NFPA Helping to Expand Your Business in International Markets
By Eric Lanke, NFPA President/CEO Most NFPA members have come to rely on the business connections that can be made within NFPA’s supply chain forum. Fluid power suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors are all well represented in the NFPA membership and, together with a growing number of OEMs, frequent participants in NFPA education and networking events.…
Effective Forum Task Force Meets to Advance Membership Growth
Earlier in October, the NFPA Board of Directors met over a series of virtual meetings to review progress on NFPA’s strategic objectives so far this fiscal year, which runs July 2021-June 2022. This series of meetings included a targeted session for the Effective Forum Task Force, a group that focuses on improving the programs that…
Get Involved in Workforce Development Activities
A number of opportunities to connect with students, review scholarship applications, and more are available in the coming months. On November 5 from 1 pm – 3 pm CST, NFPA will be hosting a virtual Networking Mixer with Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge participants and members of industry. Taking place in a speed meeting format, this event will allow industry representatives…
NFPA and Iowa State University Host Power Partner Event
Programs like the Power Partner University Program 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. More than 70 students joined NFPA members for a Fluid Power Industry Connection Event at Iowa State University on October 21. NFPA…
Helping Grow the Fluid Power Workforce This Giving Season
This past year was another year of success in growing our workforce development programs that spread the word about and get students interested in the fluid power industry. From launching new initiatives to starting to aggressively scale existing ones, we are working hard to help grow and educate the fluid power workforce of the future.…
Registration Now Open for the December NFPA/FPIC Quarterly Conference
December 2021 NFPA/FPIC Quarterly ConferenceDecember 2, 2021 | 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM (Central Time)Virtual Delivery It’s time to start making your plans to attend the virtual December NFPA/FPIC Quarterly Conference. The upcoming conference will take place December 2, 2021 and focus on advanced technologies for eco-friendly fluid power systems. This session will feature a variety of…
NFPA Board Meets to Advance Strategic Objectives
By Eric Lanke, NFPA President/CEO Earlier in October, the NFPA Board of Directors met over a series of virtual meetings to review progress on NFPA’s strategic objectives so far this fiscal year, which runs July 2021-June 2022. The group’s discussion highlighted progress on programs across the organization as well as opportunities for further improvement or…
Fluid Power Forum Explores Benefits of Fluid Power Education and Internships
Episode 59 of Fluid Power Forum, NFPA’s fluid power industry-focused podcast, is now live. This episode features Ashlie Martini of the University of California Merced. Listen below to hear about the growing opportunities for students in fluid power-related fields at the college level and beyond. This fluid power industry-focused podcast highlights the people, technologies and unique applications that…
Member News: MICO Integrates into ZF’s Off-Highway Business Unit
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 ZF. ZF recently announced that it will integrate MICO, a brand that specializes in precision-engineered hydraulic and electrohydraulic braking systems, into ZF’s Off-Highway Business Unit. MICO, Inc.…
Meet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner—Joleen Nush
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 fifteen $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing fluid power technology fields of study. Here’s one of the winners, Joleen…
Experience Full Benefits of NFPA In-Person Economic Update with Jim Meil
Economic Update Hybrid EventFeaturing Jim Meil of ACT ResearchNovember 10, 2021Cleveland, Ohio8 am E.T. Enjoy a complimentary breakfast and great in-person networking opportunities at our upcoming Economic Update Hybrid Event featuring Jim Meil in Cleveland, Ohio. Jim Meil, Principal, Industry Analyst with ACT Research and popular fluid power economist, will help members gain critical insight into…
Share Your Fluid Power Expertise at IFPE 2023
From smart systems and energy efficiency to machine safety and motion control, the technology of tomorrow is out there today. There is no better place to discuss these topics with your peers than the International Fluid Power Exposition (IFPE). Each IFPE features targeted education events that provide crucial information on new fluid power, power transmission…