Skip to content
Industry Survey
1.
What is your position in your company?
Owner/Partner
President/CEO
Vice President
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Marketing
Economist
Other (please specify)
2.
Which statement best describes your view of the fluid power industry's economic trajectory for 2027?
Strong growth (over 5% market expansion)
Modest recovery (1-5% growth after 2024-2025 slowdowns)
Flat or stagnant
Continued decline due to weak end-markets like agriculture and construction
Other (please specify)
3.
What do you see as the top economic driver for fluid power demand in 2027?
Recovery in manufacturing capacity utilization and industrial machinery
Agricultural equipment rebound from tariff reductions and farm aid
Data center construction boosting mobile hydraulics
Pharmaceuticals and food production expansion aiding pneumatics
Other (e.g., energy sector like LNG or oil/gas)
4.
Which factor poses the biggest economic risk to the fluid power sector in 2027?
Persistent inflation and rising costs for durable goods
Tariffs on imports impacting supply chains
High interest rates delaying capex investments
Weak row crop prices hurting ag machinery demand
Global slowdown in construction equipment
Other (please specify)
5.
How will U.S. policy changes (e.g., tariffs, tax incentives like One Big Beautiful Bill) most affect your business in 2027?
Positive: Incentives boost capex and domestic manufacturing
Negative: Tariffs raise costs without full offsets
Neutral: Minimal direct impact
Mixed: Gains in some areas (e.g., energy), losses in others
Other (please specify)
6.
How severely will inflation impact your fluid power operations in 2027? (Scale: 1=minimal, 5=severe)
1
2
3
4
5
7.
Which supply chain issue will most hinder fluid power growth in 2027?
Tariff-induced cost hikes on imports
Volatility in specialized component suppliers
Inventory clearing delays in wholesale channels
Global shipping/logistics bottlenecks
Labor shortages in manufacturing
8.
How will energy market trends (oil/gas/LNG) affect fluid power in 2027?
Positive: Deregulation boosts upstream hydraulics
Neutral: Limited tie to legacy fluid power
Negative: Shift to EVs/data centers sidelines oil/gas equipment
Mixed: Gains in LNG, losses in renewables
9.
What technological advances are you expecting to occur in the fluid power industry in 2027?
10.
In 4 sentences or less, what is your prediction for the fluid power industry in 2027?
11.
Please fill out your name, company and position if you would like your statement considered for publication in our December 2026 trends survey
3 / 1
300%
