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The Fluid Power Association presented its activity report at the general meeting on October 9–10, 2025, in Erfurt/Germany. It summarises key priorities and activities and provides an outlook on future directions.
The VDMA Fluid Power Association with its Fluid Power Sealing Working Group is organizing the 23rd ISC International Sealing Conference Stuttgart/Germany from 30 Sept./1 Oct. 2026. The Call for Paper can be submitted until 2 Feb. 2026.
This position paper of the VDMA Fluid Power Association applies to the use of mechanical seals (GLRD) in compressors subject to the ATEX directive and is intended to support compressor manufacturers in the use of GLRD.
More than 70 fluid power experts worked on ISO/TC 131, Fluid Power Systems standardization projects in Milwaukee (USA) in October 2023.
Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds (PFAS) are currently polarizing opinion. The EU has come out in favor of a blanket ban on around 10,000 chemicals in this group of substances. At first glance, a well-intentioned approach to protecting the environment, but the announcement puts important industries at risk.
The Fluid Power Association is an industry-related service provider for more than 220 member companies, all of them manufacturers in the field of hydraulics, pneumatics and sealing technology.
The brochure "Innovative Sealing Technology" provides an overview of VDMA activities in this field and contains a manufacturer's reference for fluid seals, gasket plates/flat gaskets and mechanical seals.
