832 |
| AMETEK Inc. | South 3-4 | S-80941 |
| AMLOK/Sitema | South 3-4 | S-82058 |
| AMLOK/Sitema | South 3-4 | S-82058 |
| Anfield Industries Inc | South 3-4 | S-83433 |
| Ansco Machine | South 3-4 | S-81933 |
| API Heat Transfer – TTP | South 3-4 | S-83730 |
| APSCO | South 3-4 | S-80143 |
| ArcelorMittal Tubular Products | South 3-4 | S-80607 |
| ARGO-HYTOS Inc. | South 3-4 | S-81621 |
| AS Aston Seals SPA | South 3-4 | S-83542 |
| ASA Hydraulik of America | South 3-4 | S-83556 |
| Ashcroft Inc | South 3-4 | S-81045 |
| ASM Sensors, Inc. | South 3-4 | S-82032 |
| ASO H&P S.R.L. | South 3-4 | S-80656 |
| Atlantex Manufacturing Corporation | South 3-4 | S-83820 |
| Atlantic Fluid Tech SRL | South 3-4 | S-82653 |
| ATOS North America, Inc | South 3-4 | S-83045 |
| Auburn Gear LLC | South 3-4 | S-80529 |
| Ausco Products, Inc. | South 3-4 | S-82859 |
| AW Chesterton | South 3-4 | S-82253 |
| AZETA Zeo Asioli Diffusion Srl | South 3-4 | S-83658 |
| BADESTNOST JSCo | South 3-4 | S-82057 |
| Bailey International LLC | South 3-4 | S-82041 |
| Balflex | South 3-4 | S-83055 |
| Barbieri Rubber S.r.l. | South 3-4 | S-83450 |
| Barksdale Control Products | South 3-4 | S-81046 |
| BEDIA Motorentechnik GmbH & Co. KG | South 3-4 | S-83507 |
| Bezares USA | South 3-4 | S-82301 |
| Bonfiglioli S.P.A. | South 3-4 | S-82529 |
| Bosch Rexroth Corporation | South 3-4 | S-80215 |
| Brand Hydraulics | South 3-4 | S-83228 |
| Brennan Industries Inc | South 3-4 | S-83219 |
| Bucher Hydraulics, Inc. | South 3-4 | S-82117 |
| Buhler Technologies LLC | South 3-4 | S-82818 |
| BVA Hydraulics | South 3-4 | S-83107 |
| C2MAC GROUP S.P.A. | South 3-4 | S-83301 |
| Camozzi Automation Inc | South 3-4 | S-81420 |
| Canfield Industries | South 3-4 | S-82658 |
| Canimex Inc | South 3-4 | S-82840 |
| Canny Hydraulics Inc. | South 3-4 | S-82450 |
| Caplugs | South 3-4 | S-82819 |
| Caproni JSC | South 3-4 | S-83244 |
| Carlisle Brake & Friction | South 3-4 | S-81929 |
| Casappa Corporation | South 3-4 | S-81629 |
| Cerro Flow Products | South 3-4 | S-82652 |
| Cervis, Inc. | South 3-4 | S-80053 |
| CFC Industrial Training | South 3-4 | S-82034 |
| Chia Wang Oil Hydraulic Industrial Co., Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-82958 |
| China Hydraulics Pneumatics & Seals Association | South Lobby | SL-80131 |
| Closed Loop Recycling | South 3-4 | S-81228 |
| CMATIC SPA | South 3-4 | S-83443 |
| CMEC International Exhibition Co Ltd | South 3-4 | S-82807 |
| CN Hydraulic Parts | South 3-4 | S-83719 |
| Comer Industries Inc | South 3-4 | S-82029 |
| Conforti Oleodinamica Srl | South 3-4 | S-83449 |
| Continental ContiTech Industrial Fluid Solutions | South 3-4 | S-82411 |
| Continental Hydraulics | South 3-4 | S-80829 |
| Coronet Parts Mfg Co Inc | South 3-4 | S-83056 |
| Crissair, Inc | South 3-4 | S-83357 |
| Cross Manufacturing, Inc. | South 3-4 | S-81135 |
| Curtiss-Wright Industrial Division | South 3-4 | S-82645 |
| Custom Crimp | South 3-4 | S-82001 |
| Dalton Bearing & Hydraulics LLC | South 3-4 | S-82557 |
| Danfoss Power Solutions, Inc | South 3-4 | S-80515 |
| Dantal Hydraulics Pvt. Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-80057 |
| Data Panel, A Murrelektronik Company | South 3-4 | S-80953 |
| DA-TOR S.p.A. | South 3-4 | S-82307 |
| DEL Hydraulics Inc | South 3-4 | S-82953 |
| Delta Computer Systems, Inc | South 3-4 | S-80047 |
| Delta Power Company | South 3-4 | S-83633 |
| Deltrol Fluid Products | South 3-4 | S-81153 |
| DEMAC SRL | South 3-4 | S-83441 |
| DFX Technologies, LLC | South 3-4 | S-83507 |
| DICSA America | South 3-4 | S-81845 |
| Diesse Rubber Hoses spa | South 3-4 | S-81753 |
| Dinamic Oil North America Inc | South 3-4 | S-83521 |
| Dixon Quick Coupling | South 3-4 | S-82046 |
| DLH Fluid Power Inc. | South 3-4 | S-83355 |
| DMH Dichtungs- und Maschinenhandel GmbH | South 3-4 | S-80657 |
| DNP Americas | South 3-4 | S-80757 |
| Doering Company | South 3-4 | S-82153 |
| Dura-Bar | South 3-4 | S-82421 |
| Dynamic Fluid Components | South 3-4 | S-81945 |
| Eagle Business Software | South 3-4 | S-81057 |
| Eagle Hydraulic Inc. | South 3-4 | S-81917 |
| EBI Motion Controls | South 3-4 | S-82653 |
| Eckerle Technologies GmbH | South 3-4 | S-80044 |
| ECMT | South 3-4 | S-83810 |
| Elettrotec SRL | South 3-4 | S-83445 |
| Elevat, Inc | South 3-4 | S-80058 |
| Emmegi Heat Exchangers Inc | South 3-4 | S-83232 |
| Engineered Inserts & Systems, Inc. | South 3-4 | S-81303 |
| Engineered Seal Products | GOETZE Mechanical Face Seals | South 3-4 | S-81310 |
| Engineered Seals & Components | South 3-4 | S-82441 |
| Engineering Technology Services (ETS) | South 3-4 | S-82517 |
| Engis Corporation | South 3-4 | S-81047 |
| Enidine – Cannon | South 3-4 | S-82007 |
| Enovation Controls | South 3-4 | S-80929 |
| eShipping | South 3-4 | S-81145 |
| Eskridge | South 3-4 | S-81242 |
| Essentra Components | South 3-4 | S-83154 |
| ETO GRUPPE | South 3-4 | S-81056 |
| European Industrial Products Inc | South 3-4 | S-82407 |
| Everight Position | South 3-4 | S-83652 |
| Famic Technologies Inc | South 3-4 | S-81040 |
| Fast Flow Pumps | South 3-4 | S-81156 |
| Faster Incorporated | South 3-4 | S-80929 |
| FEDERTEC | South 3-4 | S-83344 |
| Fittings Unlimited | South 3-4 | S-82959 |
| Flaretite Inc | South 3-4 | S-82217 |
| Flodraulic Group Inc | South 3-4 | S-80507 |
| Fluid Gear Products | South 3-4 | S-80947 |
| Fluid Power Journal | South Lobby | SL-80024 |
| Fluid Power World / WTWH Media | South Lobby | SL-80022 |
| FluiDyne Fluid Power | South 3-4 | S-80532 |
| FONDERIA ZARDO | South 3-4 | S-83810 |
| FOR S.p.A. | South 3-4 | S-80046 |
| FORCE America Inc | South 3-4 | S-81841 |
| FUJI FILTER USA Inc. | South 3-4 | S-83059 |
| Gear Pump Manufacturing | South 3-4 | S-83749 |
| Geartek | South 3-4 | S-81141 |
| Genner Hydraulics | South 3-4 | S-82158 |
| GPM Controls, LLC | South 3-4 | S-83756 |
| Grayhill | South 3-4 | S-82919 |
| Green Hydraulic Power | South 3-4 | S-81230 |
| GS Global Resources | South 3-4 | S-80653 |
| Guarnitec SRL | South 3-4 | S-83249 |
| GW Lisk Company | South 3-4 | S-82947 |
| Hallite Seals Inc | South 3-4 | S-82240 |
| Han Dok Hydraulic Co | South 3-4 | S-82346 |
| Hangzhou Sino-Deutsch Power Transmission Equipment Co., Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-81257 |
| HANSA-FLEX USA | South 3-4 | S-83119 |
| Hansa-Tmp Srl | South 3-4 | S-83340 |
| Hartmann Controls Inc | South 3-4 | S-81129 |
| HAWE Hydraulik | South 3-4 | S-80643 |
| Hayes Manufacturing | South 3-4 | S-81446 |
| HBS Valves & Hydraulic Components | South 3-4 | S-83358 |
| Heavy Motions Inc | South 3-4 | S-81853 |
| Heben Precision | South 3-4 | S-82207 |
| HED (Hydro Electronic Devices) Inc | South 3-4 | S-81721 |
| Helios Technologies | South 3-4 | S-80929 |
| HEMA | South 3-4 | S-80406 |
| Hengli America Corporation | South 3-4 | S-81328 |
| Hercules Sealing Products | South 3-4 | S-83019 |
| Hidro Jet Equipamentos Hidraulicos LTDA | South 3-4 | S-80150 |
| Hidrosil Hydraulic Cylinder | South 3-4 | S-83453 |
| Holmbury Inc | South 3-4 | S-82733 |
| Honor Pumps/Youli-America/Power Valve/Clean Filtration | South 3-4 | S-83740 |
| Horton Inc | South 3-4 | S-81417 |
| Hunger Hydraulics Ltd | South 3-4 | S-80243 |
| Husco | South 3-4 | S-81115 |
| HYDAC Technology Corp/Schroeder Industries, LLC | South 3-4 | S-80915 |
| Hydra Dyne Technology Inc. | South 3-4 | S-82928 |
| HydraForce Inc | South 3-4 | S-80207 |
| Hydraulex | South 3-4 | S-82340 |
| Hydraulitechs | South 3-4 | S-83058 |
| Hydro Leduc NA Inc. | South 3-4 | S-80446 |
| Hydromotion, Inc. | South 3-4 | S-80541 |
| Hydrotechnik USA, Inc. | South 3-4 | S-83046 |
| Hy-Pro Filtration | South 3-4 | S-82429 |
| IC-Fluid Power, Inc | South 3-4 | S-80815 |
| Ideal Tridon Group | South 3-4 | S-80056 |
| IFM Efector | South 3-4 | S-80253 |
| IFP-EHA | South 3-4 | S-81607 |
| Impro Industries USA | South 3-4 | S-81957 |
| Industrial Nut Corporation | South 3-4 | S-83748 |
| Innovative Hydraulics LLC | South 3-4 | S-81146 |
| International Fluid Power of America | South 3-4 | S-83758 |
| International Fluid Power Society | South Lobby | SL-80126 |
| INTERPUMP GROUP | South 3-4 | S-82928 |
| Isspro Inc | South 3-4 | S-81306 |
| ITALMAGNETI SRL | South 3-4 | S-81307 |
| J.R. Merritt Controls, Inc | South 3-4 | S-83725 |
| Jason Industrial & Megadyne | South 3-4 | S-83745 |
| JCB | South 3-4 | S-83751 |
| Jiangsu Vibo Hydraulics Joint Stock Co., Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-82507 |
| Jihostroj a.s. | South 3-4 | S-81657 |
| Jinmyung Frictech | South 3-4 | S-82200 |
| Joral LLC | South 3-4 | S-81059 |
| Joseph Industries | South 3-4 | S-82317 |
| K. Jove Component Industrial Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-83143 |
| Kastas Sealing Technologies A.S. | South 3-4 | S-82417 |
| Kawasaki Precision Machinery (U.S.A.) Inc. | South 3-4 | S-80707 |
| KAZEL HYDRAULIC | South 3-4 | S-83411 |
| KGBAL Manufacturing | South 3-4 | S-82654 |
| KHL Group Americas LLC | South 3-4 | S-81717 |
| King Group | South 3-4 | S-82156 |
| Koojan Hydraulics | South 3-4 | S-83754 |
| Kracht Corporation | South 3-4 | S-82808 |
| KS Hydraulic Jiashan Co., Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-81356 |
| KTI Hydraulics Engineering | South 3-4 | S-81147 |
| KTR Corporation | South 3-4 | S-83041 |
| Kuriyama of America Inc | South 3-4 | S-83329 |
| Kurt Hydraulics | South 3-4 | S-82457 |
| KYB Americas Corporation | South 3-4 | S-81641 |
| Laizhou Xingda Hydraulic Machinery Co., Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-82256 |
| Leggett & Platt Hydraulics Group | South 3-4 | S-83701 |
| Liebherr | South 3-4 | S-80821 |
| Liftwell Hydraulics PVT. LTD | South 3-4 | S-83254 |
| Lillbacka USA | South 3-4 | S-82211 |
| Lillbacka USA | South 3-4 | S-83558 |
| Linde Hydraulics Corporation | South 3-4 | S-80853 |
| Lodar | South 3-4 | S-83553 |
| Logan Clutch Corporation | South 3-4 | S-83806 |
| MA Business Ltd, Part of the Mark Allen Group | South Lobby | SL-80133 |
| Magister Hydraulics | South 3-4 | S-81441 |
| Magnetek | South 3-4 | S-82828 |
| Manuli Hydraulics Americas | South 3-4 | S-81447 |
| Marzocchi Pumps USA Corp | South 3-4 | S-81745 |
| Medal Hydraulics | South 3-4 | S-83555 |
| Metal Impact, A Thunderbird Company | South 3-4 | S-82452 |
| Metamorphosis Engitech India Pvt Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-80052 |
| Mexicali Hard Chrome Corp. | South 3-4 | S-83240 |
| MFP Seals (Martin Fluid Power) | South 3-4 | S-83129 |
| Micromatic LLC | South 3-4 | S-80152 |
| Midland Industries | South 3-4 | S-82356 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | South Lobby | SL-80010 |
| MJ DE-YI International Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-83158 |
| MOCAP | South 3-4 | S-81414 |
| Monarch Inc. | South 3-4 | S-82052 |
| Monarch Industries | South 3-4 | S-81953 |
| Moseys Production Machinists, Inc. | South 3-4 | S-81406 |
| Motion | South 3-4 | S-80533 |
| Motion & Flow Control Products, Inc. | South 3-4 | S-82254 |
| Mottrol Co., Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-81647 |
| MOVO Hydraulics | South 3-4 | S-83818 |
| MP Filtri USA, Inc. | South 3-4 | S-80629 |
| MPP | South 3-4 | S-83401 |
| MTE Hydraulics | South 3-4 | S-82453 |
| Nabtesco Motion Control, Inc. | South 3-4 | S-82445 |
| Nachi America Inc | South 3-4 | S-81729 |
| NAF Axles NA Inc | South 3-4 | S-81407 |
| Nason | South 3-4 | S-82547 |
| National Fluid Power Association | South 3-4 | S-81429 |
| National Tube Supply Co | South 3-4 | S-81911 |
| NBB Controls Inc | South 3-4 | S-81757 |
| Nichols Portland Incorporated | South 3-4 | S-80048 |
| NIMET SRL | South 3-4 | S-80753 |
| Ningbo Wanerf Hydraulic Co., Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-81157 |
| Nopak | South 3-4 | S-80528 |
| NORRHYDRO | South 3-4 | S-82053 |
| North American Hydraulics ( NAHI ,LLC ) | South 3-4 | S-80507 |
| NOSHOK, Inc. | South 3-4 | S-83824 |
| Nott Company | South 3-4 | S-80557 |
| NR DI NISOLI SRL | South 3-4 | S-83544 |
| NRP Jones, LLC | South 3-4 | S-81807 |
| OEC USA INC. | South 3-4 | S-83159 |
| OEM Controls Inc. / OEM Data Delivery | South 3-4 | S-80907 |
| Ognibene North America LLC | South 3-4 | S-83429 |
| Oil Power Private Limited | South 3-4 | S-82353 |
| Oilgear | South 3-4 | S-80541 |
| Olson Aluminum Castings | South 3-4 | S-81240 |
| Omni Powertrain Technologies | South 3-4 | S-82641 |
| OP USA INC | South 3-4 | S-81707 |
| Optibelt | South 3-4 | S-83659 |
| Orange Research | South 3-4 | S-82707 |
| OZCELIKLER HYDRAULIC CYLINDER | South 3-4 | S-83455 |
| PAMAS | South 3-4 | S-82954 |
| Parker Hannifin Corporation | South 3-4 | S-80229 |
| PC Hydraulics (USA), Inc | South 3-4 | S-83053 |
| Permco | South 3-4 | S-81107 |
| Plymouth Tube Company | South 3-4 | S-81935 |
| Poclain Hydraulics Inc | South 3-4 | S-80841 |
| Polygon Composites Technology | South 3-4 | S-80043 |
| Polyhose Inc. | South 3-4 | S-81617 |
| Polymer Molding Inc | South 3-4 | S-82157 |
| Power & Motion/Machine Design | South Lobby | SL-80130 |
| PowerX International LLC | South 3-4 | S-83359 |
| PQ Controls Inc. | South 3-4 | S-82812 |
| Prince Manufacturing Corporation | South 3-4 | S-82543 |
| Project Phoenix LLC | South 3-4 | S-83456 |
| PSP Seals, LLC | South 3-4 | S-82350 |
| PVS Sensors Inc. | South 3-4 | S-81053 |
| PWM Controls Inc. | South 3-4 | S-82810 |
| Python Protective Sleeves + Covers | South 3-4 | S-81144 |
| QA1 | South 3-4 | S-83721 |
| QCC | South 3-4 | S-81133 |
| Qingzhou Boxinhuasheng Hydraulic Technology Co., Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-80062 |
| QP Hydraulics | South 3-4 | S-81140 |
| RAM Industries Inc | South 3-4 | S-81711 |
| Ramco Steels Pvt. Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-83258 |
| Ramsey Winch | South 3-4 | S-81245 |
| RGM | South 3-4 | S-81943 |
| RHEINTACHO | South 3-4 | S-80040 |
| Ronzio Oleodinamica spa | South 3-4 | S-83348 |
| ROQUET HYDRAULICS, S.L. | South 3-4 | S-81442 |
| Rosenboom Machine & Tool | South 3-4 | S-81320 |
| Rota Engineering Ltd | South 3-4 | S-81907 |
| Rota Free Inc | South 3-4 | S-82251 |
| Rotary Power Inc. | South 3-4 | S-81408 |
| Rotor Clip Company | South 3-4 | S-83655 |
| ROTZLER Inc. | South 3-4 | S-83741 |
| Royal Composites Pvt Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-83257 |
| RR USA Inc | South 3-4 | S-82928 |
| Ryco Hydraulics Pty Ltd | South 3-4 | S-81447 |
| SAE International | South Lobby | SL-80132 |
| SAFiM Srl | South 3-4 | S-83511 |
| SAI Hydraulics Inc | South 3-4 | S-81553 |
| Salami SpA | South 3-4 | S-81653 |
| SCF Sealing Technology INC | South 3-4 | S-82250 |
| Sealcore, LLC | South 3-4 | S-83042 |
| Semperit Industrial Products Inc | South 3-4 | S-83141 |
| SFC KOENIG | South 3-4 | S-80943 |
| SFP Hydraulics, Inc. | South 3-4 | S-83557 |
| Shanghai Ryan Fluid Power Co., Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-82511 |
| Sharon Tube, a division of Zekelman Industries | South 3-4 | S-82311 |
| Shimadzu Industrial Equipment | South 3-4 | S-83459 |
| SHW Automotive GmbH | South 3-4 | S-83707 |
| SIKO Products Inc. | South 3-4 | S-82107 |
| SKS Hydraulic Technology Co., Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-82028 |
| Sleeve It LTD | South 3-4 | S-83653 |
| Smalley Steel Ring Co | South 3-4 | S-81052 |
| Specialty Saw Inc. | South 3-4 | S-83711 |
| Spectronics Corp | South 3-4 | S-82855 |
| SRP Sadid Otomotiv Anonim Sirketi | South 3-4 | S-83645 |
| STABILUS | South 3-4 | S-83629 |
| Stauff Corporation | South 3-4 | S-80553 |
| Sterling Hose, Reel & Supply, LLC. | South 3-4 | S-81238 |
| Stiebel Drive Technology | South 3-4 | S-80153 |
| Stucchi USA, Inc. | South 3-4 | S-81821 |
| STW Technic LP | South 3-4 | S-81507 |
| SUCO ESI North America | South 3-4 | S-82152 |
| Sun Hydraulics | South 3-4 | S-80929 |
| SungJi Hydraulics Co., Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-83007 |
| Sunnen Products Company | South 3-4 | S-81253 |
| SunSource | South 3-4 | S-82229 |
| Sure Grip Controls Inc | South 3-4 | S-82041 |
| T.D. Premier Group, LLC | South 3-4 | S-83145 |
| Taiwan Fluid Power Association | South 3-4 | S-83211 |
| Taiwan Fluid Power Association | South 3-4 | S-83205 |
| Techflex Inc | South 3-4 | S-82044 |
| Temposonics LLC | South 3-4 | S-80442 |
| Tera Science Co., Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-83354 |
| Test Industry America, Inc. Bimal | South 3-4 | S-82943 |
| Texas Hydraulics, Incorporated | South 3-4 | S-80541 |
| Texcel | South 3-4 | S-82017 |
| The Lee Company | South 3-4 | S-81416 |
| Thomas Magnete USA, LLC | South 3-4 | S-81741 |
| Tianjin Santroll Electric Technology Co., Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-83111 |
| Tifco Industries, Inc. | South 3-4 | S-83052 |
| T-Lon Products Inc | South 3-4 | S-83133 |
| Todd Technologies Inc – TTI | South 3-4 | S-82201 |
| Tompkins Industries Inc | South 3-4 | S-81949 |
| Tribco Inc | South 3-4 | S-83259 |
| TURCK Inc | South 3-4 | S-82619 |
| Tuson Corporation | South 3-4 | S-83451 |
| Ultra Clean Technologies Corp | South 3-4 | S-82321 |
| Uniflex of America | South 3-4 | S-82011 |
| United Gear and Assembly | South 3-4 | S-80957 |
| United Tyrekrafts Pvt. Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-82456 |
| URANIE INTERNATIONAL SAS | South 3-4 | S-81857 |
| Valvole America LLC | South 3-4 | S-80247 |
| VAN HALTEREN TECHNOLOGIES | South 3-4 | S-80156 |
| Veethree Group | South 3-4 | S-83417 |
| Veljan Hydrair Limited | South 3-4 | S-82844 |
| VEST Inc | South 3-4 | S-83421 |
| VIS HYDRAULICS SRL | South 3-4 | S-81811 |
| Vitillo USA | South 3-4 | S-81453 |
| W. Gessmann GmbH | South 3-4 | S-83319 |
| Walvoil Fluid Power | South 3-4 | S-82928 |
| Wandfluh of America, Inc. | South 3-4 | S-81314 |
| Wetherell Manufacturing | South 3-4 | S-82042 |
| White Drive Motors and Steerings | South 3-4 | S-82928 |
| WIKA Instrument Corporation | South 3-4 | S-81232 |
| Wilkes & McLean Ltd | South 3-4 | S-81152 |
| Winters Instruments | South 3-4 | S-81452 |
| WJB Group | South 3-4 | S-83752 |
| Wooster Hydrostatics Inc | South 3-4 | S-81041 |
| WORLD GASKET ELLEGI | South 3-4 | S-83407 |
| World Wide Fittings Corporation | South 3-4 | S-82221 |
| Xerotech | South 3-4 | S-83500 |
| Yates Cylinders | South 3-4 | S-81817 |
| YEOSHE HYDRAULICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | South 3-4 | S-82820 |
| Yerik International Private Limited | South 3-4 | S-82806 |
| YMER Technology | South 3-4 | S-83011 |
| Yuatsuseiki Hydraulic Industrial Co., Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-80147 |
| ZAPI GROUP | South 3-4 | S-83517 |
| Zhejiang Stronger Hydraulic Co., Ltd. | South 3-4 | S-82111 |
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