Fluid Power Forum Discusses New Servo Pump for Soft Robotics
Episode 40 of Fluid Power Forum, NFPA’s fluid power industry-focused podcast, is now live. This episode features Dr. Eric Barth, an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. Listen below to hear about his new servo pump, developed to advance hydraulically actuated soft robotics technology. Listen to the Podcast This fluid power industry-focused podcast highlights the people,…
Future Leaders Network Adds Exclusive Events to Annual Conference Schedule
2021 NFPA Annual Conference February 24-26, 2021 Virtual & In-Person Options Available Learn More | Register Underlining the key benefits of NFPA’s Future Leaders Network, the 2021 Annual Conference will offer lots of great opportunities for education and networking, plus some fun! On Wednesday, February 24, the Future Leaders will convene virtually for a short meeting featuring Paul Cooke, formerly Regional President…
Discovering the Capacity Utilization Index
What you should know: CU data can predict turning points in general manufacturing trends, anticipate price inflation and foresee supply bottlenecks. CU data is included in NFPA’s Trends in Capacity Utilization. CU data is a strong economic indicator for fluid power. CU has an 91.8% correlation with Total Fluid Power Shipments. Capacity utilization index (CU),…
Pascal Society Council Gets Connected
As many of you know, the Pascal Society is the annual giving society of the NFPA Education and Technology Foundation—a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, charitable organization dedicated to meeting the workforce development needs of the U.S. fluid power industry. Without donations from Pascal members, NFPA would not be able to fund all of our workforce programs that help…
2021 Fluid Power Professional’s Day Photo Contest Open
The 2021 Fluid Power Professional’s Day Photo Contest is officially open. This annual contest is run by the International Fluid Power Society and Fluid Power Journal, and the deadline for submissions is March 31. There will be a one week voting period for People’s Choice Winner after March 31, and there will be three winners for each category. This year’s categories include…
Member News: Kraft Fluid Systems Appoints New Leadership
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 Kraft Fluid Systems. Kraft Fluid Systems recently announced the promotion of Scott Durand to president and Melissa Book to chief financial officer. Durand joined Kraft in 2001…
2021 Annual Conference Offers Unique Networking Activities
2021 NFPA Annual Conference February 24-26, 2021 Virtual & In-Person Options Available Learn More | Register The NFPA Annual Conference is an event that features fascinating speakers, valuable networking and an array of networking activities. Past Annual Conference attendees could choose to go golfing or sight-seeing with other attendees, but this year’s virtual version of the conference (running concurrently with the in-person…
Share Your Expertise on the Fluid Power Forum Podcast
NFPA is now in its third year of producing our podcast, Fluid Power Forum. The podcast (which you can listen to here) aims to showcase the crucial role of hydraulics and pneumatics in our world. We’re now looking for NFPA members who are interested in being interviewed about the implementation of their company’s products. The podcast…
Start 2021 Right With an Exclusive Data Tool
The Stats Toolkit is a cloud-based data analytics and visualization support tool that is available exclusively to NFPA members. This online platform expands our members’ economic view of their company by combining the user’s unique company data and NFPA data sources with popular analytical tools to identify market trends, recognize data relationships and develop custom…
NFPA Welcomes New Supplier Member: Standard Industrial Products Company
Standard Industrial Products Company (SIPCO IMAK), located in Houston, Texas, specializes in gearboxes and drives that use hydraulic motors. With over 90 years of combined experience, the company serves a number of applications and industries, including oil & gas and material handling.
Member News: Motion & Control Enterprises Acquires Diversified Air Systems
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 Motion & Control Enterprises. Motion & Control Enterprises recently announced that it has acquired Diversified Air Systems. Diversified was founded in 1979 and is based in Cleveland,…
Meet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner—Luke Wille
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 fourteen $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing fluid power technology fields of study. Here’s one of the winners, Luke…