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Last Chance for Early Bird Registration to Motion + Power Technology Expo
2019 Motion + Power Technology Expo October 15-17, 2019 Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan Registration Code for NFPA Members: MPTNFPA Learn about the latest motion control technologies for less! Early bird registration ends this Friday, September 13, 2019 for the Motion + Power Technology Expo—a trade show, dual-track MPT Conference, and short-course technical seminars. The event is scheduled…
Read MoreNFPA/FPIC Regional Conference Kicks off IoT Roadshow
The Milwaukee NFPA/FPIC Regional Conference held last week drew an audience of 80 and kicked off a year of practical presentations on Internet of Things (IoT) for fluid power, presented through a combined effort of NFPA and the Fluid Power Industrial Consortium of the Milwaukee School of Engineering and offered free of charge to NFPA…
Read MoreNFPA Foundation Awards Eleven Fluid Power Research Supplements
The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation is actively working to increase the number of university students educated in fluid power, and one of the ways it does that is by supporting academic researchers in fluid power. This helps to engage current and build the careers of future university faculty who are and will be in a position…
Read MoreNew Roadmap Prompts Call for Podcast Guests
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO I hope everyone is downloading and enjoying our bi-weekly episodes of Fluid Power Forum – NFPA’s new podcast focused on interesting and innovative uses of fluid power, and the people behind them. With the publication of the 2019 NFPA Technology Roadmap (download your copy here), there’s a new laundry…
Read MoreLearn About Electro-Hydraulic Smart Pumps in Episode 3 of Fluid Power Forum Podcast
Episode 3 of NFPA’s new fluid power industry-focused podcast is now live. This episode features Mike Terzo of Terzo Power Systems, who talks about a new generation of electro-hydraulic smart pumps and power units, and how they defy easy categorization. [button link=”https://fluidpowerforward.libsyn.com/electro-hydraulic-smart-pumps-and-power-units-mike-terzo” target=”blank” style=”primary”]Listen to the Podcast Here[/button] This fluid power industry-focused podcast highlights the people, technologies, and…
Read MoreNFPA Research Supplement Update: Liquid Piston Gas Compressor/Expander
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO I recently attended the June 2019 Summit of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) at Purdue University. This was the second of two meetings in our last fiscal year where the fluid power research projects supported by our new NFPA Research Supplement Program were presented. In…
Read MoreNFPA Publishes 2019 Update to Fluid Power Technology Roadmap
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO A new publication, the 2019 NFPA Technology Roadmap: Improving the Design, Manufacture and Function of Fluid Power Components and Systems, has been published by the National Fluid Power Association. Copies can be downloaded after a brief registration process from the following website: https://www.nfpa.com/home/workforce/Fluid-Power-Industry-Roadmap.htm The purpose of the Roadmap is to…
Read MoreEpisode 2 of Podcast Now Available
Episode 2 of NFPA’s new fluid power industry-focused podcast is now live. This episode features David Gray of Evonik Oil Additives, who talks about polymers that can control the viscosity of hydraulic oil – keeping it thick as it warms up to deliver both system efficiency and productivity gains in both mobile and industrial equipment. [button link=”https://fluidpowerforward.libsyn.com/energy-efficient-hydraulic-fluids-david-gray” target=”blank” style=”primary”]Listen…
Read MoreRegistration Open for October CCEFP Summit
Registration is now open for the next CCEFP Summit, which will take place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, October 22-24, 2019. The program features the latest developments in fluid power research projects, including projects awarded research supplements from the NFPA Foundation in 2018. Topics include energy conversion, storage, fluid power components, and surface modification. Attendees…
Read MoreNFPA Research Supplement Update: Understanding the Transient Nature of Wind Turbine Response
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO I recently attended the June 2019 Summit of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) at Purdue University. This was the second of two meetings in our last fiscal year where the fluid power research projects supported by our new NFPA Research Supplement Program were presented. In…
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