NFPA Helping to Expand Your Business in International Markets

By Eric Lanke, NFPA President/CEO Most NFPA members have come to rely on the business connections that can be made within NFPA’s supply chain forum. Fluid power suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors are all well represented in the NFPA membership and, together with a growing number of OEMs, frequent participants in NFPA education and networking events.…

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NFPA Helps to Build an Educated Workforce

By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO One of NFPA’s core strategic objectives is to help increase the number of technical college and university students educated in fluid power and connect them to careers in the fluid power industry. There are a lot of ways for members to get engaged in our programs dedicated to advancing this…

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NFPA Membership Elects 2021-22 Board of Directors

Board of Directors

By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO During NFPA’s 2021 Annual Business Meeting, held in conjunction with our February 23-26 Annual Conference, NFPA members elected the Board of Directors for the 2021-22 fiscal year. At the Business Meeting, our Board Chair, Ray Chambers of Muncie Power Products, read the slate of 2021-22 Board candidates identified by our Nominating Committee,…

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NFPA Provides Opportunities to Promote Fluid Power Technology

By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO One of NFPA’s core strategic objectives is to provide our members with opportunities and resources to promote the unique strengths and inherent advantages offered by modern fluid power technology. There are a lot of ways for members to get engaged in our programs dedicated to advancing this objective. As we’ve…

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NFPA Provides Industry Statistics That Improve Your Decision Making

Stats Toolkit Pro

By Eric Lanke, NFPA President/CEO One of NFPA’s core strategic objectives is to provide our members with timely and accurate industry statistics and business intelligence that support improved decision-making. There are a lot of ways for members to get engaged in our programs dedicated to advancing this objective. Our Participation-Based Programs provide unique value to…

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NFPA Provides an Effective Forum for the Fluid Power Industry

By Eric Lanke, NFPA President/CEO One of NFPA’s core strategic objectives is to provide an effective fluid power forum where NFPA members, OEMs, and related technology partners connect and advance our collective interests. There are a lot of ways for members to get engaged in our programs dedicated to advancing this objective. We just conducted…

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NFPA Board Meets, Advances Agendas for 2020-21 Strategic Task Forces

Board of Directors

By Eric Lanke, NFPA President/CEO On February 22-23, 2021, the NFPA Board of Directors met over a series of virtual meetings to review NFPA’s strategic objectives, and to advance the agendas for its 2020-21 strategic task forces. NFPA members may not be familiar with the Board’s strategic task forces, which are used each year to…

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Slate of Nominees Selected for 2021-22 NFPA Board of Directors

The NFPA Nominating Committee has recommended the following industry leaders for positions on the NFPA Board of Directors. The election will take place during NFPA’s Annual Business Meeting, which will take place virtually on February 24, 2021. All terms will begin July 1, 2021. Only the Official Company Representatives (OCRs) of the NFPA Manufacturer and…

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