Energy Efficient Hydraulics and Pneumatics Conference

November 27-29, 2012
Chicago Marriott O’Hare, Rosemont, IL

hosted by the
International Fluid Power Society (IFPS), the
FPDA Motion and Control Network (FPDA), and the
National Fluid Power Association (NFPA)

Conference Schedule and Presentations

Tuesday, November 27, 2012
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm	Welcome Reception and Networking

Wednesday, November 28, 2012
7:30 am to 8:30 am	Breakfast Served
8:15 am to 9:00 am	Opening Remarks Pat Maluso, IFPS President / Western Hydrostatics Estimating the Impact (Energy, Emissions and Economics) of the U.S. Fluid Power Industry Lonnie Love, Oak Ridge National Laboratory	PPT PPT
9:00 am to 10:15 am	Round Table Discussions: Sharing Information to Solve Real World Problems
10:15 am to 10:30 am	Coffee break
10:30 am to 12:30 pm	Breakthrough Presentations: Products and Practices for Increasing Energy Efficiency
	Room A - Pneumatic
	Measuring Energy Usage at System and Component Level Panelists: John Berninger, Parker Hannifin; Rod Smith, Compressed Air Best Practices; Bill Scales, Scales Industrial Technologies; Aleksandr Shmushkin, SMC Corporation of America	PPT
	Room B - Hydraulic
	Cartridge Valve and Manifold Technologies Kevin Cochran, Sun Hydraulics Corporation Secondary Control of Hydrostatic Transmissions Michael Teuteberg, Bosch Rexroth	PPT PPT	PDF PDF
	Room C - Hydraulic
	New Energy Saving Technologies for the Mobile Equipment Industry Panelists: Bryan Nelson, Caterpillar Inc.; Jeff Herrin, Sauer Danfoss; Steven Zumbusch, Eaton Corporation; Paul Michael, Milwaukee School of Engineering	PPT PPT PPT PPT
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm	Networking lunch
1:30 pm to 4:00 pm	Workshops: Designing, Building and Maintaining Energy Efficient Machines with Fluid Power
	Room A - Pneumatic
	Designing and Building a Machine for Energy Efficiency (and Convincing the Customer That It’s Worth It!) Terry Zarnowsky, Schneider Packaging Equipment Company When Is It More Efficient to Use Electric Actuators and When Are Pneumatics Better? Gil Guajardo, Bimba Manufacturing Company	PPT PPT	PDF PDF
	Room B - Hydraulic
	Methods and Tools to Identify, Analyze, Compare and Reduce Energy Losses in Industrial Hydraulic Systems Paul Smith, Eaton Corporation Variable Frequency Drives as Pump Prime Movers Gerd Scheffel; Parker Hannifin	PPT PPT	PDF PDF
	Room C - Hydraulic
	Fan Drives in Mobile Hydraulic Systems Matt Kronlage, Turolla Open Circuit Gear (Member of the Sauer-Danfoss Group) Cost Savings With Hydro-mechanical Transmissions Michael Cronin, Caterpillar, Inc.	PPT PPT	PDF PDF
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm	Round Table Discussion "Round-Up"		PDF
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm	Reception and Dinner

Thursday, November 29, 2012
7:30 am to 8:30 am	Breakfast Served
8:30 am to 12:30 pm	Interactive Workshops: Applying Practical Techniques for Energy Efficient Fluid Power Systems
	Room A - Pneumatic
	Tricks to Using the Least Amount of Air Jon Jensen, John Martin, David Hackleman, Christine Latham, and Aleks Shmushkin; SMC Corporation of America	PPT	PDF
	Room B - Hydraulic
	Applying Present Technologies and Practical Techniques for Developing Energy Efficient Hydraulic Systems Ernie Parker, Hennepin Technical College	PPT
	Room C - Hydraulic
	How to Demonstrate the Return on Investment Energy Efficient Design Dan Helgerson, Cascade Steel Rolling Mills; Steven Zumbusch, Eaton Corporation	PPT PPT	PDF PDF
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm	Lunch Served

THE FUTURE OF ENERGY EFFICIENT FLUID POWER An afternoon program designed to inform and engage conference participants in a discussion about the future direction of energy efficient fluid power.
12:50 pm to 1:00 pm	Opening Remarks Eric Lanke, NFPA CEO
1:00 pm to 1:20 pm	Research Directions and Projects from the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) Kim Stelson, Director, CCEFP	PPT
1:20 pm to 1:40 pm	Additive and Emerging Manufacturing Technologies and Their Impact of Fluid Power Components and Systems Lonnie Love, Oak Ridge National Laboratory	PPT
1:40 pm to 2:20 pm	Future Technology Focus – Displacement Control Actuation Presenter: Monika Ivantysynova, Purdue University Panel: Jeff Herrin, Sauer-Danfoss; Joe Pfaff, HUSCO International	PPT
2:20 pm to 2:30 pm	Introduction of Breakout Discussions Eric Lanke, NFPA CEO
2:30 pm to 2:40 pm	Break
2:40 pm to 3:40 pm	Breakout Discussions: Market Needs and New Technologies
	Room A - Pneumatic Discussion Leaders: Jon Jensen, SMC Corporation of America; Eric Barth, Vanderbilt University
	Room B - Industrial Hydraulic Discussion Leaders: Kim Stelson, CCEFP; Liz Victor, MOOG Inc.
	Room C - Mobile Hydraulic Discussion Leaders: Monika Ivantysynova, Purdue University; Chris Beaudin, Caterpillar
3:40 pm to 3:50 pm	Break
3:50 pm to 4:20 pm	Reports from Discussion Groups		PDF
4:20 pm to 4:30 pm	Closing Remarks Eric Lanke, NFPA CEO