Fluid Power Forum Examines IoT-Driven Customer Experiences
Episode 13 of Fluid Power Forum, NFPA’s fluid power industry-focused podcast, is now live. This episode features Jon Prescott of Scante.net who presents disruptive ideas for the IoT-driven customer experience and how companies in the fluid power industry can take better advantage of them. [button link=”https://fluidpowerforward.libsyn.com/iot-driven-relationships-between-fluid-power-suppliers-and-customers-jon-prescott” target=”blank” style=”primary”]Listen to the Podcast[/button] This fluid power industry-focused podcast highlights the people, technologies,…
Dura-Bar Hosts First Fluid Power Action Challenge
Dura-Bar launched its first Fluid Power Action Challenge at McHenry County College this year and joined the community of Action Challenge Champions. With support from Alro Steel, three schools and 17 teams competed in the Challenge, coming in at a total of 66 students participating. The students attended Workshop Day on October 18th, 2019 to…
Member News: Danfoss to Acquire Eaton’s Hydraulics Business
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 Danfoss and Eaton. This week Danfoss announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Eaton’s Hydraulics business. The move is in line with Danfoss’ strategy to…
Don’t Miss Out on Enhanced Visibility at the 2020 Annual Conference
2020 NFPA Annual Conference February 11-13, 2020 Mandarin Oriental Miami, Miami, Florida Learn More | Register | Book Hotel Room With more than 200 attendees from across the fluid power supply chain regularly in attendance, the Annual Conference is the perfect venue to get your company extra exposure in front of a targeted audience. There are options for every preference and budget, such as: After-Dinner…
Learn More About Fluid Power Technology Research Advancements at IFPE
IFPE 2020 March 10-14, 2020 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada IFPE 2020 is not only set to offer opportunities for fluid power companies to show off their latest technologies to existing and potential customers, but will also provide opportunities for exhibitors and attendees alike to learn about the latest breakthroughs in fluid power research.…
Opportunities to Access NFPA’s Exclusive Industry Statistics
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO In pursuing our mission of strengthening the fluid power industry, NFPA is focused on four key strategic objectives. Here’s a quick summary of the ways NFPA members can benefit from the programs associated with the second of those objectives. We call that objective Industry Statistics, and it’s where NFPA provides…
IFPS Offers New Fluid Power Reference Handbook
The International Fluid Power Society (IFPS) recently announced the release of a new Fluid Power Reference Handbook, a resource for hydraulic, pneumatic and motion control professionals. This handbook not only helps current professionals but also future fluid power professionals. The resource will be provided to student teams that participate in the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge…
NFPA Staff Attends Hydraulics Overview Course Led by MSOE
The entire NFPA staff recently attended the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s “Introduction to Hydraulics for Industry Professionals” led by Dr. Medhat Khalil, the Director of Professional Education & Research Development. The course was held at NFPA member GS Global Resource’s headquarters in Mukwonago, Wisconsin. The one-day seminar introduced hydraulic systems from the basic concepts to…
Member News: Motion Industries Names Chris Pacer Vice President – Central Group
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 Industries. Motion Industries recently announced the promotion of Chris Pacer to Vice President of the company’s newly formed Central Group as of January 1, 2020. Pacer…
Annual Conference Hotel Rooms Going Fast
2020 NFPA Annual Conference February 11-13, 2020 Mandarin Oriental Miami, Miami, Florida Learn More | Register | Book Hotel Room The 2020 Annual Conference hotel rooms at the Mandarin Oriental Miami are going fast! The deadline for the NFPA hotel room rate is January 17, 2020, or when sold out. Scheduled for February 11-13, the 2020 Annual Conference includes expanded general session programming…
March 5 Detroit NFPA/FPIC Regional Conference Lineup Released
2020 Detroit NFPA/FPIC Regional Conference March 5, 2020 | 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan Register Here Expand your knowledge of advanced sensor technologies for fluid power systems at the March 5 NFPA/FPIC Regional Conference, presented by NFPA and MSOE’s Fluid Power Industrial Consortium (FPIC). The speaker lineup for this event has…
Fluid Power Forum Dives into IoT-Enabled Telematic Solutions for Fluid Power Systems
Episode 12 of Fluid Power Forum, NFPA’s fluid power industry-focused podcast, is now live. This episode features Chad Repp of HED Inc. who presents use cases from his work with heavy equipment and automotive OEMs to design IoT-enabled telematic solutions for fluid power systems. [button link=”https://fluidpowerforward.libsyn.com/iot-enabled-telematics-in-fluid-power-systems-chad-repp” target=”blank” style=”primary”]Listen to the Podcast[/button] This fluid power industry-focused podcast highlights the people, technologies, and…