By 2016, the bulk of U.S. federal funding for the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power — a government, industry, and academic cooperative — will dry up. Do you see industry stepping in to make up the difference — or will the U.S. cede hydraulic advancements to other parts of the world?

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