New CETOP member association – BITVA / Denmark
by CETOP on Jun.13, 2017
CETOP is proud to announce that with the Danish association BITVA it can welcome a new CETOP member association. The application was officially approved at the CETOP General Assembly 2017 in Barcelona, Spain, on 2 June 2017. (continue reading...)
CETOP General Assembly 2017, Barcelona
by CETOP on Jun.13, 2017
On 1 and 2 June 2017, this year's CETOP General Assembly and the related Commissions' meetings took place in Barcelona, Spain, hosted by the Spanish CETOP member AIFTOP.
The Commissions are concerned with technics, marketing, economic and education issues. The Technics Commission for instance dealt with some EU Directives and regulations having an impact on fluid power: PED Directive, Ecodesign Directive, REACH and CLP, ROHS. (continue reading...)
Re-certification of NFPC, UK, as CETOP Education Centre
by CETOP on May.29, 2017
On application of the British Fluid Power Association BFPA, the National Fluid Power Centre NFPC in Worksop, UK, is again awarded CETOP Education Centre. NFPC has recently been re-certified for both Mobile Hydraulics and Industrial Hydraulics, levels 1, 2 and 3. NFPC is also certified for Pneumatics, levels 1, 2 and 3..
A desription of the levels is available in the chapter Education / Level of Competence.
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by CETOP on Apr.25, 2017
The CETOP Directory gives an overview of the entire European fluid power industry. It provides information on more than 1.000 fluid power companies and their products. Suppliers of standard products and special solutions are featured, together with a comprehensive range of services.
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Industry 4.0 is changing Industries, Markets ... and Trade Fairs
by CETOP on Apr.05, 2017
Industrial Automation and MDA merge to form Integrated Automation, Motion & Drives (IAMD)
As of next year, Deutsche Messe, the organizer of HANNOVER MESSE, will merge the event’s annual Industrial Automation (IA) fair with the biennial Motion, Drive & Automation (MDA). The new, combined flagship tradeshow will be called Integrated Automation, Motion & Drives (IAMD) and will feature the full range of industrial automation, transmission and fluid power solutions.
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Polish Corporation of Hydraulics and Pneumatics Drives and Controls: New board
by CETOP on Mar.23, 2017
On 16 March 2017, the Polish Corporation of Hydraulics and Pneumatics Drives and Controls elected a new board. Krzysztof Kedzia became Vice President of the Cooperation and will be the main contact person for CETOP. Krzysztof Kedzia succeeds Dr. Henryk Chrostowski who unfortunately passed away in January 2017. (continue reading...)