Nott Company to Provide MRS Control Products for Mobile Machinery Controls at iVT EXPO USA 2024
Release Date: 07/29/2024
Advancing Autonomy in Off-Highway Equipment
Fluid Power Forum
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...
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The Future of IoT in Fluid Power
Fluid Power Forum
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 . Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at or on LinkedIn at the...
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NFPA Technology Task Force Report Machine Safety Compendium Overview
Fluid Power Forum
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...
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State of Off-Highway Machine Software
Fluid Power Forum
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 or on...
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Adaptive Load Sensing and Energy Recovery Solutions
Fluid Power Forum
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. Connect with Austin: Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.
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Advanced Modeling Techniques and Performance Comparisons of Electrohydraulic Systems
Fluid Power Forum
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 . Connect...
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Innovative Gear Pump for Electrified Machines
Fluid Power Forum
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 or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association. Connect with Manuel at [email protected].
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Rethinking Hydraulic Motor Design for Transmission Efficiency in Construction Equipment
Fluid Power Forum
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. Connect with Pierre: Connect with the host, Eric Lanke, at or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Assocation.
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Emerging Valve Technologies for Mobile Equipment
Fluid Power Forum
Today, our guest is Daniel Fernandes. Daniel is a Business Development Manager at HAWE Hydraulik, USA. He recently presented at NFPA’s Hydraulics Conference co-located at the 2024 iVT EXPO. His presentation was on emerging valve technologies, and we invited him into our forum to learn more about that topic. Connect with the host, Eric Lanke at or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association. Connect with Daniel:
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Improving Safety Standards for Off-Road Equipment
Fluid Power Forum
Today, our guest is Rich Nagel. Rich is a program manager for Parker Hannifin's Electrification Growth Team. Parker is a diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. Rich gave a presentation at NFPA’s Hydraulics Conference co-located at the 2024 iVT EXPO. His presentation was on examining ISO 13849 safety standards and what it means for off-road equipment OEMs, and we invited him into our forum to learn more about that topic. Connect...
info_outlineToday’s episode is part of a special series were doing to focus on the cutting-edge fluid power technologies and customer solutions on display at the 2024 iVT EXPO.
iVT EXPO is an annual exposition for the off high vehicle design and engineering community, with exhibits that are highly focused on a number of key technologies, including new powertrains, electric and hybrid systems, control systems, sensors, and autonomous technologies. Hydraulics serve as a key enabling technology for these vehicles and many of these systems, iVT EXPO offers an ideal platform for growth and expansion of hydraulics, both in its affiliated education program and on its show floor.
Today, our guests are DJ O’Konek and Andy Tobolewski. DJ is an Engineering Manager at Nott Company, a supplier of fluid power products and systems, industrial products and custom rubber fabrication including software and controls options to enhance performance and control of fluid power systems.
Andy Tobolewski is the President of MRS Electronics, a Manufacture of smart electronic control products as well as customized hardware and software solutions for the automotive industry for over 25 years. Nott Company is sharing a booth with them at iVT this year. We’ve invited these guests into our forum to learn about the applications that MRS Electronics and Nott Company will be showcasing at their exhibit in late August.
Connect with the host, Eric Lanke at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at the National Fluid Power Association.
Connect with our DJ: [email protected]
Connect with Andy: [email protected]