Pete Buca, Parker Hannifin

11/01/2016 14 min

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Episode Synopsis

Today we are speaking with Pete Buca, Vice President of Technology & Innovation for Parker Hannifin’s Fluid Connectors Group.
Pete is currently responsible for engineering and new product development for Parker Hannifin’s Fluid connectors group with over 400 new product programs in the pipeline that have contributed substantially to Parker becoming the No. 1 motion and control products company in the world.
During his 35 years with Parker, Pete has introduced product, process, and service innovations and led teams in the commercialization of these new ideas. Among Pete’s major accomplishments with Parker are: the development of Parker’s Macrospray technology and its deployment for use in electronics cooling; using statistical process control to improve and expand manufacturing operations for Parker’s Aerospace Group; and establishing Parker’s cooperative development effort with Cleveland Clinic Innovations.