2024-25 Fluid Power Action Challenge Season is In Motion!

CAT & JJC Fluid Power Action Challenge

In August, NFPA launched the 2024-25 Fluid Power Action Challenge season with the annual Organizer and Host meeting. This STEM-based competition challenges middle and high school students to solve an engineering problem using fluid power. Students work in teams to design and build a fluid power machine and compete against other teams in a timed…

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Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Registration Now Open

The start of the school year means that teams are starting to register for the 2025 NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge! Thanks to the support of NFPA members, the FPVC is expanding to three final competition locations. IMI plc will host the first competition on April 9-11, 2025, in Rockford, Illinois. The second competition will be…

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Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Expands to Three Competitions

Excitement in the NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge (FPVC) program continues to build. Thanks to the generosity of Pascal Society donors, we are proud to announce that the Vehicle Challenge will expand to three final competition locations in the 2024-25 school year with as many as 27 university teams participating. The Vehicle Challenge program is…

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Sign Up Now to Attend the 2024 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Final Competitions

There is still time to register for April’s Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Final Competitions. We need industry attendees to judge all aspects of the final competitions: the races, final presentations and vehicle design reviews. Industry attendees also participate in exclusive networking opportunities to recruit the next generation of talented engineers. Please register by March 1st.…

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Register Now for the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Final Competitions and Recruit Talented Students

Registration is now open for the 2024 NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge final competitions. Thanks to the generosity of NFPA Pascal Society donors, this year’s NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge program features two separate competitions, four races, 22 universities, and exclusive networking opportunities. Registration closes on March 1, 2024. For more information or to register for the event, contact Mary Pluta…

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Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Registration Now Open

Programs like the Fluid Power Vehicle 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. Registration is now open for the 2024 NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge. This year, two exciting final competitions are scheduled and students from…

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Register Now for the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Final Competitions and Recruit Talented Students

Registration is now open to NFPA members for the 2023 NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge final competitions. With the support of NFPA Pascal Society donors, this year’s NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge program features two separate competitions with a new race at each event, 23 universities, and a lot of excitement. Now is the time for NFPA Foundation…

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Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Dates Announced

Programs like the Fluid Power Vehicle 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. The 2023 NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge program expanded again this year with a new race focusing on regenerative braking capabilities. With two…

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Volunteers Needed for 2022 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Midway Reviews

Programs like the Fluid Power Vehicle 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. The NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Design and Specification Midway Reviews are set to take place in December and January and offer…

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