MSOE Fluid Power Club to Receive the First Stipend Awarded from Thomas Wanke Legacy Fund Award
Thomas Wanke was a monumental figure in fluid power, active for more than 50 years and influencing generations of fluid power engineers through his work at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, its Fluid Power Institute, and with the National Fluid Power Association. To honor his memory, and to help ensure that his positive impact on…
Q1 2024 ITR Forecast Report Now Available
ITR’s Q1 2024 U.S. Customer Markets Forecast Report is now available. This report forecasts over 30 different popular fluid power markets. Identify which phase of the business cycle a market is in and where it is headed in the future. Forecasts for fluid power, pneumatics, and hydraulics have been updated. Highlights include: If you have any…
Hydraulic Motion Control Breathes New Life into Aerospace Press
This episode features David McNichol from Delta Motion. Listen to the Podcast Here David is Regional Sales Manager at Delta Motion. Delta Motion manufactures electrohydraulic motion controllers and remote fieldbus servo controllers for the automotive, injection/blow molding, steel and aluminum mills and others. Today, we invited him into our forum to learn about a specific…
NAM Regulatory Update: EPA Releases Punishing New Air Standard
As part of an effort to bring more information about the regulatory and legal environment facing American manufacturers, NFPA is monitoring the newsfeed of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and will be bringing important updates like this to the attention of NFPA members. In a move that could have a significant negative impact on…
Fluid Power and the Drive Towards Preventative and Predictive Maintenance
March 7, 2024 | 9:00am– 11:30am* (Central)Virtual Delivery Registration is now open for the March NFPA Quarterly Technology Conference. The upcoming conference will take place March 7, 2024 and will be held jointly with FPIC. The conference focus is “Fluid Power and the Drive Towards Preventative and Predictive Maintenance” Presentations will be broadcast virtually over…
NFPA Helps Scouts Learn Fluid Power Basics and Earn a Merit Badge
On January 27th the NFPA, Triton College, and the Illinois Pathway to Adventure Council (Portage Creek District, IL) introduced fluid power to 33 BSA Scouts through a hands-on robotics merit badge activity. Scouts assembled a Hydraulic Robotic Arm Kit and learned key fluid power basics. The event offered a foundational understanding of robotics and demonstrated…
Secure Your Spot for the 2024 Annual Conference
2024 Annual ConferenceFebruary 27-29, 2024Orlando, FLRegister Now! Don’t wait until the last minute to register for the 2024 Annual Conference! Professionals in the fluid power sector seeking valuable connections will find abundant networking possibilities at this year’s event. Utilize the AC See Who’s Coming list to strategize your networking approach and get a sneak peek…
Get Involved and Inspire Youth to Pursue Fluid Power Education with NFPA’s Wisconsin Fast Track Hub
One of NFPA’s strategic priorities is to increase the number of fluid power educated technicians and engineers. Our Fast Track to Fluid Power program is one of the workforce development initiatives conducted to fill that need. A Fast Track Hub centers on a technical or community college with a validated fluid power and mechatronics degree…
NAM Regulatory Update: Congressional Tax Writers Unveil NAM-Supported Tax Deal
As part of an effort to bring more information about the regulatory and legal environment facing American manufacturers, NFPA is monitoring the newsfeed of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and will be bringing important updates like this to the attention of NFPA members. On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, Congress took an important step toward…
NFPA Welcomes New Member: Young Powertech
Manufacturer, importer, and distributor of HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS: motors, pumps, rotary actuators, valves, MECHANICAL COMPONENTS: Planetary, helical, parallel shaft, shaft mounted, worm, and ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS; electric motors, controllers, variable speed, brake-motors and more. Young Powertech Inc.3060 Plaza Dr.Garnet Valley PA 19060610-558-0760https://youngpowertech.com/ OCR – Carlo Pecorari, Chairmancarlo@youngpowertech.com
NFPA Scholarships: Impact of the 2023-24 Awards and Recruiting NFPA Members to Judge
Through the support of generous donations to the NFPA Education and Technology Foundation, and volunteer NFPA member judges, the NFPA Education and Technology Foundation awarded 26 students $86,000 in scholarships to further their fluid power education for the 2023-24 academic year. The awardees include 23 students from the Fluid Power Scholarship applicant pool and 3…
Register Now for the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Final Competitions and Recruit Talented Students
Registration is now open for the 2024 NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge final competitions. Thanks to the generosity of NFPA Pascal Society donors, this year’s NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge program features two separate competitions, four races, 22 universities, and exclusive networking opportunities. Registration closes on March 1, 2024. For more information or to register for the event, contact Mary Pluta…