Posts Tagged ‘workforce’
Educated Workforce Task Force Meets to Scale Program Reach
Earlier in October, the NFPA Board of Directors met over a series of virtual meetings to review progress on NFPA’s strategic objectives so far this fiscal year. This series of meetings included a targeted session for the Educated Workforce Task Force, a group that focuses on improving the programs that support NFPA’s objective to “increase the number…
Read MoreFluid Power Forum Discusses the Lasting Impact of the Fluid Power Action Challenge
Episode 55 of Fluid Power Forum, NFPA’s fluid power industry-focused podcast, is now live. This episode features Heidi Kent of Ashby Public School in Minnesota. Listen below to hear about the process for competing in an NFPA Fluid Power Action Challenge and learn how companies in the industry can participate. This fluid power industry-focused podcast highlights the people,…
Read MoreMessage from the 2021-22 Board Chair
NFPA Continues to Strengthen the Fluid Power Industry by Jeff Hand, President and CEO, ROSS Controls The NFPA Board of Directors convened in Vermont in June 2021 to review NFPA’s performance over the past fiscal year and to make strategic decisions for moving the association forward into the future. As Chair of the NFPA Board…
Read MoreFluid Power Forum Discusses Expanding Workforce Opportunities with New Hose Crimping Technology
Fluid Power Forum has officially hit 50 episodes, and we couldn’t have done it without our supportive audience and fascinating guests. In celebration of this achievement, this episode features Cindy Cookson of Gates. Listen below to hear about the latest advancements in hose crimping technology and how a digital interface is expanding access to the…
Read MoreFluid Power Forum Discusses Improved Milwaukee Infrastructure With Hydraulic Bridge Upgrade
Episode 48 of Fluid Power Forum, NFPA’s fluid power industry-focused podcast, is now live. This episode features Jim Hoenle of MFP Automation Engineering. Listen below to hear about his team’s rehabilitation of a hydraulic bridge in Milwaukee and what it takes to lift a million pounds of concrete and steel straight into the air. This fluid power…
Read MoreCleveland State University, Michigan Technological University Overall Champions of 2021 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Events
Michigan Technological University and Cleveland State University took Overall Champion in the 2021 Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge events hosted by Norgren and Danfoss Power Solutions. This year’s program expanded to support two separate Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge competitions in an effort to reach more students and industry members. The events took place virtually April 7-9…
Read MoreFluid Power Forum Discusses Student Opportunities at Fluid Power Institute
Episode 45 of Fluid Power Forum, NFPA’s fluid power industry-focused podcast, is now live. This episode features Tim Kerrigan of MSOE’s Fluid Power Institute (FPI). Listen below to hear how the FPI is preparing its student staff members for the fluid power workforce. This fluid power industry-focused podcast highlights the people, technologies and unique applications that are moving…
Read MoreFluid Power Forum Explores Benefits of Variable Speed Drives
Episode 43 of Fluid Power Forum, NFPA’s fluid power industry-focused podcast, is now live. This episode features Carl Lorentzen and Soren Rasmussen of Green Hydraulic Power. Listen below to hear about the major differences a variable speed drive can make in industrial hydraulic power units. This fluid power industry-focused podcast highlights the people, technologies and unique applications that…
Read MoreFluid Power Forum Explores Industry Opportunities for Students
Episode 35 of Fluid Power Forum, NFPA’s fluid power industry-focused podcast, is now live. This episode features Josh Scarbrough of Murray State University. Listen below to learn about how his involvement with NFPA workforce programs (like the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge and Fluid Power Club) led him to a career at IFP after graduation. [button link=” https://fluidpowerforward.libsyn.com/utilizing-educational-resources-to-secure-a-career-in-fluid-power” target=”blank”…
Read MoreFluid Power Forum Discusses Impact and Future of Fast Track Program
Episode 30 of Fluid Power Forum, NFPA’s fluid power industry-focused podcast, is now live. This episode features Bill Haley of FORCE America, Inc., who is chair of NFPA’s Tech School Education Committee. Listen below to hear Bill discuss the success of the Fast Track program and why it’s so important to offer tech school options to students. [button…
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