Igor Zakowski/Dreamstime and Courtesy: Isaac Gutwilik
Malachi DeNizio

H&P, The Next Generation

Sept. 29, 2020
Meet an avid fluid power fan...who happens to be 4 years old.

At this stage of his life, Malachi DeNizio’s goal is to attend “robot school.”

That is a lofty ambition, but he’ll have to get through kindergarten first.

At age 4, Malachi already is a regular consumer of the articles from Hydraulics & Pneumatics magazine. His grandfather, Isaac Gutwilik—a subscriber for many years—now has to share his issue with Isaac every time they get together at Malachi’s home in Winnipeg, Canada.

With the picture submitted to us this month, Gutwilik added the following narrative: “He is proudly holding up his favorite magazine. He loves it! He gets my daughter Michaella to read it to him, even though she has no idea what she is reading.”

We hear a lot of talk about where the next generation of fluid power engineers will come from, and we hope to encourage young people to consider this as a field. The influence of a grandfather and a mother’s patient nurturing are two places to start, but we want to make sure we do our part as well. And we do appreciate all of our readers, no matter the length of their industry experience.

That’s why we’ve started Malachi DeNizio with his own subscription to Hydraulics & Pneumatics. We hope this is the next step on his journey.

About the Author

Bob Vavra | Senior Content Director, Power & Motion and Machine Design

Bob Vavra is the Senior Content Director of Power & Motion and its sister publication Machine Design. Vavra has had a long career in publishing, media and events. He has covered all aspects of manufacturing for the past 20 years and is a regular attendee at events such as IMTS and Hannover Messe. Vavra is also a sought-after webcast moderator and event emcee, and has presided over events in the U.S., Germany and China. 

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