EN: The 28th International Conference on Hydraulics and Pneumatics - HERVEX - the most important international scientific meeting in the field of Fluid Power was organized in Romania on 13-15 November, 2024, at the Palace Hotel in the Băile Govora resort. The conference provided a common platform for the presentation and discussion of innovation and development trends in the field of FLUID POWER, to scientists, manufacturers and users. The participants were specialists from national research and development institutes, universities, and representatives of companies in the field, and the absolute novelty at Hervex 2024 was represented by the session "Ingenium: The Challenge of the Future", intended for students, master and doctoral students in the field of Fluid Power.