The Hope Group

It's official: the Parker Tech Tour Truck is returning to The Hope Group in October 2008. Phil Lund, VP of The Hope Group, announced that as part of the 75th anniversary Open House, the special "training workshop on wheels" will be providing hands-on demonstrations, interactive displays and training workshops for customers interested in the latest hydraulic, pneumatic and automation technology.

According to Phil Lund the topics covered include hydraulic maintenance, dry technology plumbing, tube fabrication, cartridge valve technology and the proper sizing of pneumatic systems. Also, as part of its "Innovation in Motion" concept, Parker has included a motion simulator on-board the trailer. It has a seating capacity for six people and is sure to be a hit for visitors as they experience Parker's total system solution by riding in the motion simulator from Doron Precision Systems, Inc. You can read more about this Tech Tour on the website.

The Tech Tour truck is just one of dozens of displays planned for the Open House and Trade Show on October 2, 2008 at the Leen Company in Portland, ME and October 8&9 at the THG Corporation headquarters in Northborough, MA. Among the other vendors displaying at the show are iPower Distribution Group of New England, Kaeser Compressor, Cutler-Hammer and Parker Hannifin. A total of 16 displays will be set up in a 5,000 square foot tent outside the 60,000 square foot warehouse and manufacturing facility in Northborough, MA.

According to Tony Cantone, President of The Hope Group LLC an estimated 1,000 visitors are expected over two days in Northborough with over 150 attending a series of technical seminars and workshops covering topics ranging from pneumatic technology to hydraulic plumbing. "This will be the biggest training session conducted at our facility in the past five years," said Cantone.