Linda Caron

Linda Caron, global product sales manager, functional safety, Parker Hannifin, pneumatic division, will join Eric Lanke, president/CEO, National Fluid Power Association, to present "Emerging Technologies & Architectures of Automated Systems with Integrated Functional Safety" at 1:30 pm on May 14 during A3's Automate 2025 in Detroit. Caron specializes in functional safety for industrial machinery and has achieved the Functional Safety Engineer (FSE) and Certified Machinery Safety Expert (CMSE) certifications from TÜV Nord. She holds degrees in chemical engineering, business marketing and fluid power. With more than 30 years of experience in fluid power and the electrical industry, Caron has specialized in functional safety for the past 17 years and has supported many industries from food and beverage to oil and gas in this capacity. She can be contacted at [email protected].