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Keep up to date with the latest in member benefits, what's happening in the association, and updates about the fluid power industry.

An Insightful Experience for Attendees of the 2022 IEOC

NFPA’s 2022 Industry and Economic Outlook Conference saw strong attendance and expert insights from top economists. Members and non-members had the opportunity to hear about the latest economic trends and the future of their industry while networking at the Westin Chicago Northwest. At the Golf Fundraiser before the conference, the NFPA Foundation raised a record number of…

Increasing Efficiency and Reducing Emissions with Electric-Powered Hydraulics on Mobile Machines – Quarterly Conference

September 2022 NFPA/FPIC/AEM Quarterly ConferenceSeptember 1, 2022 | 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM (Central Time)Virtual Delivery We are only two weeks away from our virtual September NFPA/FPIC Quarterly Conference! This upcoming conference will take place on September 1, 2022, and focus on increasing efficiency and reducing emissions with electric-powered hydraulics on mobile machines. This session…
NFPA membership connections

NFPA Welcomes New Member: Crown Equipment Corporation

Crown Equipment Corporation, primarily a manufacturer of material handling equipment vehicles, also is a distributor of hydraulics: hoses, hose couplings/ends, filters, pumps, master cylinders, and cylinder seal kits.

NFPA Awards Six Fluid Power Research Supplements

The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation is actively working to increase the number of university students educated in fluid power. One of the ways it does this is by supporting professors and graduate students who research and advance the field of fluid power. By engaging with graduate students early in their careers, we are encouraging them to…

IFPS Announces Fluid Power Math Workshop and Other Web Seminars

  Since 1960, the International Fluid Power Society (IFPS) has provided an objective, third-party assessment of skill levels and knowledge for thousands of fluid power professionals, making it the industry standard for the fluid power and motion control industries. Having a certified workforce can: Help increase your company’s credibility Ensure your employees are all fully…

Find a Fluid Power Action Challenge Event Near You

If you are an industry member or educator interested in participating in a Fluid Power Action Challenge Competition, consider using NFPA's Find a Challenge webpage. Users can use the Find a Challenge webpage to find Fluid Power Action Challenge events in their community by filtering events by state, date, or organization name.

Fluid Power Forum Session at PACK EXPO International

Fluid Power Forum is the podcast that features interesting and innovative applications of fluid power (hydraulics and pneumatics), and it’s coming to PACK EXPO International with the latest advanced pneumatic solutions for packaging machines. Pneumatics, a reliable and cost-effective technology for many core actuated functions on these machines, is becoming even more indispensable through its…

See Who’s Attending the September 2022 NFPA/FPIC/AEM Quarterly Conference

September 1, 2022 | 8:00am– 12:30pm (Central)Virtual Delivery Plan your networking in advanced with the list of current attendees for the September NFPA/FPIC Quarterly Conference. The upcoming conference will take place September 1, 2022 and will be held jointly with the Association for Equipment Manufactures. The conference focus is on increasing efficiency and reducing emissions…

Now Announcing: Workforce Engagement Groups

A critical pillar of the NFPA’s mission is to develop an educated fluid power workforce and connect students to careers in the industry. In support of this mission, we are launching four state-specific Workforce Engagement Groups – one each in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana. The purpose of these groups is to bring your company…
fluid power standardization

ISO Standards Impact Our World – U.S. Fluid Power Industry Needs You

Since 1969, NFPA has worked to foster cooperation among users and manufacturers by being involved in the development of fluid power ISO standards. NFPA holds the secretariat of ISO Technical Committee 131, fluid power systems, and is responsible for 237 published ISO standards, of which 27 projects are currently under development. One of the strengths of…

A Guide For Manufacturing Day 2022

Manufacturing Day is officially the first Friday of October, this year it is on Friday, October 7th, but many companies celebrate Manufacturing Day all month long. Manufacturing Day was started ten years ago to address common misconceptions about working in the manufacturing industr

3rd Quarter ITR Forecast Report Now Available

ITR’s Q3 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. Highlights from this report include: Oil and Gas Extraction Production is currently in phase B, accelerating…