Meet the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Teams – Part 2

Article By: Mary Pluta 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, Pascal Society, and Tom Wanke Legacy Fund donors. Support these efforts by making a donation. Twenty-three teams from universities around the country are getting ready to participate in…

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IFPS Certifications Help Enhance the Fluid Power Workforce

Article By: Haley Nemeth Individuals with certifications must re-certify every five years to ensure their knowledge and skills are always up to date. Certifications cover industrial hydraulics, mobile hydraulics, and pneumatics at the specialist, mechanic, and technician levels. Study materials are available, as are certification review training sessions through third-party accredited instructors. Learn more about…

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IFPE Preview: Digital Proportional Control for Precise and Accurate Movement in Mobile Equipment – Fluid Power Forum Episode 94 Now Live 

This episode features Russ Schneidewind, the Director of Business Development at HydraForce. Listen to the Podcast Here HydraForce designs, manufactures, and markets hydraulic cartridge valves, custom manifolds, and electro-hydraulic controls for use in industrial and mobile equipment applications worldwide. We invited Russ into our forum to learn more about their new Digital Proportional Control product…

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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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Meet the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Teams – Part 1

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, Pascal Society, and Tom Wanke Legacy Fund donors. Support these efforts by making a donation. Twenty-three teams from universities around the country are getting ready to participate in the Fluid Power Vehicle…

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Black History Month Spotlight: The National Society of Black Engineers

The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation launched the Fluid Power Connects initiative to connect historically underrepresented student populations to educational opportunities and rewarding career pathways in the fluid power industry. February is Black History Month, and we are working towards engaging our education partners and community organizations to extend our programmatic and funding opportunities to…

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Spots Still Available – March’s Quarterly Technology Conference – New Components and System Architecture that Increase Energy Efficiency

There are still spots available for the March NFPA Quarterly Technology Conference. The upcoming conference will take place March 2, 2023 and will be held jointly with FPIC. The conference focus is “New Components and System Architectures that Increase Energy Efficiency.” Presentations will be broadcast virtually over Remo.  Sessions will include: View the tentative schedule of events here…

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B-D Cylinder Rejoins NFPA as a Manufacturer Member

NFPA membership connections

B-D Cylinder Products, Inc. manufactures mounting accessories for NFPA tie rod, interchangeable hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders. Products include cylinder head and cap blanks, retainer plates, mounting plates, trunnion mounts, rod clevises, alignment couplers, eye brackets, clevis brackets, rod eyes, detachable mounts, pivot pins, mounting ears and lugs, and specials.

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Get to Know Your Staff – Allison Hade, Member Program Manager

Allison Hade Member Program Manager, National Fluid Power Association Allison is originally from Northern Illinois, and an alumna of UW – Milwaukee. She joined our staff in June as a Membership Program Manager. Allison works on many of our membership programs and events like the Industry and Economic Conference and Annual Conference (held in August…

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NIU Industry Connection Event March 2023

Mechanical Engineering Recruitment Event March 6, 2023 | 10:00am– 2:00pm (Central Time)Rock Valley College, Northern Illinois University  NFPA would like to invite you to join the Mechanical Engineering Engagement event with Northern Illinois University (NIU). This event will take place on Monday, March 6th from 10AM-2PM at Rock Valley College in Rockford, IL. In Rockford, Illinois, Northern Illinois University…

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