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Opportunities to Connect with Fluid Power-Educated Tech School Graduates
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO In pursuing our mission of strengthening the fluid power industry, NFPA is focused on four key strategic objectives. Here’s a quick summary of the ways NFPA members can benefit from the programs associated with the fourth of those objectives. We call that objective Educated Workforce, and it’s where NFPA…
Read MoreWorkforce Updates: Vehicle Challenge Goes Virtual, Robotics Challenge Scholarship Remains Open
With the recent travel bans, event cancellations, and school closings, concerns about Coronavirus are top of mind for everyone. Due to circumstances surrounding some of our partner organizations, such as schools, a number of events organized or supported by NFPA have been affected. Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge To ensure that all of the participants, judges,…
Read MoreHydraquip Hosts First Fluid Power Action Challenge
Hydraquip recently launched their first Fluid Power Action Challenge at The Colorado STEM Academy earlier this year. Eighteen students participated in this middle school competition. The goal of the Action Challenge is not only to introduce students to the concepts of engineering and learning by experimentation, but also to show them the value of teamwork…
Read MoreLone Star Fluid Power Action Challenge Draws in 20 Students
Twenty middle school students recently participated in the Lone Star College Cy-Fair at The Cypress Center’s second annual Action Challenge, and a professor there had this to share about the student experience: “The most relevant outcome for the students was that they learned what to think about when redesigning after testing and failure… We took…
Read MoreFluid Power Vehicle Challenge Teams Gearing up for Final Competition
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. The 15 university teams competing in the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge recently completed their Design and Specification Midway Reviews and…
Read MoreHusco Hires Graduates from NFPA Fast Track/FAMTEN Hub School
Programs like the Fast Track to Fluid Power (formerly FAMTEN) 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. NFPA’s workforce development programs are designed to introduce students to fluid power and connect them to fluid power careers…
Read MoreMeet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner—Cole Rickerson
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 students pursuing fluid power technology fields of study. Here’s one of the winners, Cole Rickerson. He…
Read MoreMeet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner—William Horning
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 students pursuing fluid power technology fields of study. Here’s one of…
Read MoreFast Track to Fluid Power Hub Hosts 140 Students in Action Challenge
Programs like the Fluid Power Action Challenge and Fast Track to Fluid Power 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 weeks of prototyping and preparation, 140 students came together at Triton College to…
Read MoreColorado State University’s Fluid Power Club Looking Forward to Growth in 2020
Programs like the Fluid Power Clubs 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 Technology and Education Foundation has launched a new program this year to support Fluid Power Clubs on…
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