2020 Industry & Economic Outlook Conference August 11-13, 2020 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM CT each day Virtual Delivery Registration Opening Soon NFPA’s Industry & Economic Outlook Conference (IEOC) is an annual event for fluid power supply chain professionals and this year it’s more accessible than ever before. Split into three virtual half-day sessions on […]
June FPIC/NFPA Regional Conference goes live via zoom
The Thursday June 4, NFPA/FPIC Regional Conference on “Improving Fluid Power System Efficiency, Reliability and Durability with Precision Manufacturing” program will be a live webinar using Zoom due to the current COVID 19 pandemic. Like the in-person events, this meeting will provide in-depth technical presentations and opportunities for networking via chat rooms. A 10-minute break…
NFPA’s Global Market Report Update
A new issue of the following NFPA global market report(s) are now available online. Please click on the report title below or pane down further for a report description. Oxford Economics Special Reports Global Market Reports and Forecasts *NFPA Login is required Oxford Economic Highlights from Updated Reports Global Highlights The rapid spread of the…
University Fluid Power Clubs bring interest to industry
The NFPA Technology and Education Foundation launched a new program last year to support Fluid Power Clubs at the college level. The goal of the clubs is to get engineering students introduced to and interested in fluid power, support club activities, and connect students to industry professionals to learn about careers in fluid power. Four-year…
Culture is key to businesses’ — and employees’ — futures
At the NPFA annual conference in Miami earlier this month, Don Rheem of E3 solutions presented a talk on neuroscience and its effect on driving high-performance cultures. He shared that 70% of employees who report to work in America today worldwide are disengaged. “One of the key reasons they’re disengaged is there’s a part of…
NFPA hosts Research Symposium at IFPE
The NFPA will present its IFPE Research Symposium March 11-13 during lunch presentations. This program showcases the latest fluid power research being performed at U.S. universities with funding provided by a new program within the U.S. Department of Energy to improve the energy efficiency of hydraulic systems on off-road vehicles. The Symposium will be held from […]
Wisconsin Fluid Power Action Challenge open to the public
Families and community members are invited to attend the Fluid Power Action Challenge competition March 13, at 1:00 p.m. at Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC), Gymnasium; Building S. Five years ago, Price Engineering launched this event in Waukesha County with nine teams. This year, more than 200 local middle school students will work to design…
Schedule announced for March FPIC Regional Conference in Detroit
The schedule has been announced for the March 5 NFPA/FPIC Regional Conference on “Advanced Sensor Technologies for Fluid Power Systems” at Lawrence Technological University. Registration is free to NFPA members. As always, the event kicks off with breakfast and networking from 7:30 – 8:00 a.m., followed by welcome and introductions until 8:30. The rest of…
Registration open for NFPA Annual Conference Feb 11-13 in Miami
Registration is open for the National Fluid Power Association’s 2020 Annual Conference, slated for February 11-13 at the Mandarin Oriental in Miami. Early bird registration is open until December 9. This year’s conference features an expanded general session for more diverse topics and solid takeaways: Fred Harburg of the Kellogg School of Management will use […]
NFPA opens registration, co-locates Cleveland meeting with FPTC 2019
Registration is now open for the NFPA 2019 Cleveland Regional Meeting, taking place over breakfast from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 18. This year’s meeting is presented in conjunction with Fluid Power World’s Fluid Power Technology Conference. In addition to the quality, casual networking these meetings are known for, a special presenter will…
NFPA publishes 2019 update to Fluid Power Technology Roadmap
A new publication, the 2019 NFPA Technology Roadmap: Improving the Design, Manufacture and Function of Fluid Power Components and Systems, has been published by the National Fluid Power Association. Copies can be downloaded after a brief registration process at NFPA.com. The purpose of the Roadmap is to provide NFPA member companies and their research partners…
NFPA launches Executive Leadership Program
Together with the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, NFPA is launching the NFPA Executive Leadership Program, a series of six full-day leadership sessions tailored specifically to the needs of the fluid power industry. The sessions will take place over the course of 18 months, and the first session in the series will take…
NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge connects mentors and university students
New to the NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge this year is an organized mentoring program. The competition challenges college engineering students to redesign a traditional bicycle using hydraulics as the mode of power transmission. Each university Vehicle Challenge team worked with an assigned NFPA industry member mentor. The teams get competition points for checking in […]
Fluid Power Industrial Consortium announces March agenda
The Fluid Power Industrial Consortium has announced its program on March 1, with a theme of “Electrification in Fluid Power Systems.” The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Milwaukee, 333 W. Kilbourn Ave., in the Lakeshore B and C Conference Rooms, first floor just off the lobby. The event runs…
15 university teams join the NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge
The 2018-19 NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge is off to an exciting start. Coinciding with their senior capstone design courses, fifteen universities have registered to compete in this year’s program. In the first semester of the Vehicle Challenge, teams gain knowledge in fluid power components, circuits, and systems, and their use in controlling force and…
Registration open for NFPA Annual Conference in Laguna Beach, Calif.
Registration is now open for the National Fluid Power Association’s 2019 Annual Conference at the Montage Laguna Beach in Laguna Beach, Calif., March 5-7. This year’s conference features an expanded general session for more diverse topics and solid takeaways, including: Fred Harburg of the Kellogg School of Management will use his expertise in executive coaching and growth […]
Sealing takes the stage at next Fluid Power Industrial Consortium in December
The next quarterly Fluid Power Industrial Consortium (FPIC) is slated for December 7 at the Intercontinental Milwaukee. The FPIC is a partnership with the National Fluid Power Association member companies and other stakeholders in the fluid power industry. Its more than 320-member companies include those that design and manufacture fluid power components and systems, system integrators, […]
NFPA and AGMA team up to create Motion + Power Technology Expo
The National Fluid Power Association and the American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) have teamed up to revamp Gear Expo, recreating that event to be the new Motion + Power Technology Expo (MPT Expo). The inaugural event will take place at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Mich., October 15-17, 2019. This trade show and conference will bring together a…
Mentors sought by NFPA for Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge students
NFPA consistently works to increase the number of technical college and university students educated in fluid power and connect them to careers in the fluid power industry. In the university arena, the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge challenges college students to redesign a traditional bicycle using hydraulics. The program, which runs from September through April, culminates…
Save the date: NFPA regional meeting returns to Cleveland
The Cleveland Regional Meeting will take place Thursday, November 8, over lunch at The City Club in Cleveland. In addition to the casual networking these meetings are known for, a special presenter, Grace A. Kilbane, Executive Director of the Cleveland/Cuyahoga County Workforce Development Board and of OhioMeansJobs, will explain how her agency works with local…
Pneumatics and automation must go hand-in-hand to survive
Although some manufacturers are moving away from pneumatics in their machine designs, the industry can continue to grow if done smartly. That is, seamless integration of automation and pneumatics will rely heavily on the continued adoption of smart technologies, data collection and use, and more compact, efficient machines. This, said Donna Ritson of DDR Communications […]
NFPA awards 13 fluid power scholarships
The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has recently awarded thirteen $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing fields of study related to fluid power technology. A minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale, 500-word essay, and two letters of recommendation were required from each applicant. The Foundation’s goal is to help individuals enrolled in high schools, technical…
Early-bird registration ends for NFPA’s Economic Outlook Conference
Today is the deadlines for early bird registration for the NFPA Industry and Economic Outlook Conference (IEOC). The hotel reservation deadline is July 22. Those interested in attending are encouraged to register for the conference and book their hotel rooms as soon as possible to ensure room availability and get the best registration rate. The…
Overcoming the challenges of IoT
In a recent blog, “The pitfalls and payoffs of IoT,” Jeremy Drury from IoT Diagnostics, Cincinnati, related some of the barriers fluid-power manufacturers and users face when embracing the Industrial Internet of Things. The posting is based on a recent webinar “IoT, are we there yet?” hosted by the National Fluid Power Assn. Now in…
The pitfalls and payoffs of IoT
The National Fluid Power Assn. recently hosted a special webinar on the Industrial Internet of Things, and how the underlying technology relates to fluid power. In the presentation, “IoT, are we there yet?” Jeremy Drury, vice president at IoT Diagnostics, based in Cincinnati, walked attendees through the current landscape and offered a cautious but upbeat…