Electro-Hydraulic Solutions for Steering Heavy Trucks

On today’s show, our guests are Jose Di Geronimo and Dan Lentsch. Jose is the CEO and Dan is the Head of Engineering, both at Amalga Composites. Amalga Composites is a leader in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of filament–wound, resin transfer & compression molded composite products since 1966. Today, we invited Jose into our forum to learn how Amalga’s anti-corrosion composite tubing improves performance for pneumatic actuators. 

Connect with Jose on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josedigeronimo/ 

Connect with Dan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danlentsch/ 

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at elanke@nfpa.com or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association

Don is the Dean of Engineering and Advanced Technology at Macomb Community College. Macomb Community College is the newest Hub in NFPA’s Fast Track to Fluid Power program, so we invited Don into our forum to learn more about what that means for Macomb and how the school is preparing its students to be part of the future of the fluid power industry.

Connect with Don: hutchisond@macomb.edu

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at elanke@nfpa.com or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

David is Regional Sales Manager at Delta Motion. Delta Motion manufactures electrohydraulic motion controllers and remote fieldbus servo controllers for the automotive, injection/blow molding, steel and aluminum mills and others. Today, we invited him into our forum to learn about a specific application of Delta’s technology; Advanced hydraulic control on an industrial stretch press. 

Connect with David: mac@deltamotion.com

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at elanke@nfpa.com or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

Ron is the Business Development Manager of Mobile Hydraulics at Gefran, Inc. We’ve had Ron on the podcast before to discuss Gefran’s multivariable position sensors. Today, we’ve invited him back to the forum to learn about two new developments in Gefran’s extended length position measurement technology, and how they help increase operator safety in a wide variety of applications.

Visit Gefran's website at: https://www.gefran.com/

Connect with Ron: ron.akers@gefran.com

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at elanke@nfpa.com or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association. 

Andrew is the System Integration Manager at HYDAC Technology Corporation, a provider of fluid power solutions to OEMs, manufacturers, and end-users of a variety of heavy-duty mobile and industrial equipment. Today, we invited him into our forum to learn about HYDAC's energy mapping process.

Connect with Andrew: andrew.krajnik@hydacusa.com. 

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at elanke@nfpa.com or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

Dave is an Engineering Manager at Moog, Incorporated. Moog is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision control components and systems. Today, we invited him into our forum to learn about Moog’s electrohydraulic actuators that help enhance the performance and safety of industrial machinery.

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Connect with Dave: dgeiger@moog.com.

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at elanke@nfpa.com or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

Paul is a Lecturer and Program Director at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (or NCAT).

As we all know, education plays a crucial role in developing the fluid power workforce; the very people who will be driving fluid power technology forward in the future. Every once and a while on Fluid Power Forum, we like to talk with one of NFPA’s education partners and learn about how that future workforce is being shaped. So we invited Paul into our forum to welcome NCAT as a first-year NFPA Power Partner University, and learn how that status is helping his students prepare for the future fluid power industry.

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at elanke@nfpa.com or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

Connect with Paul: pmakanga@ncat.edu

Andreas is the Product Manager of Advanced Driver Assistive Systems at HYDAC Technology Corporation, a provider of fluid power solutions to OEMs, manufacturers, and end-users of a variety of heavy-duty mobile and industrial equipment. Today, we him into our forum to learn about autonomous functions on off-highway vehicles, and how this creates challenges and opportunities for fluid power.

For more questions please contact Andreas via email or his collegue, Division Manager of Electronics, Eric Ringholm.

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at elanke@nfpa.com or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

This episode features Cindy Cookson, Vice President of Industrial Fluid Power Global Product Line Management at Gates Corporation. 

On today's show, we're offering you a recording of a presentation given at the September 7, 2023 NFPA Quarterly Technology Conference. Our event was focused on "Fluid Power and the Drive Towards Compact Designs and Increased Power Density."

You can follow along with her slides using the link below. Her presentation was titled, "Small but Mighty: Trends in Fluid Power Systems."

Connect with Cindy: cindy.cookson@gates.com

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at elanke@nfpa.com or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association

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Hendrik is the Chief Key Account Officer at STAUFF Corporation. STAUFF offers pipe and hose clamps, hydraulic reservoir accessories, filtration products, diagnostic equipment, and many other products. Today, we invited Hendrik into our forum to learn about STAUFF's clamps and the ways they help with the reduction of noise.

Connect with Hendrik: h.schmuecker@stauff.com 

Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at elanke@nfpa.com or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.

NRC Clamp Testing Video