Committee Meetings
NFPA is a member-driven organization. Association committees and boards take the lead in directing projects that not only strengthen the fluid power industry, but also provide members with tools for their own success.
Participants benefit personally and professionally, too. While working together for the good of the industry, they have the opportunity to develop strong relationships with other industry leaders. As a member of NFPA, this is your opportunity to:
#1 Let your voice be heard & interact with your peers.
#2 Learn more about the fluid power industry & help inform others about your industry.
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Econ & Stats Committee
Committee Mission
Provides direction and support to programs that provide data and other market information on the domestic and international fluid power industry and customer markets. Helps engage members in creation of value and in program development and delivery.
Committee Members
Vice Chair: TBD
- Dan Bagley, B and B Management Labs
- John Falcon, ROSS Controls
- Jim Kaas, IFP Motion Solutions
- Douglas Lacina, Milwaukee Cylinder
- Scott Nagro, HydraForce
- Scott Paxton, Lehigh Fluid Power
- Ben Trumpower, Arcelor Mittal
- Ray White, J.M. Grimstad
- Shella Yusuf, Bosch Rexroth
Current Projects
IEOC - Ongoing recommendations on future speakers, topics, and ways to improve the Industry and Economic Outlook Conference.
Stats Dashboard - Providing feedback on the newly launched Stats Dashboard.
Stats Toolkit - Providing feedback on the Stats Toolkit.
Past Projects
NFPA’s Global Market Reports and Forecasts - Working with Oxford Economics, NFPA and the Economics and Statistics Committee identified and developed a series of Global Market Reports and Forecasts that best match the results from a Global Market Information Feedback Campaign which was made up of NFPA members. NFPA has since launched these new reports to the membership using committee input on properly promoting and distributing this new service.
Developed NFPA's Electronic Statistical Toolkit, versions 1 - 7. The Toolkit is an excel-based user-friendly software package that expands the user's economic view of his/her company and the fluid power industry by combining multiple NFPA data sources with the types of analytical tools commonly used today.
Develop NFPA's Stats Toolkit - The committee will assist NFPA in the development of an Online Toolkit. Redesigning everything, except the original functionality, to achieve a seemless and appealing experience in data/trend analysis, while also building in a high functional management system that will allow NFPA easy and convenient user administration.
Distributor Engagement Initiative (Step 1) - Working with the Distributors Council, develop a new distributor’s version of the State of the Fluid Power Survey, in which the results from the distributor version and manufacturers’ version would be shared with both channel partners.
Meeting Frequency
Virtual meetings twice a year around the time of NFPA's Annual Conference and IEOC.
NFPA Staff Contact
Sam Diedrich
(414) 778-3372
IFPE Management Committee
Committee Mission
Responsibilities: (1) Direct the overall planning of IFPE 2023; (2) Approve the tactics to implement scope of IFPE 2023, including products and services to be exhibited, the audience to attract and the development of the education program; (3) Provide guidance to staff in the implementation of all show services, activities and programs; (4) Review and approve recommendations of the show planning committees and staff; (5) Review and approve the IFPE 2023 budget; (6) Review and approve the first floor plan for IFPE 2023; (7) Represent IFPE in the collaboration between IFPE and CONEXPO-CON/AGG Show Management; and (8) Help engage NFPA members in creation of value and in program development and delivery.
Committee Members
Chair: Marcia Klein, Casappa Corporation
Vice Chair: Bob Pettit, HAWE Hydraulik
- Tom Carlson, Deltrol Fluid Products
- Matt Christensen, Poclain Hydraulics Inc.
- Nicole Farrell, Fluidyne Fluid Power Corporation
- Gary Gotting, Wandfluh of America, Inc.
- Jim Kaas, Iowa Fluid Power
- JP Lanz, Bosch Rexroth
- Jay Moline, Danfoss Power Solutions, Inc.
- James Mundschau, Husco
- Bill Parks, Bucher Hydraulics
- Dudley Sheppard, SMC
- Keith Simons, OEM Controls
- John Tudor, Texas Hydraulics
- Kevin Vanderslice, IFM Efector
- Mary Dodge, Parker Hannifin Corp.
- Rick Guidish, VIS Hydraulics
Current Projects
IFPE 2023
Meeting Frequency
As needed.
NFPA Staff Contact
Denise Husenica
dhusenica@nfpa.com
414-778-3354
Roadmap Committee
Committee Mission
Responsibilities: Develops, maintains and supplements the NFPA Technology Roadmap, identifying the areas of pre-competitive research necessary to meet the future needs of fluid power customers, expand fluid power into new customer markets, and attract the best and brightest young engineers to fluid power.
Committee Members
Chair: Brad Dittmer, NORGREN
Vice Chair: Steve Meislahn, Sun Hydraulics
- Brian Rhode, Afton Chemical Corporation
- Blake Cawley, AMETEK APT
- Benjamin Moses, Association for Manufacturing Technology
- Cory Geers, BDI
- Enrique Busquets, Bosch Rexroth Corporation
- Jon Frey, Bosch Rexroth Corporation
- Christian Eitel, Bucher Hydraulics
- Troy Baker, Camozzi Pneumatics
- Todd Harmon, Canfield Industries
- Dominic Catanzarite, Daman Products
- Matthew Giloth, Daman Products
- Jamie LeClair, Danfoss
- Mike Betz, Danfoss
- Jason Palmer, Delta Computer Systems
- David Yale, Delta Power Company
- Adam Livesay, Elevat
- Jonathan Gamble, Enfield Technologies
- Mitchell Wiese, Faster Couplings
- Brent Rogers, Festo Corporation
- Matt Loeffler, FORCE America
- Todd Pinkelman, Gates
- Allen Rasmussen, HECO Gear, Inc.
- Tim Erickson, HED
- Chris Kolbe, HYDAC
- Russell Evans, HYDAC
- Russ Schneidewind, Hydraforce
- Scott Nagro, Hydraforce
- Mark Bokorney, Hydra-Power Systems
- Narendra Gupta, Hyster-Yale Group
- Brian Steward, Iowa State University
- Joe Jackan, JARP Industries
- Mitchell Baker, JARP Industries
- Jeff Bauer, John Deere
- Paul Marvin, John Deere
- Tom Vander Meulen, Kawasaki Precision Machinery
- Douglas Seeger, Komatsu
- Patrick Green, Kraft Fluid Systems Inc.
- Donald St. Clair, Master Pneumatic-Detroit, Inc.
- Rick Bush, Micromatic
- Douglas Lacina, Milwaukee Cylinder
- Paul Michael, Milwaukee School of Engineering
- Dave Geiger, Moog
- Bob Mosey, Mosey's Production Machinists, Inc.
- Alan McCay, Motion Industries, Inc.
- James Verona, Motion Industries, Inc.
- Larry Wesley, Muncie Power Products, Inc.
- Andy Nackovic, National Tube Supply
- Brad Dittmer, NORGREN
- Kent Sowatzke, NORGREN
- Howard Zhang, Parker Hannifin
- Matt Christensen, Poclain Hydraulics
- Ron Zielinski, PolyMod® Technologies Inc.
- Ron Hibbler, Proportion-Air
- Jose Garcia Bravo, Purdue University
- Kevin Brown, QP Hydraulics
- Jay Dalal, ROSS Controls
- Allan Scales, RSA, Inc.
- Jason Looman, Scanreco, Inc
- Scott McCambridge, SMC Corporation of America
- Jeff Andrasik, Smithers
- Steven Meislahn, Sun Hydraulics
- Keith Bayer, SunSource
- Zeke Metzler, Texcel
- Furat Al-Saleem, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions
- John McLaughlin, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions
- Michael Cook, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions
- Nancy Getz, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions
- Trevor Combs, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions
Meeting Frequency
As needed.
NFPA Staff Contact
Eric Lanke
(414) 778-3351
Technical Committee
Committee Mission
The Technical Board is a working committee of NFPA which oversees the five-year review and maintenance of NFPA documents.
Committee Members
Chair: John Montague
Vice Chair: Paul Michael, Milwaukee School of Engineering
- James Rosenbury, Nass controls
- Lido Boni, Parker Hannifin Corp.
- Ronald Zielinski, PolyMod® Technologies Inc.
- Pete Molloy, SMC Corporation of America
- Greg Beeber, Parker Hannifin Corp.
- Jonathan Wattelet, Parker Hannifin Corp.
- Eric Krause, Pall Corporation
- Al Pacosky, Holmbury, Inc.
- Paul Schacht
- John Walrad
Meeting Frequency
The Technical Board meets once a year via teleconference.
NFPA Staff Contact
Denise Husenica
(414) 778-3354