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NEXT WEEK: Exclusive Comprehensive Virtual Negotiation Training
Negotiation Workshop with Red Bear Negotiation September 9, 2020: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. (CT) Virtual Delivery Registration Now Open One of the most critical skills in business is an employee’s ability to negotiate. Though the skill is essential, negotiation is also challenging to master. Luckily, next week’s Negotiation Workshop with Red Bear Negotiation offers…
Read MoreFuture Leaders Network Hosting Exclusive Webinar
Leading Through Crisis: Multiple Perspectives for Future Leaders Thursday, September 24 | 10:00AM CST Registration Open Go beyond textbook best practices for leading your team, department or organization through hard times at the September 24 NFPA Future Leaders Webinar. John Stenz, Chairman & CEO of FORCE America, Inc, and Jim Kaas, President of Iowa Fluid…
Read MoreFluid Power Forum Explores the Benefits of Automated Excavators
Episode 29 of Fluid Power Forum, NFPA’s fluid power industry-focused podcast, is now live. This episode features Simon Yardley and Ben Holter of Husco. The duo explains the process of automating the grading function on excavators and the impact this new technology has on workforce training and task efficiency. [button link=” https://fluidpowerforward.libsyn.com/automated-grading-with-hydraulic-excavators” target=”blank” style=”primary”]Listen to the Podcast[/button] This…
Read MoreSupport Fluid Power Education While Making Valuable Connections: Pascal Society Update
Pascal Society Updates Make It Easier to Give and Make Valuable Connections Every year, programs supported by the Pascal Society help thousands of students learn core fluid power competencies and expose them to career opportunities in our industry. Now, it’s easier than ever for companies to show their support for these programs while drawing extended…
Read MoreInvitation to Serve on the 2021 NFPA Roadmap Committee
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO NFPA is calling on all members to help populate the roster of the 2021 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 2021 NFPA…
Read MoreFluid Power Forum Examines the Impact of Hydraulic Assist for Vocational Trucks
Episode 28 of Fluid Power Forum, NFPA’s fluid power industry-focused podcast, is now live. This episode features Scott Betzen of Poclain Hydraulics and Daniel Skelton of Terra Drive Systems (TDS). The duo provides insight into their work with hydraulic all-wheel-drive for on-highway vehicles and the impact it continues to make on the market. Here’s a sample of what…
Read MoreIndustry Report Available for Download
Available to NFPA members and non-members alike. Download and share this report with your colleagues and customers today! The sixth Annual Report on the U.S. Fluid Power Industry outlines the thriving impact the fluid power industry has worldwide and is a tool that members can use to promote the fluid power industry to external stakeholders—customers, users, government officials, the public at-large—anyone…
Read MoreNFPA Provides an Effective Forum for the Fluid Power Industry
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO As our Board Chair Ray Chambers recently communicated, the NFPA Board of Directors met virtually in late June 2020 for its annual strategic retreat. Among other topics of focus, the Board reviewed the program successes NFPA achieved in its 2019-20 fiscal year. In this post, I would like to share with…
Read More2021 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Expands to Two Locations
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. Support these efforts by making a donation. With the support of NFPA Pascal Society donors, the 2020/21 school year’s NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge program will…
Read MoreRegistration Open for Exclusive Negotiation Workshop
Negotiation Workshop with Red Bear Negotiation September 9, 2020: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. (CT) Virtual Delivery Registration Now Open Negotiation is an essential part of any business and can make or break a company’s success, but good negotiation skills often don’t come naturally. The September 9 Virtual Negotiation Workshop with Red Bear Negotiation is…
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