40 Years - CETOP European Fluid Power

Updatededition1 / 2004Who is CETOP?CETOP is the European Committee forOilhydraulics and Pneumatics. CETOPrepresents this industry in Europe. It isan umbrella organization to which associationsfrom 14 countries belong.CETOP thus represents over 1,000 companies,mainly manufacturers but alsodealers, with almost 70,000 people anda market value of 9 billion Euros. This isa very high proportion of the industryas a whole – 80 to 90% for most countries.Through these member associationsall renowned companies in Europebelong to the European committee.Many of these companies are leadingfluid power manufacturers and majorplayers in the international markets.CETOP's 40th anniversaryWhat is CETOP doing?CETOP provides support for its membersin many different ways. We are workingclosely together with our member associationsand their companies - with theindustry, for the industry.To our members we offer for example:CETOP statistics on European fluidpower – unique in offering reliable datatailored to the interests of the industry,available exclusively to companies ofthe CETOP associations.Supplier and product database to advisecustomers – information on more than1,000 companies and their products.Education and training initiative.Position papers concerning EC Directives– industry‘s response to the Commission’sproposals or directives.Lobby at the EU Commission – both intechnical and marketing areas, harmonizedpan-European proposals are a vitalrequirement for success.Platform for the exchange of experienceand opinions.And much more.40 YearsAs long as 40 yearsago, national fluidpowerassociationsanticipated the idea ofEuropean unity by foundingthe European fluid-power committeeCETOP in Stockholm on 15th June 1962.In the 40 years of its existence, CETOPhas scored successes in many areas. Thecommittee was, for example, the firstorganisation to concern itself with thedevelopment of technical guidelines forfluid power. Many of these CETOPrecommendations formed the basis forsubsequent ISO standards. CETOP alsobecame involved in the area of educationin such matters as harmonised pan-European requirement profiles for particularqualification levels or multimediasupport based on a CD-ROM. It hasachieved similarly impressive success inthe fields of European and internationalstatistics and market data.CETOP presidentAmadio Bolzani (left)at IFPE Trade FairCETOP was therefore marking its40th anniversary with an officialcelebration. On 20th June 2002 inBrussels, leading representatives ofthe world of industry and politics didmeet to honour the concept ofEuropean unity, to which CETOP is alsodedicated. Among the speakers werePhilippe Busquin, the EU Commissionerfor Research and Development, MartineClement, the President of ORGALIME,and Amadio Bolzani, President ofCETOP. Among those invited to attendhad not only been the national CETOPmember associations, and in particularthe Presidents of these, and also representativesof industry, journalists andformer CETOP office-holders who havehelped in the past to make CETOP whatis it today.

Some Interesting FluidPower Exhibitions in 2004FLUIDTRANS COMPOMACwww.fieremostre.itMilan (Italy)endorsed by CETOPFebruary, 18-21WIN World of Industry 2004Hyraulics & Pneumatics '04www.win-fair.comIstanbul (Turkey)March, 11-14MECANELEM-MECATRONICwww.industrie-expo.comParis (France)endorsed by CETOPMarch, 22-26go Automation dayswww.go-automation.chBasel (Switzerland)endorsed by CETOPAugust, 31 – September, 3STI 2www.sti2.beBrussels (Belgium)September, 21-24Motion and Control 2004The New Generation IFPEXBirmingham (UK)endorsed by CETOPSeptember, 28-30PTC ASIAPower Transmission and Controlwww.ptc-asia.comShanghai (China)October, 12-15Some Interesting FluidPower Exhibitions in 2005IFPE 2005 with CONEXPO-CON/AGG2005www.ifpe.comLas Vegas (USA)March, 15-19HANNOVER MESSEMotion, Drive & Automationwww.hannovermesse.deHanover (Germany)April, 11-15PTC ASIAPower Transmission and Controlwww.ptc-asia.comShanghai (China)November, 28 – December, 1SCANAUTOMATICwww.scanautomatic.comStockholm (Sweden)AutumnNew CETOP Website launchedCETOP Directory (Buyers' Guide)www.cetop.orgCETOP's new website has recently goneon-line. The address is www.cetop.org.It now includes a chapter focussing onthe CETOP education project which isdedicated to young people. With thiswebsite, CETOP is demonstrating itscompetence as the representative of theEuropean fluid-power industry and isoffering the latest news on all aspects ofthis industry which is highly successful ininternational competition.A major element of the website isthe buyers‘ guide, which provides informationon over 1,000 fluid-powermanufacturers and suppliers – membercompanies of the CETOP member associations– and their products. An easyto-usesearch function using the parametersof companies, products andcountries offers a rapid overview ofappropriate companies and their completeproduct ranges. Links can then beused to access these companies' ownwebsites.The website also includes informationon technical universities and magazineswhich are concerned with fluidpower, together with listings of internationaltrade fairs and exhibitions andthe addresses of other fluidpowerassociationsWith its CETOP Directory, a buyers' guide, CETOP presents themember companies of the CETOP member associations to abroad audience both in Europe and abroad. The Directory containsinformation on the products of over 1,000 companies, bothmanufacturers and suppliers, in the European fluid-power industry.This reference work of almost 200 pages is distributed in particularat international fluid-power exhibitions, such as IFPE in LasVegas or PTC ASIA in Shanghai, and of course also at Europeanevents such as the Hanover Fair, FLUIDTRANS COMPOMAC, MECANELEM-MECATRONIC,go.automation days, etc. Furthermore, it is distributed directly to customers by theCETOP member associations. The Directory is also featured on the CETOP website atwww.cetop.org under the title "Directory / Buyers‘ Guide". Only member companies ofthe CETOP member associations are entitled to an entry in this Directory. The publicationis financed by charges for special display entries and advertising for exhibition eventsand technical magazines. A new CETOP Directory is published on the occasion of eachHanover Fair.

CETOP statisticsCETOP provides its members with interestinginformation on the Europeanfluid-power market. The basis for this istwo sets of statistics which CETOP compileswith the aid of its member associations.13 countries participate in thisprocess. The proportion of companieswhich are CETOP members is very high,around 80 - 90% in most countries,which means that the CETOP statisticsOther hydraulicProducts31,1%CETOP – Statistics 2002Hydraulic Products(Estimated Market): 6.3 bn EUROSubassemblies 12,6%Valves 19,5%Pumps 14,3%Actuators22,5%deliver very reliable indicators for theEuropean market. This information isnot available from any other source,being offered exclusively to CETOPmember associations and their membercompanies.Every quarter-year, CETOP publishesinformation on current economic developments,based on a trend survey. Thisincludes business data for the currentquarter and a forecast for the currentyear for 11 CETOP countries. For example,on the basis of the survey data forthe 1st to 3rd quarters of 2003, CETOPforecasts that hydraulic sales will rise by2% and pneumatic sales by 3% in 2004.This scenario is backed by qualitativestatements on the degree of utilisationof capacity, trends in client industriesand more besides.Sweden 5,3%Spain 4,7%Slovenia 0,2%Norway 1,5%Netherlands 4,2%Each year, CETOP publishes data on individualproduct segments. Once again,13 countries participate in this process.Using standard categories, this datadescribes the estimated national homemarkets for hydraulic pumps, hydraulicand pneumatic valves, actuators, etc.CETOP deploys its concept of nationalhome markets to pursue its aim ofcovering the complete fluid-power marketin each country and not merely thepart of the market covered by membercompanies. For the purposes for thesestatistics, it does not matter where aproduct is produced, whether in theOther pneumaticProducts27,6%Italy 20,1%CETOP – Statistics 2002Pneumatic Products(Estimated Market): 2.5 bn EUROActuators 28,4%CETOP – Statistics 2002Home Market Fluid Power(Estimated): 8.8 bn EUROUnited Kingdom 11,3%Switzerland 3,1%Belgium 1,9%Czech Republic 0,5%Finland 3,1%France 13,3%Subassemblies 3,3%Valves 33,1%FRL‘s 7,6%Germany 30,8%home market or not. What counts iswhere it is sold. The survey for the year2003 will be conducted soon. Data forthe year 2002 is available.ISC statisticsThe ISC project, concerned with worldwidefluid-power statistics, has beenconducted at the suggestion of CETOPmembers. The objective of this projectis to provide comparable informationon the relevant fluid-power markets forthe triad of Europe, the USA and Asia.CETOP is not only one of the foundingmembers but has been leading the projectfor some time. Once again, CETOPis using its concept of national homemarkets, i.e. what is important is notwhere a product is produced but whereit is sold. Particularly important factorswere not only the definition of the productgroups for the statistics but also anagreement as to the scope of activitiesto be covered. In accordance with this,for example, the statistics do not includegoods supplied to the aerospace,trucks and defence sectors, amongothers.Data for the CETOP area, the USA,Japan, China and Taiwan for fluidpowerproduct groups is publishedannually. The most recent edition ofthese statistics relates to the year 2002.This data, too, is not available from anyother source and is offered exclusivelyto CETOP member associations as wellas to the ISC partners. CETOP thus providesits members with an exclusive statisticalprogramme.Economics SecretariatSylvia Grohmann-MundschenkLyoner Strasse 18 · D-60528 Frankfurt am MainTel.: +49 (69) 6603-1319 · Fax: +49 (69) 6603-1459e-Mail: info@cetop.org · http://www.cetop.org

European DirectivesThe Single European Market makes itnecessary, among other things, to harmonisenational regulations, directivesand standards, with the aim of eliminatingrestrictions or barriers to trade. Thisis achieved through European Directives,which are then enacted as nationallegislation by each EU member state.StandardisationLong before the establishment of ISO/ TC131 concerned with "Fluid power systemsand components", CETOP was involvedin the development of standardsin Working Groups which were thenpublished as CETOP recommendations.Many of these recommendations publishedby CETOP were later adopted byISO/TC 131 either directly as ISO standardsor as the basis for these. CETOPwas thus the forerunner for the work ofISO in the field of standardisation. Today,standardisation activities within CETOPhave become less important, not leastbecause of the increasing globalisationof industrial companies. An exception isformed by the CETOP Working GroupG6, concerned with "Fluids". In thisWorking Group, recommendations aredeveloped for hydraulic fluids themselvesand for test methods for these. Thesestandards are then submitted as harmonisedEuropean documents to the relevantISO committee (ISO/TC 28/SC 4). Forexample, the CETOP Working Group G6defined the requirements for rapidlybiodegradable hydraulic fluids whichwere recently published as an ISO standard(ISO 15380). This Working Group isan excellent and highly successful exampleof the principles of CETOP, namelyEuropean harmonisation and "speakingwith one voice".CETOP also contributed to the developmentof the two European safety standardsEN 982 and EN 983, which expressthe major safety requirements of the EUMachinery Directive in concrete form forthe fluid-power industry.CETOP operates as a partner to all theISO committees relevant to fluid power.The increasing process of globalisationhas led CETOP to withdraw the CETOPrecommendations applicable only to theEuropean economic area.Hydraulics and PneumaticsSecretariatJohn Stanley · BFPACheriton House · Cromwell Business ParkChipping Norton · GB-Oxfordshire OX7 5SRTel.: +44 (1608) 647902 · Fax: +44 (1608) 647919http://www.cetop.orgFluid power falls within the scope of anumber of European Directives, such asthe Machinery Directive, the Directiveon Electromagnetic Compatibility, thePressure Vessels Directive and the ATEXDirective. The CETOP Working Group"European Directives" interprets theDirectives and their requirements withregard to their consequences for fluidpowercomponents and systems. CETOPposition papers are published for everyDirective which affects the fluid-powerindustry.CETOP Position PapersCETOP has published Position Paperson the following EU Directives:- EEC Directive "Safety of machinery"(98/37/EC)- EEC Directive "Electromagneticcompatibility" (89/336/EEC)- EC Directive "Pressure equipment"(97/23/EC)Secretariat of the Working Group"European Directives"Peter Synek · VDMALyoner Strasse 18 · D-60528 Frankfurt am MainTel.: +49 (69) 6603-1513 · Fax: +49 (69) 6603-1459e-Mail: peter.synek@vdma.org · http://www.cetop.org

CETOP Education Strategy1. Recognition throughout Europe ofthe professions and trades of thefluid-power industryFor many years, the concept of Europehas no longer been a myth for fluidpowermanufacturers but a fact of life.In the economic field, Europe affectseveryone. Professionals have recognisedthis and used this to their advantage.New problems of a different order haveemerged, aggravated by the pyramidshapedage profile of society. These problemsare associated in particular withthe availability and regeneration ofskills. Like others, and perhaps more sothan some, our industry lacks personnelskilled in fluid-power techniques:"The problems are essentially the sameright across Europe," notes EtiennePIOT, who has taken up this matter onbehalf of the European fluid-powercommittee CETOP.In view of this situation, and in order touse their power to benefit all fluidpowerprofessionals, both manufacturersand users, the member associationsof CETOP some years ago started a campaignto facilitate unhindered mobilityof skills throughout Europe.Agreement has already been reached toharmonise the skills expected of fluidpowerpersonnel in OSLO, MADRID,STUTTGART, BORDEAUX, MILAN, BIR-MINGHAM, BRUSSELS and PRAGUE, andwork is now proceeding to secure recognitionof these skills throughoutEurope.This work has been until now formalisedby the unanimous approval of 4CETOP recommendations and 6 newdrafts should be approved as CETOPrecommendations at the next GeneralAssembly in June 2004. The first two ofthese are essential:The first of these identifies 3 Europeanlevels of competence (out of 5 possiblelevels), classified 1 to 3, ranging fromspecialised operators to technicians andcovering the whole of Europe, and theknowledge and skills expected for eachof these levels. In this area, work currentlyin progress will make it possibleto launch CETOP programmes intendedto help professionals develop and providesupport for these throughout theirprofessional lives.The second recommendation proposes ageneral methodology, for use by eachnational association which is a CETOPmember, which will facilitate the creationof a European resource which willidentify and recognise these skills in allthe European countries affiliated toCETOP.2. Multimedia information on theseprofessions and tradesIn parallel with the campaign to identifyand gain recognition for skills acrossEurope, CETOP has now an internetwebsite dedicated to young people:www.cetop.org/education. This illustratesthe professions and trades withinthe fluid-power industry and theirvariety and attractiveness, and alsodescribes the fluid-power technologieswhich have been developed, the sectorsof industry which deploy these, etc.This tool enables young people inEuropean countries to familiarise themselveswith the career opportunitiesoffered by these sectors and demonstratesthat fluid-power professionals areable to work in all European countriesin exactly the same way, provided thatthey hold recognised qualifications (andthat they have adequate skills in thelocal language).This campaign is being organised acrossa broad front by the European professionand is intended to make fluid powerone of the leading technical professions,with genuine coherence and competeopenness throughout Europe.For professionals themselves, this campaignmeans the ability to draw from apool of far more valuable skills in accordancewith needs, thus resulting ingreater flexibility in career development.Everyone concerned is convincedthat this process of enrichment throughthe accumulated experience of differentcultures will be a major advantage.Education SecretariatThibaud de Véricourt · UNITOP39/41, rue Louis Blanc · F-92400 CourbevoieTel.: +33 (1) 4717-6309 · Fax: +33 (1) 4717-6310e-Mail: education@cetop.orghttp://www.cetop.org/education

Who belongs to CETOP ?CETOP has 15 members associationswith more than 1,000 companies from14 European countries. Our memberassociations are:Belgium: FIMOP500 avenue LouiseB-1050 BrusselsTel.: +32 (2) 6 40 77 35Fax: +32 (2) 6 40 84 80e-Mail: info@fimop.behttp://www.fimop.beCzech Republic: CAHPc/o Parker Hannifin s.r.oDopraváku . 723CZ-18400 Praha 8 – Dolni ChabryTel.: +420 (2) 83 08 52 22Fax: +420 (2) 83 08 53 60e-Mail: hascherm@parker.comFinland: FHPAP.O. Box 5Kaskitie 12SF-33541 TampereTel.: +358 (3) 2 55 09 05Fax: +358 (3) 2 55 05 75e-Mail: fhpa@fhpa.fihttp://www.fhpa.fiFrance: UNITOP39/41, rue Louis BlancF-92400 CourbevoieTel.: +33 (1) 47 17 63 09Fax: +33 (1) 47 17 63 10e-Mail: unitop@dial.oleane.comhttp://www.unitop-france.comGermany: VDMALyoner Strasse 18D-60528 Frankfurt am MainTel.: +49 (69) 66 03-13 32Fax: +49 (69) 66 03-14 59e-Mail: fluid@vdma.orghttp://www.vdma.orgItaly: ASSOFLUIDVia Moscova 46/5I-20121 MilanoTel.: +39 (02) 29 01 04 11Fax: +39 (02) 6 57 02 66e-Mail: assofluid@assofluid.ithttp://www.assofluid.itNetherlands: FHPBoerhaavelaan 40NL-2713 HX ZoetermeerTel.: +31 (79) 3 5313 57Fax: +31 (79) 3 5313 65e-Mail: fhp@fme.nlhttp://www.fhp-fme.nlNorway: HPFHieronymus Heyersdahlsgt. 1N-0114 OsloTel.: +47 (22) 34 00 00Fax: +47 (22) 34 00 01e-Mail: hpf@hpf.nohttp://www.hpf.noSlovenia: FTSDimiceva 13SLO-1000 LjubljanaTel.: +386 (61) 1 89 83 07Fax: +386 (61) 1 89 82 00e-Mail: janja.petkovsek@gzs.sihttp://www.gzs.siSpain: AEFTOPEdifici Vapor Universitaric/Colom, 114E-08222 Terrasa (Barcelona)Tel.: +34 (93) 7832955Fax: +34 (93) 7 83 24 21e-Mail: aeftop@aeftop.eshttp://www.aeftop.esSweden: HPFNytorpsvägen 32S-18353 TäbyTel.: +46 (8) 7 68 20 50Fax: +46 (8) 7 92 37 54http://www.hpforening.orgGeneral SecretarySylvia Grohmann-MundschenkLyoner Strasse 18D-60528 Frankfurt am MainTel.: +49 (69) 66 03-16 58Fax: +49 (69) 66 03-14 59e-Mail: info@cetop.orghttp://www.cetop.orgSwitzerland: GOPc/o AC-Treuhand AGBleicherweg 62CH-8002 ZürichTel.: +41 (1) 2 02 17 63Fax: +41 (1) 2 02 15 51e-Mail: y.cassani@actreu.chhttp://www.gop-verband.chSwitzerland: SWISSMEM (ASM/VSM)Kirchenweg 4CH-8032 ZürichTel.: +41 (1) 3 84 41 11Fax: +41 (1) 3 84 42 42e-Mail: j.mermod@swissmem.chhttp://www.swissmem.chTurkey: AKDERPerpa Ticaret Merkezi Kat: 13No: 2484TR-80270 Okmeydani-IstanbulTel.+Fax: +90 (2 12) 2 22 19 71e-Mail: akder@akder.orghttp://www.akder.orgUnited Kingdom: BFPACheriton HouseCromwell Business ParkChipping NortonGB-Oxfordshire OX7 5SRTel.: +44 (16 08) 64 79 00Fax: +44 (16 08) 64 79 19e-Mail: enquiries@BFPA.co.ukhttp://www.BFPA.co.uk