NFPA Welcomes New Distributor Member: Motion & Control Enterprises
Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) is an industrial distributor of Parker Hannifin motion and control systems, Graco industrial lubrication equipment, and Enerpac high-pressure power tools. MCE supports an extensive line of other top-tier fluid power and industrial lubrication products. They are experts in automation and specialize in hydraulics, pneumatics, filtration, lubrication, and hose and fluid…
Member News: Danfoss Acquires Hydraulik Nord Fluidtechnik
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 Danfoss Power Solutions. Danfoss Power Solutions recently signed an agreement to acquire Hydraulik Nord Fluidtechnik, a company specializing in hydraulic steering solutions that is based in Parchim,…
NFPA Research Supplement Update: Individual Electro-Hydraulic Drives for Off-Road Vehicles
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO I recently attended the October 2018 Summit of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) at the University of Minnesota. This is one of the meetings this fiscal year where the fluid power research projects supported by our new NFPA Research Supplement Program were presented. In our…
2019 Fluid Power Professionals’ Day Photo Contest Open
The annual Fluid Power Professionals’ Day photo contest, run by the International Fluid Power Society (IFPS) and Fluid Power Journal, is underway, and this year a video contest has been added to the mix. Both contests run from January 1 through March 31, 2019, and the winners will be announced on June 19 in honor…
NFPA Research Supplement Update: Efficient, Compact, and Smooth Variable Propulsion Motor
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO I recently attended the October 2018 Summit of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) at the University of Minnesota. This is one of the meetings this fiscal year where the fluid power research projects supported by our new NFPA Research Supplement Program were presented. In our…
Get Visibility for Your Company at the 2019 Annual Conference
2019 NFPA Annual Conference March 5-7, 2019 Montage Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach, California With more than 200 attendees from across the fluid power supply chain regularly in attendance, the Annual Conference is the perfect venue to get your company extra exposure in front of a targeted audience. There are options for every preference and budget, such as: NFPA Future Leaders…
Presentations About Advanced Sealing Technologies Available
The December 7 Fluid Power Industrial Consortium (FPIC) seminar, brought together over 60 fluid power professionals for a half day of networking and presentations about advanced sealing technologies at the InterContinental Milwaukee. The morning seminar presentations covered an array of subtopics about maximizing sealing performance, including and overview of the link between friction and leakage, the benefits…
NFPA’s FAMTEN Program Builds a Pathway for Students into Fluid Power Careers
The Fluid Power and Applied Mechatronics Training and Employment Network (FAMTEN) is a new fluid power workforce development pathway that creates strong connections between local technical colleges, industry partners, and high school teachers. NFPA’s first FAMTEN Hub School is Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The pathway covers multiple education levels in the…
IoT Committee to Work on Strategic Roadmap
The NFPA Internet of Things Committee held a conference call December 12 to discuss the results of the recent survey of members concerning IoT capabilities and what the results mean for plans going forward. The conclusions they made, based in part on the survey, are that: There’s an opportunity for the Committee to create a…
NFPA Wraps Up 2018 Regional Meeting Series in Chicago
Last week more than 30 fluid power professionals attended the NFPA Chicago Regional Meeting at the Oak Brook Hills – Hilton just outside of Chicago, Illinois. Oxford Economics Senior Economist, Mike Reid, presented the recently released NFPA Fluid Power Demand Estimates Report. Mike and his team worked closely with NFPA’s Economics and Statistical Programs Manager…
Four New Fluid Power Standards Published
Standardization development continues in the field of fluid power systems and components. TC 131 — the technical committee directly responsible for fluid power — has 229 published ISO standards to date. There are 36 standards currently under development. The following ISO standards were recently published: Subcommittee 1 – Terms and symbols ISO 18582-2:2018 Fluid power —…
NFPA Research Supplement Update: High Efficiency Hydraulic Pump-Motors Employing Partial Stroke Piston Pressurization
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO I recently attended the October 2018 Summit of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) at the University of Minnesota. This is one of the meetings this fiscal year where the fluid power research projects supported by our new NFPA Research Supplement Program were presented. In our…