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Last Chance to Register for Education and Networking in Cleveland

[grid][half]Cleveland Regional Meeting Morning of November 18, 2019 Cleveland State Univ. Wolstein Center Register for the Cleveland Regional[/half][half]Fluid Power Technology Conference Pre-Conference November 18, 2019 Main Event November 19-20, 2019 Cleveland State Univ. Wolstein Center Register for the Conference[/half][/grid] The best time to be in Cleveland is next week, the week of November 18. Plus…

Enter by December 18 to Upgrade Your Annual Conference Experience

2020 NFPA Annual Conference February 11-13, 2020 Mandarin Oriental Miami, Miami, Florida Learn More | Register | Book Hotel Room The 2020 Annual Conference is set to continue NFPA’s focus on diverse topics with solid takeaways for companies throughout the fluid power supply chain. Combined with expert presenters and plenty of networking opportunities with industry leaders, you won’t want to…

Fluid Power Forum Covers IoT Readiness in Industrial Markets

Episode 8 of Fluid Power Forum, NFPA’s new fluid power industry-focused podcast, is now live. This episode features Alex West of IHS Markit, who presents about the readiness for and use of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in fluid power and industrial applications. The podcast builds upon his presentation at the 2019 Industry & Economic Outlook Conference (IEOC).   [button link=”https://fluidpowerforward.libsyn.com/iot-readiness-in-industrial-markets-alex-west” target=”blank” style=”primary”]Listen to…

Fast Track Fluid Power Action Challenge Underway in Illinois

Programs like the 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. Last month, Deltrol Fluid Products began its 11th annual Fluid Power Action Challenge in River Grove, Illinois.…

CCEFP Summit Provides Networking Opportunities to Promote Fluid Power Education

The CCEFP Summit is a biannual meeting for the fluid power industry and academic researcher collaborators in the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power. The Summit connects industry to university resources and talent through technical presentations, networking opportunities and facility tours of the host university. I attended this year to better connect with the…
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Member News: ZSi-Foster Acquires VERSABAR

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 ZSi-Foster. Clamping, coupling, and strut product manufacturer ZSi-Foster recently acquired VERSABAR, a steel component manufacturer that serves the Northeast from its location in Totowa, New Jersey. The…

Registration Open for 2020 Annual Conference

2020 NFPA Annual Conference February 11-13, 2020 Mandarin Oriental Miami, Miami, Florida Register Here Scheduled for February 11-13, the 2020 Annual Conference includes expanded general session programming with more speakers on more diverse topics to provide solid takeaways for companies throughout the fluid power supply chain. Registration and room block are now open. Don’t miss out on this…

Download the Latest Fluid Power Trends and Statistics

Join the NFPA member companies that have already downloaded the 2018 Annual Report on the U.S. Fluid Power Industry. This report includes an overview of the fluid power industry and showcases fluid power as a workhorse of the American economy. Right now, this report is being used by dozens of companies to enhance their marketing efforts and prepare…

CCEFP Webinar to Cover Wind Turbine Efficiency and Electro-Hydraulic Actuators for Off-Road Machines

The 2019-20 CCEFP Webinar Series is underway and covers a number of fluid power research projects supported by the NFPA Education and Technology Foundation Research Supplements. The next episode, taking place November 13 at 12 pm CST, will feature the Increasing the Efficiency of Wind Turbines through Understanding of their Transient Responses project, presented by Kim Stelson…
NFPA Education and Technology Foundation

Meet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner—Wyatt Hoehn

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…

Learn About IoT and Fluid Power Integration in Chicago

2019 Chicago NFPA/FPIC Regional Conference December 6, 2019 | 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM Renaissance Chicago O’Hare Register Here Learn about the integration of fluid power with IoT in industrial settings, with examples of practical applications, as well as the business implications of embracing the trend toward IoT. Don’t miss the December 6 NFPA /…

Learn about Robotics in Manufacturing on Fluid Power Forum

Episode 7 of Fluid Power Forum, NFPA’s new fluid power industry-focused podcast, is now live. This episode features Donna Ritson of DDR Communications, who presents about the use of industrial robots in markets important to fluid power. The podcast builds upon her presentation at the 2019 Industry & Economic Outlook Conference (IEOC). [button link=”https://fluidpowerforward.libsyn.com/robotics-in-industrial-applications-donna-ritson” target=”blank” style=”primary”]Listen to the Podcast[/button] [button link=”https://www.dropbox.com/s/3qwc2hrh5oomh7i/Ritson-Presentation-2019-IEOC.pdf?dl=0″ target=”blank” style=”primary”]Download…