CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 UPDATE

NFPA is a supporting organization of CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026, the largest construction show in North America and a crucial promotional opportunity for fluid power companies to connect with construction, earthmoving, mining, and utility OEMs. As previously communicated, NFPA is working with the show organizers to help ensure that it offers enhanced promotion to past qualifying IFPE…

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Call for Volunteers: NFPA Technology Task Force Collaborative Projects

The NFPA Technology Roadmap identified a number of machine-level technology trends that are actively shaping the future of the fluid power industry. These trends include the increasing electrification, connectivity, and autonomous functionality of both the mobile and industrial machines that use fluid power in their power or control systems. To better understand these trends, and…

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Career Fair with Cleveland State University was a Success!

This fall NFPA welcomed Cleveland State University (CSU) as our 7th Power Partner University. These Power Partners are recognized as universities that provide excellent fluid power education as well as those that participate in each of NFPA’s programs including the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge. Last week, NFPA hosted nine of our member companies on campus…

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IFPS Accepting Nominations for the 2024 Hall of Fame

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. IFPS is accepting nominations for the Fluid Power Hall of Fame until April 15th, 2024. The Fluid Power industry’s success…

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NFPA Welcomes New Member: Alkegen

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Extensive suite of liquid filtration media solutions to advance filter performance in the most demanding of applications. Alkegen134 Chestnut Hill RoadRochester, NH 03867716-768-6500https://alkegen.com/ OCR – Stephen Robertson, Product ManagerSRobertson@Alkegen.com

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Fast Track to Fluid Power Is Creating New Fluid Power Technicians

This episode features Don Hutchinson of Macomb Community College. Listen to the Podcast Here Don is the Dean of Engineering and Advanced Technology at Macomb Community College. Macomb Community College is the newest Hub in NFPA’s Fast Track to Fluid Power program, so we invited Don into our forum to learn more about what that means…

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NFPA Welcomes New Member: MTE Hydraulics

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MTE manufactures hydraulic gear pumps, motors, flow divider, DC and AC complete or partial power unit products for a wide range of mobile and industrial applications. In addition, MTE manufactures hydraulically driven AC and DC generators. MTE Hydraulics, Inc.4701 Kishwaukee St.Rockford, IL 61109815-397-4701www.mtehydraulics.com OCR: Rich Thurman815-262-3643rthurman@mtehydraulics.com

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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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