NFPA Dues Renewal Invoices Are on Their Way
A reminder to watch your email for the NFPA 2023-24 Membership Renewal invoices. The Membership Renewal invoices will be emailed out mid-May. The NFPA fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30 which means that renewals will be due on July 1. Keeping your company’s membership up to date is important for many reasons,…
Q2 2023 ITR Forecast Report Now Available
ITR’s Q2 2023 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…
Latest Industry Trends Data Now Available
The National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) is the leading source of hydraulic and pneumatic industry data. Plan Your Next Move NFPA’s industry reports, outlook surveys, forecasts, and data sources allow our members to understand trends and anticipate change with a variety of trend graphs and data analysis for fluid power products, customer markets, and economic…
NFPA Member Companies Meet with Purdue University – Join the Next Conversation!
Byline: Kyla Olson, Workforce Program and Event Manager Last month, NFPA hosted our most recent Indiana Workforce Engagement Group meeting alongside Purdue University. The virtual meeting was a success with eight NFPA member companies in attendance and two Purdue University Faculty members who teach fluid power courses. Our goal for the meeting was to get…
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Named Grand Champion of the 2023 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge at Danfoss
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette was named Grand Champion at the 2023 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Final Competition hosted by Danfoss Power Solutions in Ames, IA, April 26th – 28th. Nine schools competed in four races last week judged by fluid power industry professionals. In addition to the races, students gave presentations on their…
The First of Many Recruitment Events with NIU was a Success!
Byline: Kyla Olson, Workforce Program and Event Manager Last month, NFPA hosted a recruitment event with Northern Illinois University (NIU) at Rock Valley College in Rockford, IL. NFPA member companies had the opportunity to meet with several NIU Engineering students as well as attend an informative presentation by NFPA President/CEO, Eric Lanke. The event was…
Spring 2023 Technical Advisory Group Update
The Technical Advisory Groups to ISO TC 131 Sub-Committee 4 and Sub-Committee 6 met this month in preparation for the International meetings being hosted in Frankfurt, Germany. While the meetings in Germany are being held in person, the TAG meetings were held virtually via Zoom. Following are some highlights from these meetings. TAG to SC…
NFPA’s Annual Customer Market Survey
NFPA is currently collecting data for its annual Customer Market Survey. This survey allows participants to measure hydraulic and pneumatic sales by customer market. Results are a valuable piece of intelligence that expand understanding of the role each customer segment plays in the marketplace and can identify emerging markets. Below is a sample of last…
Meet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner – Spencer Burke
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 nineteen $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing fluid power technology fields of study. Here’s one of the winners, Spencer Burke.…
Multi-variable Position Sensor Increases Safety and Productivity for Material Handling – Fluid Power Forum Episode 98 Now Live
This episode features Ron Akers, the Business Development Manager of Mobile Hydraulics at Gefran, Inc. Listen to the Podcast Here Gefran provides a vast selection of both standard and customizable sensors and components for fluid power applications. We invited Ron into our forum to learn more about their new multivariable position sensor that helps improve the…
Connect with Members at the 2023 Offshore Technology Conference
Offshore Technology Conference May 1-4, 2023Houston, TX Fluid Power Forum is the podcast that features interesting and innovative applications of fluid power (hydraulics and pneumatics), and it’s coming to the Offshore Technology Conference. At this year’s OTC, Fluid Power Forum is a hosting a member reception in our booth. Get to know other members in the…
Texas A&M Named Grand Champion of the 2023 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge at Norgren
Texas A&M was named Grand Champion at the 2023 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Final Competition hosted by Norgren in Littleton, CO, April 12-14th. 11 schools competed in four races last week judged by fluid power industry professionals. In addition to the races, students gave presentations on their vehicle construction, testing, and lessons learned. Each team…