NFPA Welcomes New Member: Valley Hydraulics

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Valley Hydraulics offers a wide variety of services. Our team strives to provide exceptional service to our customers. Our goal is to provide you with a one stop shop for all your fluid power needs, from Hydraulic cylinder repairs, hose and hardline repairs, pumps, valves and hard to find components. Our team will source these products…

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NFPA Scholarship Winners Seeking Employment and Internships in the Fluid Power Industry 

Through the support of generous donations to the NFPA Education and Technology Foundation, and volunteer NFPA member judges, the NFPA Education and Technology Foundation awarded 26 students $86,000 in scholarships to further their fluid power education for the 2023-24 academic year. The awardees include 23 students from the Fluid Power Scholarship applicant pool and 3 students from the…

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Your Participation Inspires Students

Remarkable things happen when members volunteer and participate in NFPA programs and events designed for middle and high school students. The students learn about fluid power, develop an awareness for the industry and careers, and get inspired to continue their fluid power education at the collegiate level. A great example of this pipeline from childhood…

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NFPA Welcomes New Member: Lakeside Screw Products

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Started in 1977 in a Garage with 4 Brown & Sharpe Screw machines, Lakeside Screw Products is a dedicated supplier to multiple industries with a specific focus on hydraulic components. We offer various manufacturing services, ranging from Multi-Axis CNC Lathe, CNC Swiss, Automatic Screw Machining, 4th & 5th Axis CNC Milling, Honing, Grinding and Assembly. We are…

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Project Leader 101: ISO Standards Development and Revision

Project Leader 101 : ISO Standards Development and RevisionApril 14, 2024 | 10:00am – 11:00am CDTVirtual Delivery Ever wanted to change an ISO Standard you use every day? You can learn more about the process of developing and revising ISO standards in our upcoming webinar. We will go more in depth on the topics of…

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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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