Three Days in NFPA’s Third Fast Track Hub

One of NFPA’s strategic priorities is to increase the number of fluid power educated technicians and engineers. Our Fast Track to Fluid Power program is one of the workforce development initiatives conducted to fill that need. A Fast Track Hub centers on a technical or community college with a validated fluid power and mechatronics degree program.…

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Help Support the NFPA Foundation – Register for IEOC Golf Fundraiser

NFPA Foundation Golf Fundraiser at the 2023 IEOCAugust 14, 2023The Preserve at Oak Meadows Register for Golf NFPA’s Industry and Economic Outlook Conference is best known for its premier networking, enriching educational content and, of course, the NFPA Foundation Golf Fundraiser. The mission of the NFPA Foundation is to increase the number of technical college and university students educated in fluid power and…

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Share Your Company’s Info with Students Looking for Work

Byline: Mary Pluta, Workforce Program Manager NFPA’s workforce programs 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 & Technology Foundation exposes students to the fluid power industry and connects outstanding students to…

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VDMA Hosts Spring Fluid Power ISO Standards Meetings

A series of fluid power systems ISO standards development meetings were recently held in Frankfurt, Germany. The subcommittee for Connectors and similar products and components, and a total of 9 working groups met to further the developmental progress on current projects, systematic reviews of published standards, and to discuss possible new areas of work within…

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Does Your Company Have Wish List Projects? Students Can Be a Technical Resource

Each academic year, NFPA’s workforce development staff meets with our community/technical college and university education partners to share ideas and gauge their needs for support regarding fluid power curriculum and activities associated with NFPA programs. Each call results in a productive dialogue that helps us improve our programs and opportunity to connect NFPA members with…

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Hydraulic and Pneumatic Industry Trends with NFPA

The National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) is the leading source of hydraulic and pneumatic industry data. Plan Your Next Move NFPA’s industry reports, outlook surveys, forecasts, and data sources allow our members to understand trends and anticipate change with a variety of trend graphs and data analysis for fluid power products, customer markets, and economic…

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IFPS Announces New Locations for Certification Training

Since 1960, the International Fluid Power Society (IFPS) has provided an objective, third-party assessment of skill levels and knowledge for thousands of fluid power professionals, making it the industry standard for the fluid power and motion control industries. Having a certified workforce can: IFPS is excited to announce that their highly sought-after in-person Hydraulic Specialist Review Training…

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Quarterly Technology Conference Feature – High VI Industrial Lubricants & Their Impact on Equipment Efficiency

This episode features Ricardo Gomes, Technical Service Manager of Lubricant Additives at Evonik Oil Additives USA, Inc. Listen to the Podcast Here On today’s show, we’re offering you a recording of a presentation given at the March 2, 2023 NFPA Quarterly Technology Conference. Our Quarterly Technology Conferences showcase cutting-edge fluid power technologies – especially those…

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Upcoming Deadlines for the 2023 Industry & Economic Outlook Conference

2023 Industry & Economic Outlook ConferenceAugust 15-16, 2023The Westin Chicago NorthwestRegistration Now Open NFPA’s 2023 Industry Economic Outlook Conference will feature valuable networking, thought-provoking educational sessions, the NFPA Foundation Golf Fundraiser and much more. With so many exclusive and unique offerings, spots at the conference and hotel are filling up quickly. Here are all the…

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NFPA Members Inspire the Emerging Workforce to Pursue Fluid Power

Byline: James Foster, Workforce Program Manager The end of spring indicates the NFPA’s Fluid Power Action Challenge season is winding down for the academic year. This season has been positively marked by a strong resurgence in event attendance and grant awards. Over $24,000 in grants were awarded to 52 schools who helped more than 3,100 students across…

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