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Not fluid power, but some powerful fluids — Hurricane Sandy update

By Paul Heney | November 2, 2012

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I’m used to writing about fluid power of the motion control variety. But this week, I’m reminded of the unassailable power of even unpressurized water—especially when it decides to come into my finished basement and ruin almost everything. Ah, Hurricane Sandy, you’ve been a maddening thing, even here in Ohio, hundreds of miles from the Atlantic Ocean. All in all, though, I’m fortunate to say that my friends and family have been lucky to not suffer any loss of life here—stuff can be replaced, but people can’t. My heart goes out to everyone touched by the storm, especially those who lost a loved one.

Though in the spirit of Sandy, I’ll go over a few of the East Coast-based fluid power manufacturers that have been affected and their current situations:

Festo Corp. has experienced disruptions at some of their U.S. facilities. The company has had limited operations since Wednesday, October 31, but says that as of today, Friday, they are fully operational at all locations.

The World Wide Metric corporate office in Branchburg, N.J. continues to remain on generated power. Every effort is being made to restore power as quickly as possible. UPS, Fed Ex, and several carriers are now working in New Jersey, so the company is now shipping from its New Jersey branch again. Currently, all inquiries are being routed to the company’s fully functional locations in Texas, California, and Florida—which can be reached at 732-247-2300 or 855-225-5997. The company also notes that their email is currently down, but a temporary email being used is [email protected].

Lehigh Fluid Power reported that as of 8 a.m. on Friday, crews have not restored power to the factory or offices. The company will continue to post updates on its Facebook account.

If your company has any updates on your current situation, please email me at [email protected] and I’ll be glad to add it to this blog. Be safe, everyone!

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Paul Heney

Paul J. Heney, the VP, Editorial Director for Design World magazine, has a BS in Engineering Science & Mechanics and minors in Technical Communications and Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Tech. He has written about fluid power, aerospace, robotics, medical, green engineering, and general manufacturing topics for nearly 25 years. He has won numerous regional and national awards for his writing from the American Society of Business Publication Editors.

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