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Meet a Robotics Challenge Scholarship Awardee – Ailey Smith
The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded 5 scholarships to students who applied to the Robotics Challenge Scholarship. A minimum GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0, 1,000-word essay, letter of recommendation, and use of pneumatics in their FIRST or VEX competition robot were required from each applicant. The NFPA Foundation’s goal is to build awareness of…
Read MoreMeet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner & Tom Wanke Legacy Awardee – Emily Bolin
The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded 20 $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing fluid power related fields of study. One of the winners, Emily Bolin, is attending Grace College, and was selected for a Tom Wanke Legacy Fund Award. We asked Emily a few questions about winning the scholarship. What does winning a Tom Wanke Legacy…
Read MoreNAM Regulatory Update: Q&A: Biden Releases Regulatory “Wish List”
As part of an effort to bring more information about the regulatory and legal environment facing American manufacturers, NFPA is monitoring the newsfeed of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and will be bringing important updates like this to the attention of NFPA members. President Biden has released his regulatory “wish list” for a second…
Read MoreHydraForce to Provide Digital Proportional Control Technology for Off-Highway Mobile Equipment at iVT EXPO USA 2024
This episode features Russ Schneidewind of HydraForce. Listen to the Podcast Here Today’s episode is part of a special series were doing to focus on the cutting-edge fluid power technologies and customer solutions on display at the 2024 iVT EXPO. iVT EXPO is an annual exposition for the off high vehicle design and engineering community, with…
Read MoreNAM Regulatory Update: Q&A – The Looming 2025 Tax Challenge
As part of an effort to bring more information about the regulatory and legal environment facing American manufacturers, NFPA is monitoring the newsfeed of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and will be bringing important updates like this to the attention of NFPA members. The NAM recently launched “Manufacturing Wins,” the manufacturing industry’s campaign to…
Read MoreMeet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner – Adam Kaszok
The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded 20 $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing fluid power related fields of study. One of the winners, Adam Kaszok, is attending the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. We asked Adam a few questions about winning the scholarship. What does winning a Fluid Power Scholarship mean to you? Winning the Fluid Power…
Read MoreMeet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner – Michael Castiglia
The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded 20 $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing fluid power related fields of study. One of the winners, Michael Castiglia, is attending the University of Central Florida. We asked Michael a few questions about winning the scholarship. What does winning a Fluid Power Scholarship mean to you? Being awarded this scholarship…
Read MoreIFP Motion Solutions Inc. to Provide Electric PTO Systems for Work Trucks at iVT EXPO USA 2024
This episode features Rein Herrman of IFP Motion Solutions Inc. Listen to the Podcast Here Today’s episode is part of a special series were doing to focus on the cutting-edge fluid power technologies and customer solutions on display at the 2024 iVT EXPO. iVT EXPO is an annual exposition for the off high vehicle design and…
Read MoreNAM Regulatory Update: Supreme Court Decision is Game-Changing Transformation for Legal and Regulatory Landscape for Manufacturers
As part of an effort to bring more information about the regulatory and legal environment facing American manufacturers, NFPA is monitoring the newsfeed of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and will be bringing important updates like this to the attention of NFPA members. Today (6/28/24), the United States Supreme Court overruled the Chevron doctrine—a…
Read MoreIFPS Announces the Fluid Power Hall of Fame Class of 2024
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. They established a special award to acknowledge individuals who have dedicated their careers and have made significant contributions to…
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