Posts by Elexus Comyne
NFPA Launches New Membership Category for Controls, IoT, and Data Companies
NFPA is the trade association for the entire fluid power industry, whose technology is rapidly evolving to increasingly rely on electronic control systems and integrations with sensors, data capture and analytic functions. Companies manufacturing these products and providing these services have long been included in NFPA’s Manufacturer and Supplier membership types, but now, in order…
Read MoreAnti-Corrosion Composite Tubing Improves Performance for Pneumatic Actuators
This episode of Fluid Power Forum features Jose Di Geronimo & Dan Lentsch of Amalga Composites. Listen to the Podcast Here Jose is the CEO and Dan is the Head of Engineering, both at Amalga Composites. Amalga Composites is a leader in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of filament–wound, resin transfer & compression molded composite…
Read MoreCareer Fair with Cleveland State University was a Success!
This fall NFPA welcomed Cleveland State University (CSU) as our 7th Power Partner University. These Power Partners are recognized as universities that provide excellent fluid power education as well as those that participate in each of NFPA’s programs including the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge. Last week, NFPA hosted nine of our member companies on campus…
Read MoreNAM Regulatory Update: Table Saw Standard Would Cost Manufacturers
As part of an effort to bring more information about the regulatory and legal environment facing American manufacturers, NFPA is monitoring the newsfeed of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and will be bringing important updates like this to the attention of NFPA members. If implemented, a safety standard proposed by the Consumer Product Safety…
Read MoreCALL FOR PROPOSALS: ADVANCED HYDRAULICS CONFERENCE at iVT EXPO USA
The National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) has entered into a partnership agreement with UKI Media & Events to convene and co-locate an advanced hydraulics conference for off-highway vehicle and fluid power engineers at iVT EXPO, to be held August 21-22, 2024, in Chicago, IL. iVT EXPO is an annual exposition for the off-highway vehicle design…
Read MoreNFPA Welcomes New Member: Alkegen
Extensive suite of liquid filtration media solutions to advance filter performance in the most demanding of applications. Alkegen134 Chestnut Hill RoadRochester, NH 03867716-768-6500https://alkegen.com/ OCR – Stephen Robertson, Product ManagerSRobertson@Alkegen.com
Read MoreNew Global Industry Briefings Available from Oxford Economics
See the latest developments for eleven major industries around the globe with short industry briefs provided by Oxford Economics. These two-to-three-page briefs include a short-written summary, output/trend graphs, and an output table. Highlights from the latest briefs include:
Read MoreVoice of the Customer Presentation Added to Quarterly Technology Conference
March 7, 2024 | 9:00am– 11:30am* (Central)Virtual Delivery Registration is now open for the March NFPA Quarterly Technology Conference. The upcoming conference will take place March 7, 2024 and will be held jointly with FPIC. The conference focus is “Fluid Power and the Drive Towards Preventative and Predictive Maintenance” Presentations will be broadcast virtually over…
Read MoreUnderstanding NFPA’s Data Practices and Email Verification Guidelines
Just a friendly reminder that the NFPA does not sell any information collected for any reason to a third-party for any reason. All information collected is used for its intended purpose with consent from the persons providing the information. If you receive an email from someone claiming to work for the NFPA, please refer to…
Read MoreFast Track to Fluid Power Is Creating New Fluid Power Technicians
This episode features Don Hutchinson of Macomb Community College. Listen to the Podcast Here Don is the Dean of Engineering and Advanced Technology at Macomb Community College. Macomb Community College is the newest Hub in NFPA’s Fast Track to Fluid Power program, so we invited Don into our forum to learn more about what that means…
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