Lift & Move U.S.A Was A Great Place To Recruit America's Future Fluid Power Technicians
Rory McLaren
Founder/Director/Teacher/Author/Red Seal
I was invited to participate in this great event by my friends and clients at Liebherr U.S.A. What better place to hold an event like this than at Liebherr's facility in Houston, Texas. An estimated 700 students from 14 high schools and a technical college came to the event to learn about occupations in the crane, rigging, welding, diesel, hydraulics, and related industries.
Also, what better way to introduce America's future technicians to hydraulics than to let them operate the world's first fully-functional human-powered crane - 1-HumanPower.
Photos of 1-HumanPower crane in action. Students look on as colleague is familiarized with the 1-HumanPower:
Here a student attempts to place the weight in the center of a ring:
Show sponsors also wanted to take 1-HumanPower for a ride:
In addition to the 1-HumanPower simulator, we also had on hand Liebherr's own Model MF102D-TSE (photo below), which Liebherr recently acquired from the Fluid Power Training Institute for their technical training centre in Houston, Texas.
The Model MF102 hydraulic training simulator is without question the best training simulator in the world for teaching basic through advanced electro-hydraulic systems, and in particular, how to performance test hydraulic components and troubleshoot hydraulic systems.
Groups of students gathered around the simulators to learn about the many exciting and rewarding careers the fluid power industry has to offer.
The Mayor of Houston the Honorable Sylvester Turner was on hand to encourage students to follow their dreams.
Liebherr designs and manufactures the finest cranes in the world. Here is a Photogallery of some of the impressive cranes Liebherr made available for the event:
Thank you Lift & Move organizers, and thank you Liebherr for organizing this wonderful event. I am confident the event inspired many high-school seniors to consider careers in this high-tech industry.
1-HumanPower (Model MF600) is one of the many simulators designed and manufactured by the Fluid Power Training Institute. Visit our website for more information - www.fpti.org
Want to rent a 1-HumanPower for your event? Contact Matt at 801-908-5456
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