Education
Catching Up With Robotics Scholarship Winners
Programs like the Robotics Challenge Scholarship are made possible in part by the generous support of industry volunteers as well as NFPA Education and Technology Foundation and Pascal Society donors. The 2022 NFPA Robotics Challenge Scholarship applications are in, and industry judges have begun their initial reviews. The FIRST, NRL, and VEX Robotics Programs all returned to in-person competitions this…
Read MoreMilwaukee School of Engineering – 13th Fluid Power Action Challenge Competition
MSOE overall winning team
Read MoreNFPA Awards Nineteen Fluid Power Scholarships
Programs like the Fluid Power Scholarships are made possible in part by the generous support of industry volunteers as well as NFPA Education and Technology Foundation and Pascal Society donors. Support these efforts by making a donation. The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded $2,000 scholarships to nineteen students pursuing fluid power technology fields of study. A minimum GPA…
Read MoreFast Track in Illinois Continues Fluid Power Activities
Programs like the Fast Track to Fluid Power and the Fluid Power Action Challenge are made possible in part by the generous support of industry volunteers as well as NFPA Education and Technology Foundation and Pascal Society donors. Despite the ongoing challenges that COVID-19 restrictions have imposed on the educational front, NFPA members and educator partners in Illinois…
Read MoreKomatsu’s 3rd Annual Fluid Power Action Challenge
Programs like the Fluid Power Action Challenge are made possible in part by the generous support of industry volunteers as well as NFPA Education and Technology Foundation and Pascal Society donors. Support these efforts by making a donation. After more than two years of hiatus due to the Covid pandemic, Komatsu held their 3rd annual Fluid Powers Action Challenge earlier…
Read MoreIFPS Publishes Employer Resource for Certifications
Since 1960, the International Fluid Power Society (IFPS) has provided an objective, third-party assessment of skill levels and knowledge for thousands of fluid power professionals, making it the industry standard for the fluid power and motion control industries. Having a certified workforce can: Help increase your company’s credibility Ensure your employees are all fully trained…
Read MoreIndustry Mentors Key to Vehicle Challenge Success
Programs like the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge are made possible in part by the generous support of industry volunteers as well as NFPA Education and Technology Foundation and Pascal Society donors. The NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge strives to promote original thinking in a competitive setting by combining two technology platforms that are not normally associated with…
Read MoreIowa State University, Cleveland State University Overall Champions of 2022 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Events
Iowa State University and Cleveland State University took Overall Champion in the 2022 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge events hosted by Danfoss Power Solutions and Norgren. This year’s program held two separate Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge competitions in an effort to reach more students and industry members. The events took place April 20-22 and April 27-29,…
Read MoreMichigan Students Experience Fluid Power at New Fast Track Hub
NFPA member company, Master Pneumatic, organized its sixth annual Fluid Power Action Challenge at Macomb Community College in Warren, MI. Since January 2022, nearly 250 middle school students from the Warren Consolidated School District’s Middle School Mathematics Science Technology Center prepared for this year’s STEM competition to create a machine that uses fluid power to…
Read MoreFluid Power Action Challenge at St. Augustine Preparatory Academy
Programs like the Fluid Power Action Challenge are made possible in part by the generous support of industry volunteers as well as NFPA Education and Technology Foundation and Pascal Society donors. Support these efforts by making a donation. This spring, 60 high school juniors and seniors at St. Augustine Preparatory Academy took part in a classroom Fluid Power Action Challenge…
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