Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation has taken an initiative to revitalise the Pune Chapter of the Fluid Power Society of India. The revitalized Chapter conducted its first formal function on August 9, 2012 at Hotel Park Estique in Pune.

Pune has grown to become a significant location for industries such as automotive and manufacturing, thus providing an ideal platform for the fluid power industry to flourish. Pune is also home to educational institutions that offer specialisation in niche career streams further enriching the Fluid Power industry.

The revitalised chapter will work towards creating a community of Fluid Power professionals from various industries and organise conferences, seminars and exhibitions to spread knowledge on the subject. Eaton has established relations with academic institutes such as College of Engineering Pune (COEP) and ARAI by conducting knowledge sharing session for students. Eaton has supported seminars on the subject at IIT Mumbai and IIT Chennai and has been organizing Hydraulics training sessions for industry professionals in Pune.

The pace of growth of the fluid power community in the western region of the country has been instrumental in the revitalisation of the chapter. This initiative has been supported by Nitin Chalke, managing director India and South East Asia - Hydraulics, Eaton Corporation and Dr Arun Jaura, vice president - Technology and head, India Engineering Centre, Eaton Corporation.