NFPA Member News
NFPA Welcomes New Member: OPS Controls
OPS Controls, an Ohio-based company, is the latest distributor to join NFPA membership. OPS Controls is an integrator of hardware and software for mobile machines that designs and builds wireless remote control systems. They also manufacture turn-key wire harnesses and panel systems. Since its founding in 2003, OPS Controls has strived to partner with companies…
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Former Delta Power Company Founder, President, and CEO Passes Away
In Memoriam John Fulton, a pioneer in the hydraulics industry, recently passed away peacefully in his home with family at his side. He was 92 years old. Mr. Fulton represented an entrepreneurial spirit in the hydraulics industry for over six decades. His work helped drive the hydraulic cartridge valve industry forward, and it was under…
Read MoreNFPA and Iowa State University Host Power Partner Event
Programs like the Power Partner University Program 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. More than 70 students joined NFPA members for a Fluid Power Industry Connection Event at Iowa State University on October 21. NFPA…
Read MoreMember News: MICO Integrates into ZF’s Off-Highway Business Unit
NFPA member news is designed to inform members of key industry updates in quick, bite-sized posts that provide only the most important information. This week’s update comes from ZF. ZF recently announced that it will integrate MICO, a brand that specializes in precision-engineered hydraulic and electrohydraulic braking systems, into ZF’s Off-Highway Business Unit. MICO, Inc.…
Read MoreNFPA and Purdue University Host Power Partner Event
Programs like the Power Partner University Program 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. At a Meet the Students/Industry Connection Event on September 29, Purdue University students enrolled in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, and…
Read MoreHiring Fluid Power Interns? NFPA Can Help!
As part of our efforts to better connect talented students to the fluid power industry, we are now offering up to $5,000 to help support NFPA member company fluid power internship/co-op programs. NFPA members that apply for support will receive information on quality candidates for their open positions. The information is collected by NFPA staff in…
Read MoreNFPA and MSOE Host Power Partner Event
Programs like the Power Partner University Program 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. On September 22, NFPA and the Milwaukee School of Engineering hosted a Meet the Students/Industry Connection Event. Students enrolled in MSOE’s Mechanical…
Read MoreMember News: ROSS Controls Opens New Global Headquarters
NFPA member news is designed to inform members of key industry updates in quick, bite-sized posts that provide only the most important information. This week’s update comes from ROSS Controls. ROSS Controls not only celebrated its 100-year anniversary this year, but it also recently opened its new global headquarters in Ferndale, Michigan. The new location…
Read MoreMember News: Leadership Changes at ITT Corporation
NFPA member news is designed to inform members of key industry updates in quick, bite-sized posts that provide only the most important information. This week’s update comes from ITT Corporation. ITT Corporation recently announced the appointment of Bartek Makowiecki to Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development. In this role, he will report to…
Read MoreMember News: Motion & Control Enterprises Acquires Instrument Associates, Inc.
NFPA member news is designed to inform members of key industry updates in quick, bite-sized posts that provide only the most important information. This week’s update comes from Motion & Control Enterprises. Motion & Control Enterprises recently announced its acquisition of Instrument Associates, Inc., the company’s third acquisition this year. Instrument Associates was founded in…
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