The start of every year brings a number of predictions about the technology and economic trends expected to shape various industries and markets — and in this week’s newsletter we’ve got another look at some of those predictions.
Our top story in today’s newsletter offers a look at some of the trends expected to impact the mobile off-highway equipment industry in 2026, one of the largest customer markets for the fluid power industry and many other motion technology suppliers. In the piece, subject matter experts from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers offer their insights into the trends they see shaping the agricultural equipment and construction machinery markets as well as the manufacture of these machines. Like many other sectors, data and connectivity are expected to play increasingly important roles to help machine owners be more productive while artificial intelligence and automation will become more prominent in everyday manufacturing operations to help overcome the skilled labor gap.
For those supplying components and systems to the mobile equipment industry, it is important to have an understanding of these trends to ensure technologies developed for this sector continue to meet performance and application requirements in line with these trends.
Also in today’s newsletter is my Q&A with Steve Hornyak, CEO of Turntide Technologies, a developer of electrification-related technologies. Hornyak discusses the rising adoption the company is seeing in hybrid-electric systems to meet the need for quieter, emissions-free operation in many applications — including larger, higher horsepower machinery which can be difficult to fully electrify. If you’re interested in learning more about the current state of electric and hybrid technologies, register for Turntide’s upcoming webinar on Tuesday, January 27; I’ll be among the panelists discussing trends in electrification for the coming year.
What market trends or opportunity areas do you see on the horizon in 2026? Are there particular technology development areas you see dominating the fluid power market this year? Take our 4-question survey to offer your thoughts on the year ahead or reach out to me directly at [email protected].
Sara Jensen, Editor, Power & Motion
