To help our university educator partners across the country transition fluid power courses online this fall semester, NFPA staff has been working with them to better understand how we can best support them and keep them connected to the industry. In a series of open forum calls NFPA organized with university professors, they expressed interest in using videos that show real-life examples of various fluid power technologies from NFPA member companies.
Member-submitted videos will be placed on NFPA’s educator resource page where all educators can access them for classroom use. This is a great opportunity for NFPA member companies to get their products and thought leadership in front of the emerging engineering talent pool. This can also help students become familiar with how specific products work while also creating brand awareness for when they’re looking for jobs or making purchasing decisions once they’re in the workforce.
Below are the video topics we are looking for:
| # | Topic Area | Video Footage Focus | NFPA Member Type |
| 1 | Hydraulic Hose | Description of hose construction and manufacturing | Hose Manufacturer |
| 2 | Hydraulic Hose | Hose selection including different types of hoses and STAMPED process | Hose Manufacturer or OEM |
| 3 | Hydraulic fittings | Description of the hydraulic fitting selection process and the trade-offs for different fittings are considered when making a choice of a hydraulic fitting | Fitting distributor or OEM |
| 4 | Hydraulic fluid | Explanation about different types of hydraulic fluids and considerations fluid suppliers make about the fluids that they provide | Hydraulic fluid supplier |
| 5 | Hydraulic fluid | Explanation of the process that an OEM goes through to select a hydraulic fluid for their equipment | OEM |
| 6 | Hydraulic pumps | Explanation of how hydraulic pumps are designed and manufactured | Hydraulic pump supplier |
| 7 | Hydraulic motors | Explanation of how hydraulic motors are designed and manufactured | Hydraulic motor manufacturer |
| 8 | Hydrostatic Transmissions | How applications engineers work with OEMs in the design of Hydrostatic Transmissions | Hydrostatic transmission suppliers |
| 9 | Hydraulic cylinders | Design considerations for hydraulic cylinders | Cylinder suppliers |
| 10 | Cartridge Valves | Cartridge valve design and manufacture | Valve suppliers |
| 11 | Specialty valves | Explanation of how speciality valves are designed and manufactured | Valve suppliers |
| 12 | Coolers | Explanation of cooler design considerations and selection process | OEM |
| 13 | Load-sensing systems | Load-sensing systems in equipment | OEM |
| 14 | Electrohydraulic Valves | Electrohydraulic valve manufacturer explaining some design considerations of E/H valves. | Valve suppliers |
| 15 | Filtration | Selection of filters | Distributor/Integrator |
If your company has a video(s) that fits the topic area and description, please contact Amy Zignego at azignego@nfpa.com.
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