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NFPA Research Supplement Update: Efficient, Compact, and Smooth Variable Propulsion Motor
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO I recently attended the October 2018 Summit of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) at the University of Minnesota. This is one of the meetings this fiscal year where the fluid power research projects supported by our new NFPA Research Supplement Program were presented. In our…
Read MoreNFPA Research Supplement Update: High Efficiency Hydraulic Pump-Motors Employing Partial Stroke Piston Pressurization
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO I recently attended the October 2018 Summit of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) at the University of Minnesota. This is one of the meetings this fiscal year where the fluid power research projects supported by our new NFPA Research Supplement Program were presented. In our…
Read MoreNFPA Research Supplement Update: Science of Pattern Coating onto Heterogeneous Surfaces Using a Hybrid Tool
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO I recently attended the October 2018 Summit of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) at the University of Minnesota. This is one of the meetings this fiscal year where the fluid power research projects supported by our new NFPA Research Supplement Program were presented. In our…
Read MoreNFPA Research Supplement Update: Polymer-Enhanced Fluid Effects on Mechanical Efficiency of Hydraulic Pumps
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO I recently attended the October 2018 Summit of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) at the University of Minnesota. This is one of the meetings this fiscal year where the fluid power research projects supported by our new NFPA Research Supplement Program were presented. In our…
Read MoreAction Challenges Inspire Our Youth
The Fluid Power Action Challenge is rapidly expanding to communities all over the country. These events introduce students to fluid power technology and deliver a platform for open dialogue between local educational systems and the industry that provides rewarding careers for their graduates. Together, NFPA and numerous NFPA member companies and education partners take the…
Read MoreNFPA Research Supplement Update: Modeling and Optimization of Trajectory-Based HCCI Combustion
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO I recently attended the October 2018 Summit of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) at the University of Minnesota. This is one of the meetings this fiscal year where the fluid power research projects supported by our new NFPA Research Supplement Program were presented. In our…
Read MoreNovember 14 CCEFP Webinar to Feature Research Supplement Recipients
The new CCEFP Webinar Series is underway, and the next episode, taking place November 14 at 12 pm CST, will feature two NFPA Foundation Research Supplement recipients: High Efficiency Hydraulic Pump-Motors Employing Partial Stroke Piston Pressurization (Tom Chase, UMN) and Liquid Piston Gas Compressor/Expander for Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) and CO2 Sequestration (Perry Li, UMN). The webinar series is…
Read MoreNFPA Foundation Awards Ten Fluid Power Research Supplements
NFPA Members Invited to CCEFP Summit to Review Projects and Presentations By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO 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. It helps…
Read MoreNFPA Is Building Student Pathways Into the Fluid Power Industry
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO The NFPA Board of Directors met the week of June 18, 2018 for its annual strategic retreat. There they reviewed the program successes NFPA achieved in its 2017-18 fiscal year. In this post, I would like to share with our membership some of those successes, especially those associated with…
Read MoreYou Won’t Want to Miss the 2018 NFPA Foundation Invitational Golf Tournament
2018 NFPA Foundation Invitational Golf Tournament August 13, 2018 Glenview Park Golf Club The 10th annual NFPA Foundation Invitational Golf Tournament is coming up fast. Held at the Glenview Park Golf Club for the second year in a row, there are a number of reasons this is a can’t miss event: Extend your networking efforts:…
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