NFPA Research Supplement Update: Seamless Electric to Hydraulic Conversion
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO I recently attended the June 2019 Summit of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) at Purdue University. This was the second of two meetings in our last fiscal year where the fluid power research projects supported by our new NFPA Research Supplement Program were presented. In…
Meet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner—Rebekah Clark
The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing fluid power technology fields of study. Here’s one of the winners, Rebekah Clark. She is attending Spokane Community College in Spokane, Washington and is enrolled in the Hydraulic and Pneumatic Automation Technology program. We asked Rebekah about winning the scholarship . .…
NFPA Welcomes New Manufacturer Member: HCH Bearing America
HCH Bearing Americas (HBA) is the U.S. subsidiary of China Huanchi Bearing Group Co. Ltd. (HCH), a manufacturer of miniature, small, and medium-size ball bearings. The company operates from three distribution centers in the U.S. in Jacksonville, Florida; McAllen, Texas; and Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
Member News: Leadership Changes at Auburn Gear
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 Auburn Gear. Auburn Gear recently announced the retirement of President and CEO Marty Palmer, who had been with the company for 11 years. Shane Terblanche has joined…
Learn About IoT Condition Monitoring for Fluid Power on Fluid Power Forum
Episode 4 of Fluid Power Forum, NFPA’s new fluid power industry-focused podcast, is now live. This episode features Jeremy Drury and Will Tudoroff of IoT Diagnostics, who talk about the budding industry of IoT condition monitoring for fluid power systems. [button link=”https://fluidpowerforward.libsyn.com/iot-condition-monitoring-of-fluid-power-systems-jeremy-drury-and-will-tudoroff” target=”blank” style=”primary”]Listen to the Podcast Here[/button] This fluid power industry-focused podcast highlights the people, technologies, and unique applications…
NFPA Launches Power Partner Program
NFPA has launched its new Power Partner program, an annual recognition program designed to showcase a university that actively participates in all NFPA fluid power educational programs. With the help of NFPA members, resources for university faculty have been developed to support fluid power education growth at their institutions. The major objective for this program…
NFPA Programs Connect Members to New Hires
One of the goals NFPA works to accomplish with our workforce programs is to connect students in our educational programs to careers in the fluid power industry at NFPA member companies. It’s always great to hear the success stories! NFPA member, Jim Kaas, of Iowa Fluid Power (IFP), recently hired two students that he met through…
Now Accepting Proposals for University Grants
The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation is committed to supporting university fluid power education and programs that train the next generation of the fluid power workforce. To help get more university graduates educated in fluid power, the new University Grant is designed to provide funding to faculty to add more fluid power curricula to their undergraduate mechanical…
Member News: Fluid Power Journal Celebrates 25th Anniversary
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 Fluid Power Journal. Fluid Power Journal recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. The magazine was founded by Paul and Lisa Prass and covers industry trends, technology innovations, career…
Save the Date for the 2020 Annual Conference
2020 NFPA Annual Conference February 11-13, 2020 Mandarin Oriental Miami Miami, Florida The 2020 NFPA Annual Conference is coming fast. Consistently one of the best industry networking events that attracts more than 200 attendees from across the fluid power supply chain, the 2020 conference will take place February 11-13, 2020 at the Mandarin Oriental Miami.…
Last Chance for Early Bird Registration to Motion + Power Technology Expo
2019 Motion + Power Technology Expo October 15-17, 2019 Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan Registration Code for NFPA Members: MPTNFPA Learn about the latest motion control technologies for less! Early bird registration ends this Friday, September 13, 2019 for the Motion + Power Technology Expo—a trade show, dual-track MPT Conference, and short-course technical seminars. The event is scheduled…
NFPA/FPIC Regional Conference Kicks off IoT Roadshow
The Milwaukee NFPA/FPIC Regional Conference held last week drew an audience of 80 and kicked off a year of practical presentations on Internet of Things (IoT) for fluid power, presented through a combined effort of NFPA and the Fluid Power Industrial Consortium of the Milwaukee School of Engineering and offered free of charge to NFPA…