Track the Latest Fluid Power Shipment Trends in NFPA’s Stats Dashboard
The latest trends from NFPA’s Confidential Shipment Statistics (CSS) program can be found in the Stats Dashboard. CSS tracks monthly shipments of fluid power products manufactured in the United States. The shipments dollars reported are tied to a base year and presented as indexes to track shipment trends over time. The Stats Dashboard allows members…
New Country Forecasts from Oxford Economics Available for NFPA Members
Byline: Sam Diedrich The quarterly by-country forecasts from Oxford Economics have been updated on NFPA’s member hub. See the latest outlooks for over 60 different countries. Highlights from the latest reports include: Download these reports and more from Oxford Economics with your NFPA member login: https://nfpahub.com/stats/reports-data/global-market-reports-forecasts/ Questions? Contact Sam Diedrich at sdiedrich@nfpa.com or 414-778-3372
NFPA Welcomes New International Member: Elobau
Byline: Denise Husenica, NFPA Membership Manager Elobau designs and manufactures operator controls including single and multi-axis joysticks, multi-function handles steering column switches and complete armrests, as well as angle and tilt sensors that are used in multiple Off-Highway vehicle applications such as Agricultural Equipment, Material Handling and Construction Machines. www.elobau.com
NFPA Member Company Profile: Famic Technologies
Byline: Denise Husenica, NFPA Membership Manager NFPA member companies span the spectrum of the fluid power industry. This series features the short company profile of an NFPA member as a way to highlight the diversity and strength of our industry. Today’s company is: Famic Technologies Famic Technologies Inc.9999, Boul, Cavendish, Bureau 350Saint-Laurent, QC H4M 2X5Canada (514)…
NFPA’s Power Partner Network Continues to Expand with New Connections at NIU – Fluid Power Forum
This episode features Ghazi Malkawi, Lecturer and Program Director at Northern Illinois University. Listen to the Podcast Here As we all know, education plays a crucial role in developing the fluid power workforce; the very people who will be driving fluid power technology forward in the future. Every once and a while on Fluid Power…
Three Days in NFPA’s Third 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 program.…
Help Support the NFPA Foundation – Register for IEOC Golf Fundraiser
NFPA Foundation Golf Fundraiser at the 2023 IEOCAugust 14, 2023The Preserve at Oak Meadows Register for Golf NFPA’s Industry and Economic Outlook Conference is best known for its premier networking, enriching educational content and, of course, the NFPA Foundation Golf Fundraiser. The mission of the NFPA Foundation is to increase the number of technical college and university students educated in fluid power and…
Share Your Company’s Info with Students Looking for Work
Byline: Mary Pluta, Workforce Program Manager NFPA’s workforce programs 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 & Technology Foundation exposes students to the fluid power industry and connects outstanding students to…
VDMA Hosts Spring Fluid Power ISO Standards Meetings
A series of fluid power systems ISO standards development meetings were recently held in Frankfurt, Germany. The subcommittee for Connectors and similar products and components, and a total of 9 working groups met to further the developmental progress on current projects, systematic reviews of published standards, and to discuss possible new areas of work within…
Does Your Company Have Wish List Projects? Students Can Be a Technical Resource
Each academic year, NFPA’s workforce development staff meets with our community/technical college and university education partners to share ideas and gauge their needs for support regarding fluid power curriculum and activities associated with NFPA programs. Each call results in a productive dialogue that helps us improve our programs and opportunity to connect NFPA members with…
Check Your Inbox For NFPA Dues Renewal Invoices
A reminder to check your email for the NFPA 2023-24 Membership Renewal invoices. The Membership Renewal invoices were 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, but…
Hydraulic and Pneumatic Industry Trends with NFPA
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…