You’ll find published newspaper, magazine and blogger articles that Mountain Stream Group either wrote or were mentioned in.
2014
Content Marketing: Tips from your peers on making use of internal resources
25 March 2014. MarketingSherpa Blog.
In the article, Jeff Klingberg references 4 issues engineers have in developing content for their company’s website along with some types of content engineers are looking for when visiting a prospective supplier’s website.
2009
Introducing Fluid Power to Younger Students Is One Way to Stave Off Extinction
September 2009. Today’s Fluid Power. Fluid’s Future.
Fluid power isn’t sexy.That’s the conclusion the international fluid power industry came to in 2007 as the reason why there is a shortage of people with fluid power skills influencing design decisions regarding which motion control technologies to use. The fluid power industry isn’t the only industry seeing this image problem. It’s a systemic crisis that permeates the entire US culture.
“The piece is great… I really think this will get people talking/thinking.”
Elizabeth Engler Modic, Senior Editor, Today’s Fluid Power
State of the Fluid Power Industry
5 July 2009. Valve Magazine. Valve Industry Blog.
In an article posted on June 3, “An Upside to the Downturn,” I mentioned a piece by Jeff Klingberg, President/CEO, Mountain Stream Group, Inc. in Product Design & Development entitled “Wake Up Fluid Power Industry Or Prepare For Extinction.” In that article Klingberg suggested electric actuators are making strong inroads into the U.S. fluid power industry largely because that industry has failed to embrace new technology. Environmental considerations (leaking and spilled hydraulic fluid) and energy conservation are the chief drivers, he said.
Before You Leap Into Social Networking
30 June 2009. Product Design & Development. Design Daily News. At Issue.
Citizen journalists are using social media tools like blogs, microblogs, and video sharing to inform the world of the events surrounding the 2009 Iranian election protests when traditional journalists were banned from the country. Musicians utilize services like Myspace and YouTube to launch careers and connect with fans. Companies employ wikis to collaborate on product develop, manage projects and customer relations, and provide technical support. E-tailers and restaurants apply reviews and opinions to increase traffic and drive sales.
Wake Up Fluid Power Industry Or Prepare For Extinction
23 June 2009. Product Design & Development. Design Daily News. At Issue.
As a person who worked in the industry for 10 years and has provided consulting services to the industry for the past 16 years, I believe it is—especially in the United States. And, if they don’t wake up immediately, they’ll find themselves in the history books and museums alongside dinosaurs—extinct.
An Upside to the Downturn?
3 June 2009. Valve Magazine.
Another piece in PD&D, this one by Jeff Klingberg, President/CEO, Mountain Stream Group, Inc. and entitled Wake Up Fluid Power Industry Or Prepare For Extinction, postulated that the U.S. fluid power industry (hydraulics and pneumatics) was being squeezed out by electric actuation, driven to a large extent by failure to embrace new technology. Environmental regulations have made conventional hydraulic fluid problematical, and energy conservation has eaten into the market for pneumatics (there’s still a lot of inefficient compressed air equipment out there).
Agencies Unite Under Experiential Brand
29 May 2009. Product Design & Development.
Long-time B2B agencies, Fluid Power Technologies International (FPTI) and Konstanz Kommunikations have been merged into Mountain Stream Group, Inc. (MSG) an experiential communications design consultancy based in suburban Chicago. …
2008
E-mail marketing can reduce costs, build loyalty
20 November 2008. Daily Herald. Business Section.
Businesses looking to spend fewer marketing dollars but still keep a presence in the marketplace should look seriously at e-newsletters and e-blasts. …
2007
Suggestions for your Web content
17 September 2007. Daily Herald. Business Section.
Jeff Klingberg, president and chief executive of Hampshire-based Konstanz Kommunikations Inc., has been following our columns about small businesses and Web sites.
It started with a study that showed about 43 percent of small businesses in a survey didn’t have Web sites, despite our society’s growing obsession with the Internet. …
Oh No! Ensure All of Your Safety Bases Are Covered with a Well-Designed Operator’s Manual
2nd Quarter 2007. Standard Register. Manufacturing Sector Newsletter.
Note: The Standard Register placement was a pick up of the article in Compact Equipment.
Oh No! Ensure All of Your Safety Bases Are Covered with a Well-Designed Operator’s Manual
April 2007. Compact Equipment. CE Safety Section.
“This is a great story … loved reading it … Great spin on the informational conversation story.”
Keith Gribbins, Editor, Compact Equipment
2006
What Lies Ahead for Hydraulics?
February 2006. Product Design & Development. Future Focus Section.
Hydraulic technology has been used in industrial and mobile applications for many years, and has been reliable for all that time. But, hydraulics are facing challenges from multiple directions. They face competition from electrical systems and resistance from users who worry about energy efficiency, leakage, and noise. …
How to pick the perfect hydraulic motor
1 January 2006. EngineeringTalk.com
We all wish selecting components for con-ag equipment was as easy as playing eenie-meenie-minie-mo. However, for each piece of compact equipment, application constraints like performance, efficiency, reliability, serviceability, productivity, control and cost have to be considered. This is especially true when designing hydraulic systems and selecting components such as hydraulic motors to operate the equipment’s drivetrain and attachments. …
2005
Making It Easy to Pick the Perfect Hydraulic Motor
November 2005. Product Design & Development. Automotive Design Section.
2004
You’ve got the power—pick one
September 2004. Control Design. Drives & Motion Control Section.
Will it be pneumatics, hydraulics or servos? Industrial automation veteran Wayne Labs says to first do your homework before choosing a motion control system, then decide. … See Sidebar Page 2.
Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Mo Picking Your Perfect Hydraulic Motor
September 2004. Compact Equipment. OEM Hydraulics Section.
“Wow Jeff. You’ve really outdone yourself. Very cool … you have done an outstanding job pulling together some excellent information for our readers. You have a great writing style and a vast knowledge of the subject matter. This is really a top-notch story and definitely one of the best in our up-coming issue.”
Keith Gribbins, Editor, Compact Equipment“The article is a very good summary. Well done.”
Joseph P. Maher, Group Marketing Manager, Poclain Hydraulics, Inc.
Education is the answer
July 2004. Control Engineering. Soapbox Section.
A recent article in the Chicago Tribune points out that Navistar International Corp. was able to save engine manufacturing time and costs by automating their factory. I’ll accept that. I’ll even take the NAM’s word that “structural costs” cause a 22% competitive disadvantage for U.S.-based manufacturing companies. …
“You provide many great points with excellent examples.”
Mark T. Hoske, Editor in Chief, Control Engineering
2003
Don’t Gripe about Math Scores; Boost Them! Engineers should take the lead in education.
08 September 2003 Design News. Rant Section.
There’s been a lot of talk lately about lack of math and science acumen among our high school and college graduates. Largely, all that talk is right. So, we should stop talking and do something about it, and engineers should take the lead. …
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