New Material Available on NFPA Curriculum Tree

We all know that of the ways to get more fluid power-educated engineers is to increase their exposure to fluid power classes and concepts during their college careers. The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded grants to university professors to develop new curricula that can be used at their universities but, just as importantly,…

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Host Your Own Fluid Power Action Challenge In Your Community

NFPA’s Fluid Power Action Challenge attracts thousands of students across the US and Canada each year.  Teams of students get the opportunity to build fluid power mechanical kits using balsawood and syringes. By using the How It Works website, NFPA hopes to encourage educators and event planners to set up Fluid Power Action Challenges within their communities.

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Save the Date for the 2023 Annual Conference

2023 NFPA Annual Conference February 14-16, 2023 Ojai Valley Inn Ojai, CA The 2023 NFPA Annual Conference is quickly approaching. Consistently one of the best industry networking events of the year, this conference attracts attendees from across the fluid power supply chain. The 2023 conference will take place February 14-16, 2023 at the Ojai Valley Inn…

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Fluid Power Forum Episode 83: IFPE Preview: Electrification of Hydraulic Solutions Using an ePTO

Chris is a Business Development Manager of Electrification for Parker Hannifin, a diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. Parker Hannifin will be exhibiting several hydraulic-electric hybrid systems for implement control in mobile applications at IFPE – the International…

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Registration Open for Fall Regional Meeting

This fall, NFPA’s schedule of Regional Meetings again includes Cleveland, scheduled for Thursday, November 3. This year it will be held at Merwin’s Wharf in downtown Cleveland. NFPA Regional Meetings offer a chance to meet with other area fluid power professionals over dinner.  NFPA members and non-members alike are welcome to attend and as with all other…

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Fluid Power Regional Demand Estimates Report Updated

The U.S. Fluid Power Regional Demand Estimates Report has recently been updated with 2021 estimates and is now available for download. This Excel-based report is prepared for NFPA by Oxford Economics and profiles the geographic distribution of fluid power products to end-use industries by state, including fluid power sales dollars, fluid power sales percentage, and number of…

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Invitation to Serve on the 2023 NFPA Roadmap Committee

By Eric Lanke, NFPA President/CEO NFPA is calling on all members to help populate the roster of the 2023 NFPA Roadmap Committee. We specifically need professionals from across the fluid power supply chain – including from our primary customer markets – to serve on next year’s committee and help us produce the 2023 NFPA Technology…

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Applications for Fluid Power Club Program – Now Open!

This fall, we have lunched our updated resource center on our How It Work webpage located under the Fluid Power Action Challenge tab on the website. One of the most significant changes you will see on the How It Works pages is that the competition has been divided into two main categories: In-School and Community Competitions. Both sets of competitors have their own set of unique documents based on the designated mechanical kit designs.

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New! NFPA Stats Dashboard Launched

NFPA’s Stats Dashboard is now live! This interactive tool is available to all members. The dashboard highlights data from NFPA’s variety of reports creating a summary of the state of the industry. See the latest trends in shipments, forecasts, and markets all in one location. The dashboard makes it easy to find source data by…

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