Posts Tagged ‘research’
NFPA Research Supplement Update: Efficient, Compact, and Smooth Variable Propulsion Motor
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO I recently attended the June 2019 Summit of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) at Purdue University. This was the second of two meetings in our last fiscal year where the fluid power research projects supported by our new NFPA Research Supplement Program were presented. In…
Read MoreIFPE 2020 to Offer New Fluid Power Education Opportunities
IFPE 2020 March 10-14, 2020 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada IFPE 2020 is not only set to offer opportunities for fluid power companies to show off their latest technologies to existing and potential customers, but will also provide opportunities for exhibitors and attendees alike to learn about the latest breakthroughs in fluid power…
Read MoreNFPA Research Supplement Update: Individual Electro-Hydraulic Drives for Off-Road Vehicles
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO I recently attended the June 2019 Summit of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) at Purdue University. This was the second of two meetings in our last fiscal year where the fluid power research projects supported by our new NFPA Research Supplement Program were presented. In…
Read MoreFluid Power Podcast Now Live
NFPA’s new fluid power industry-focused podcast has officially launched. This episode features Mike Stewart of Steelhead Composites, who talks about lightweight hydraulic accumulators and some of their unique applications, ranging from launching things into space to operating subsea and everywhere in between. [button link=”https://fluidpowerforward.libsyn.com/lightweight-hydraulic-accumulators-mike-stewart#” target=”blank” style=”primary”]Listen to the Podcast Here[/button] The industry-focused podcast series highlights the people, technologies,…
Read MoreLearn How to Use IoT to Enhance Productivity and Customer Relationships
NFPA / Fluid Power Industrial Consortium (FPIC) Regional Conference September 6, 2019 Hyatt Regency, Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI Register Here Expand your knowledge of IoT enablers and how to make, move, and view data at the September 6 NFPA / FPIC Regional Conference, presented by NFPA and MSOE’s Fluid Power Industrial Consortium (FPIC). This half day conference, which…
Read MoreNFPA Research Supplement Update: Polymer-Enhanced Fluid Effects on Efficiency
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO I recently attended the June 2019 Summit of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) at Purdue University. This was the second of two meetings in our last fiscal year where the fluid power research projects supported by our new NFPA Research Supplement Program were presented. In…
Read MoreNFPA Is Helping to Create More Fluid Power-Educated University Graduates
By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO At our recent Annual Conference in Laguna Beach, California, I shared the key ways NFPA is fulfilling its mission to strengthen the fluid power industry. In this, the fifth and final NFPA News post in this series, I’d like to share some of the things I said regarding NFPA’s…
Read MoreJune 7 FPIC to Cover IoT Benefits and Applications
Fluid Power Industrial Consortium (FPIC) June 7, 2019 Hyatt Regency, Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI Register Here Make connections with other fluid power professionals and learn more about the Internet of Things in the fluid power industry at the upcoming MSOE Fluid Power Industrial Consortium (FPIC) seminar at the Hyatt Regency, Milwaukee on June 7. NFPA members are able to register for…
Read MoreNFPA Research Supplements Now Available for 2019-20 Academic Year
Application deadline = May 18, 2019 By Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO The National Fluid Power Association (NFPA), in collaboration with the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP), sponsors its Research Supplement Program to help principal investigators with existing research awards and their graduate students attend and present their research at designated industry conferences…
Read MoreCCEFP Webinar to Cover Topics in Tribology, Hydraulics in Wind Turbines
The 2018-19 CCEFP Webinar Series is underway and covers a number of fluid power research projects supported by the NFPA Education and Technology Foundation Research Supplements. The next episode, taking place March 27 at 12 pm CST, will feature two projects: Understanding the Transient Nature of Wind Turbine Response to Create Advanced Controls to Improve the Efficiency…
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