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Latest Podcast Episodes
On today’s show, our guest is DJ O’Konek, an Engineering Manager at Nott Company. With hundreds of years of combined experience, Nott’s hydraulic engineers deliver complete, customizable hydraulic solutions at the component level.
DJ spoke at iVT on the evolution of Off Highway Power Transmission methods over time, from the internal combustion engine-driven hydraulic system to battery-driven electric systems, and has taken the time to break these concepts down for us.
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On today’s show, our guest is David Price, the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at QCC, LLC; a unique firm in the fluid power industry that focuses on long-term product management. With a mission to provide supply chain continuity, even after the original manufacturer has ceased component production.
Join our conversation to learn more about what QCC does to keep fluid power systems running over the long-term.
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On today’s show, our guest is Adam Livesay from Elevāt. Adam is the founder of Elevāt; a company focused on IoT, and connecting the systems and machines across industrial sectors. He is a major contributor to these fields of innovation, and we are happy to have him back on the podcast to talk about new applications for the Fluid Power Industry.
Join our conversation to learn more about these concepts, and how they are used in the Fluid Power Industry, as well as for OEMs.
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On today’s show, our guests is Dr. James Van de Ven from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Van de Ven is a professor of Mechanical Engineering and has extensive experience with innovation in the Fluid Power Industry. Serving in a leadership role in the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP), he is here to discuss the launch of a new research consortium called the Center for Off-Highway Vehicle Powertrain Innovation (COVPI).
Join our conversation to learn more about these institutions, the future of off-Highway vehicle powertrain research, and how you can get involved.
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On today’s show, our guest is Steve Meislahn, the managing director leading engineering, operations, and sales at Sun Hydraulics. A manufacturer of high performance screw-in hydraulic cartridge valves and manifolds, they are also pushing the industry forward in energy efficiency.
Steve and Eric will be discussing Sun Hydraulics’ showcases at iVT EXPO, with a focus on the Energen solution.
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