On today’s show, our guest is Jason Looman. Jason is the President of Scanreco US, Inc., a company specializing in professional radio remote control systems for heavy-duty applications. Jason spoke on our CID panel at our Annual Conference back in February. Today, we invited him into our forum to discuss key takeaways from his panel, including how IoT integrates with fluid power, emerging customer trends, and what suppliers need to stay competitive.

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

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Today, our guest is Ernie Parker. Ernie started learning about fluid power technology in 1965, which led him to teaching it at Hennepin Technical College. In 2019 he was recognized by the International Fluid Power Society and inducted into the inaugural class of the IFPS Hall of Fame for his achievements and contributions to the industry. Ernie also serves as a technical liaison for our hydraulically powered bicycle competition, the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge.

Today, we’ve invited him into the forum to discuss the advancements he’s witnessed in fluid power technology, some of the unique projects he’s worked on - including his experience consulting on hydraulic systems for amusement park rides at the Mall of America. We’ll also explore the challenges of designing reliable hydraulic systems, as well as what the future holds for the industry. 

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected]  or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

Connect with Ernie Parker at [email protected]. 

Images of Ernie Parker's Projects

On today’s show, our guests are Prabal Malviya and Chad Larish. Prabal is a senior engineer in the Autonomy group and Chad is a principal engineer in the Controls division within Danfoss Power Solutions. Danfoss designs engineered hydraulic, electric, and electronic systems and components, for use primarily in off-highway mobile equipment and attachments. 

We invited Prabal and Chad into our forum to learn more about the range of hydraulic, fluid conveyance, and electrification solutions, including the latest advancements in autonomous boom control, the key technologies driving autonomy in off-highway equipment, and how Danfoss is developing solutions to meet the evolving demands of the industry.

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https://www.danfoss.com/en-us/products/dps/autonomy/#tab-software-engineering-services. 

On today’s show, our guest is Adam Livesay. Adam is the co-founder of Elevat, an Industrial IoT company focused on connecting the industrial world. Elevat powers an ecosystem of smart manufacturers, machines, and connected fleets to deliver intelligent services, products, and outcomes to the marketplace.

Today, we invited him into our forum to discuss key takeaways from his panel, including how IoT integrates with fluid power, emerging customer trends, and what suppliers need to stay competitive.

Connect with Adam at [email protected]. 

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

Today, we’re bringing you a first-of-its-kind episode of Fluid Power Forum, featuring AI-generated voices discussing key findings from NFPA’s recent white paper, The Machine Safety Compendium—a report from our Technology Task Force on Functional Safety.

As AI continues to evolve and shape industries, we wanted to explore its potential by using it to generate this discussion. You’ll hear two AI-generated voices engaging in a conversation about the white paper’s insights. While this is an experimental approach, we believe it offers a new way to share technical knowledge in an engaging format.

This topic will also be explored further in an upcoming NFPA roundtable webinar on April 10, 2025, so be sure to join us for that discussion as well.

We’d love to hear your thoughts! Let us know what you think about this “scary good” AI-generated episode and how AI is being integrated into your own fluid power applications. Now, let’s dive in!

On today’s show, our guests are Joe Schottler and Ben Hoxie. Joe is a Senior Director of Product Development and Ben is the Senior Director of Solutions, both at Danfoss Power Solutions. Danfoss designs engineered hydraulic, electric, and electronic systems and components, for use primarily in off-highway mobile equipment and attachments. Today, we invited Joe and Ben into our forum to discuss the evolution and impact of the PLUS+1® platform, which has advanced hydraulic functions and off-highway mobile machines over the past 20 years.

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

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Today, our guest is Austin Karst. Austin is an Application Engineering Manager in the U.S. at Walvoil Fluid Power, a distributor of fluid power products focusing mainly in the mobile space. He presented at NFPA’s Hydraulics Conference co-located at the 2024 iVT EXPO. His presentation was on Adaptive Load Sensing and Energy Recovery Solutions. We invited him into our forum to learn more about that topic. 

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Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association. 

Today, our guest is Bruno Dupuis. Bruno is a Corporate Accounts Manager at Famic Technologies Inc., the company behind the development of Automation Studio™, a circuit design and simulation software for fluid power, electrical, robotics, process control and automation projects. He presented at NFPA’s Hydraulics Conference co-located at the 2024 iVT EXPO back in August. His presentation was on Advanced Modeling Techniques and Performance Comparisons of Electrohydraulic Systems. We invited him into our forum to learn more about that topic.

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected].

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Today, our guest is Manuel Rigosi. Manuel is the R&D Manager for Hydraulics at Casappa SpA (headquartered in Italy, Parma). Casappa produces a range of gear pumps and motors in aluminum and cast iron as well as piston pumps and motors with fixed and variable displacement. He presented at the 2024 MAHA Conference in September on innovative gear pumps for electrified machines, and we invited him into our forum to learn more about that topic.

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

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Today, our guest is Pierre Bernard. Pierre is a Hydromechanics Engineering Manager at Poclain Hydraulics. a worldwide manufacturer of HTLS radial piston cam lobe motors, hydrostatic axles, variable displacement pumps, and more. He presented at the 2024 MAHA Conference in September on improving hydrostatic transmission efficiency by using a radial piston cam lobe motor architecture, and we invited him into our forum to learn more about that topic.

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Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at [email protected], or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Assocation.