Registration Open for June 4 Virtual NFPA/FPIC Regional Conference
June 2020 Virtual NFPA/FPIC Regional Conference June 4, 2020 | 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM (Central Time) Register Here Expand your knowledge of precision manufacturing and its effects on fluid power systems at the June 4 NFPA/FPIC Regional Conference, presented in a virtual format by NFPA and MSOE’s Fluid Power Industrial Consortium (FPIC). Registration for the event is now open and is…
Promote Fluid Power Career Opportunities on May 27
NFPA continues to sponsor The Manufacturing Institute’s (MI) program called Heroes MAKE America (HMA), which offers industry training designed to help our nation’s service members transition into manufacturing careers. HMA has moved to a remote learning environment to continue to support our military community and is preparing for this be the standard as they begin…
2020 Vehicle Challenge Perseveres, Thanks to Pascal Society Donors
In addition to the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge teams working under a strict timeline of designing, simulating, ordering, building and demonstrating their designs, the participants exhibited qualities of leadership, communication and adaptability as we worked together to move the competition to a virtual format. While this year’s program has already resulted in interviews and new…
Fluid Power Forum Looks at NFPA Scholarship Winner’s First Year of College
Episode 20 of Fluid Power Forum, NFPA’s fluid power industry-focused podcast, is now live. This episode explores the unique experiences of NFPA Fluid Power Scholarship winner Trevor Burke, a mechanical engineering student at Southern Methodist University. [button link=”https://fluidpowerforward.libsyn.com/a-look-at-a-fluid-power-scholarship-winners-first-year-of-college” target=”blank” style=”primary”]Listen to the Podcast[/button] This fluid power industry-focused podcast highlights the people, technologies, and unique applications that are moving the…
NFPA Members Connect with University Students
Programs like the NFPA Speakers Bureau 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 goal of all of our workforce programs is to help increase the number of technical college and university students educated in fluid power…
NFPA Names First Power Partner University
Programs like the NFPA University Power Partner 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. NFPA’s first-ever Power Partner is Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The university teaches fluid power at both undergraduate and…
Save the Date: NFPA/FPIC Regional Conference to Take Place Online June 4
NFPA/FPIC Regional Conference June 4, 2020 | 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM (Central Time) Online Platform TBD Expand your knowledge of precision manufacturing and its effects on fluid power systems at the June 4 NFPA/FPIC Regional Conference, presented in a virtual format by NFPA and MSOE’s Fluid Power Industrial Consortium (FPIC). The half-day conference, which is…
Fluid Power Forum Explores the Automation of Hydraulic Functions
Episode 19 of Fluid Power Forum, NFPA’s fluid power industry-focused podcast, is now live. This episode features John O’Neill of Danfoss, who explains the impact automation has had on the fluid power systems in off-highway vehicles. [button link=”https://fluidpowerforward.libsyn.com/automating-hydraulic-functions-on-mobile-machines ” target=”blank” style=”primary”]Listen to the Podcast[/button] This fluid power industry-focused podcast highlights the people, technologies, and unique applications that are moving…
Connect Virtually with Heroes MAKE America Participants
NFPA continues to sponsor The Manufacturing Institute’s (MI) program called Heroes MAKE America (HMA), which offers industry training designed to help our nation’s service members transition into manufacturing careers. The MI has launched a new program in response to COVID-19 called Heroes Connect: Military to Manufacturing. As all in-person facility tours are on hold, through…
Daman Reaches New Challenge Champions Milestone
Programs like the Fluid Power Action Challenge 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. This year, Daman Products facilitated its 10th Fluid Power Action Challenge, reaching a new Challenge Champions milestone. Eighty-eight students participated in the…
Member News: Helios Technologies Announces Leadership Transition
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 Helios Technologies. Helios Technologies recently announced its Board of Directors has named Tricia Fulton as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. She succeeds Wolfgang Dangel,…
COVID-19 Resources for NFPA Members
[Updated May 4 at 8:00 am CST] A collection of the latest resources from NFPA and other organizations to help NFPA members understand the effects of and make informed decisions about COVID-19. NFPA Member Response As part of our efforts to provide members with useful information about the implications of COVID-19, NFPA conducted two brief…