Invitation to Serve on the 2023 NFPA Roadmap Committee

By Eric Lanke, NFPA President/CEO NFPA is calling on all members to help populate the roster of the 2023 NFPA Roadmap Committee. We specifically need professionals from across the fluid power supply chain – including from our primary customer markets – to serve on next year’s committee and help us produce the 2023 NFPA Technology…

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NFPA Executive Leadership Program Kicks Off Second Cohort – Spots Still Open

The NFPA Executive Leadership Program is an in-depth and interactive program that combines in-person and virtual learning sessions over two full years to help emerging leaders in the fluid power industry develop their network and advance their management and leadership skills through tailored content. Its sessions are presented in collaboration with the Kellogg School of…

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Fluid Power Forum Episode 82: IFPE Preview: Independent Electrohydraulic System Increases Efficiency and Reliability in Aerospace and Military Applications

Tom is a Design Engineer for Project Phoenix, a manufacturing company formed in 2014 as a research and development skunkworks project of Empire Southwest, one of the largest Caterpillar dealers in the world. Project Phoenix now holds dozens of granted domestic and international patents on its new Independent Electrohydraulic System technology. After eight years of…

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Electrification in Fluid Power Task Force Still Accepting Volunteers

Networking opportunities

Electrification is a buzzword throughout most industries now and is a common topic being discussed at conferences, events, and board rooms. While many businesses and industries have already embraced electrification, others are still working to understand the impacts, opportunities, and decision points to make. To add further confusion, electrification means many different things and is…

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60-Minute Webinar – Meeting Customer Needs: An Analysis from the NFPA Technology Roadmap

Education Roadmap road to horizon

Meeting Customer Needs: An Analysis from the NFPA Technology RoadmapSeptember 28, 2022 – 10 AM CTWebinarRegister Today NFPA and PTDA members alike participated in the development of the 2021 NFPA Technology Roadmap, a document that, in part, describes the needs of 20 customer markets across the fluid power and power transmission spectrum. In this 60-minute…

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An Insightful Experience for Attendees of the 2022 IEOC

NFPA’s 2022 Industry and Economic Outlook Conference saw strong attendance and expert insights from top economists. Members and non-members had the opportunity to hear about the latest economic trends and the future of their industry while networking at the Westin Chicago Northwest. At the Golf Fundraiser before the conference, the NFPA Foundation raised a record number of…

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Fluid Power Forum Session at PACK EXPO International

Fluid Power Forum is the podcast that features interesting and innovative applications of fluid power (hydraulics and pneumatics), and it’s coming to PACK EXPO International with the latest advanced pneumatic solutions for packaging machines. Pneumatics, a reliable and cost-effective technology for many core actuated functions on these machines, is becoming even more indispensable through its…

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Registration Now Open for IFPE 2023

IFPE 2022 March 14-18, 2023 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada Registration is now open for exhibitors and their customers at IFPE 2023 – the #1 place to experience the fluid power, power transmission and motion control innovations that will help you create more efficient, productive, and sustainable solutions to shape the world. The…

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