Posts by Elexus Comyne
U.S. Imports & Exports of Fluid Power Products Continue to Increase
Data from Q1 2023 has been updated in NFPA’s U.S. Foreign Trade of Fluid Power report. This report tracks value of U.S. imports and exports filtered by fluid power products. Total U.S. imports and exports of fluid power products continued to increase in Q1 2023 when graphed on a 12 month moving average (12mma). U.S.…
Read MoreHeroes MAKE America Resume Link
The latest list of available Heroes MAKE America participants and recent graduates is now available. Please contact Vice President of Workforce Programs, Stephanie Scaccianoce at sscaccianoce@nfpa.com for more information. IMPORTANT UPATE: We are excited to announce that we have added veterans and military spouses to our resume distribution list. The addition of these two demographics aligns…
Read MoreOnly Fluid Power Can Prevent Blow-Outs in the Ocean – Fluid Power Forum Episode 99 Now Live
This episode features Visu Muga, a Senior Project Engineer at SFP Hydraulics, Inc. Listen to the Podcast Here Visu is a Senior Product Engineer at SFP Hydraulics, Inc. SFP Hydraulics has amassed global industry experts with experience exceeding 25 years. We invited Visu into our forum to learn more about their latest innovation of hydraulic…
Read MoreNFPA Dues Renewal Invoices Are on Their Way
A reminder to watch your email for the NFPA 2023-24 Membership Renewal invoices. The Membership Renewal invoices will be emailed out mid-May. The NFPA fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30 which means that renewals will be due on July 1. Keeping your company’s membership up to date is important for many reasons,…
Read MoreQ2 2023 ITR Forecast Report Now Available
ITR’s Q2 2023 U.S. Customer Markets Forecast Report is now available. This report forecasts over 30 different popular fluid power markets. Identify which phase of the business cycle a market is in and where it is headed in the future. Forecasts for fluid power, pneumatics, and hydraulics have been updated. Highlights include: If you have…
Read MoreLatest Industry Trends Data Now Available
The National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) is the leading source of hydraulic and pneumatic industry data. Plan Your Next Move NFPA’s industry reports, outlook surveys, forecasts, and data sources allow our members to understand trends and anticipate change with a variety of trend graphs and data analysis for fluid power products, customer markets, and economic…
Read MoreNFPA Member Companies Meet with Purdue University – Join the Next Conversation!
Byline: Kyla Olson, Workforce Program and Event Manager Last month, NFPA hosted our most recent Indiana Workforce Engagement Group meeting alongside Purdue University. The virtual meeting was a success with eight NFPA member companies in attendance and two Purdue University Faculty members who teach fluid power courses. Our goal for the meeting was to get…
Read MoreUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette Named Grand Champion of the 2023 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge at Danfoss
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette was named Grand Champion at the 2023 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Final Competition hosted by Danfoss Power Solutions in Ames, IA, April 26th – 28th. Nine schools competed in four races last week judged by fluid power industry professionals. In addition to the races, students gave presentations on their…
Read MoreThe First of Many Recruitment Events with NIU was a Success!
Byline: Kyla Olson, Workforce Program and Event Manager Last month, NFPA hosted a recruitment event with Northern Illinois University (NIU) at Rock Valley College in Rockford, IL. NFPA member companies had the opportunity to meet with several NIU Engineering students as well as attend an informative presentation by NFPA President/CEO, Eric Lanke. The event was…
Read MoreSpring 2023 Technical Advisory Group Update
The Technical Advisory Groups to ISO TC 131 Sub-Committee 4 and Sub-Committee 6 met this month in preparation for the International meetings being hosted in Frankfurt, Germany. While the meetings in Germany are being held in person, the TAG meetings were held virtually via Zoom. Following are some highlights from these meetings. TAG to SC…
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