Fluid Power Journal

Honorary Lifetime Membership Granted

Congratulations to James (Jimmy) Simpson, CFPAI, for his newly appointed Honorary Lifetime Membership status. A motion was made during the IFPS Annual Meeting …

Important Announcement

IFPS will launch a new, cloud-based website in March 2018. It is essential your current contact information, especially your email address, is accurate. Your …

Upcoming Web Seminars

Register at www.ifps.org. Free to IFPS members; Non-members pay a fee to register. Three Part Series Transforming Fluid Power: Rethinking the Way We Apply …

Take Your Best Shot!

  Submit your fluid power photo HERE to take your shot at prize money and recognition. Each year, the International Fluid Power Society and the Fluid …

Is Your Air Dryer Eating Your Profits?

By Ron Marshall Much time is often spent looking for leaks and finding inappropriate end uses in an industrial plant in an effort to save money. But often …

Stainless Steel Check Valves, Thread-In Type

INSERTA® IGT (Stainless Steel) Guided Disc Thread-in Type Check Valves can be inserted in manifolds, subplates, flanges, and integrated valve systems for use …

NFPA Curriculum Grant Awarded to Western Michigan University

By Eric Lanke, NFPA President/CEO The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation awards grants of up to $25,000 to 4-year universities to develop, replicate, or …

Plan, Train, and Maintain for Safety Success

by Carl Potter, CSP and Deb Potter, PhD Safety discussions often lead to conversations about which rules and regulations will drive us to a zero-injury …

NFPA Publishes Third Annual Report on the U.S. Fluid Power Industry

The third annual Report on the U.S. Fluid Power Industry is finished and available for download on the NFPA website. As in previous reports, this new document …

NFPA Publishes 2017 Update to Technology Roadmap

By Eric Lanke, NFPA President/CEO A new publication, the 2017 NFPA Technology Roadmap: Improving the Design and Function of Fluid Power Components and Systems, …