Fluid Power Journal

2017 Milwaukee Regional Scheduled to Hit a Homerun

The first of NFPA’s 2017 fall regional meetings has been scheduled for Milwaukee on Tuesday, October 10. This lunch meeting will be held at Friday’s Front …

Development of ISO Standards for Contamination Control Continues

The U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for contamination control (TC 131/SC 6) met in June to continue its ISO standardization work in fluid power filtration. …

NFPA Endorses Manufacturing Day 2017

by Stephanie Scaccianoce Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) is an annual celebration of modern manufacturing meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturers. …

“Flat Walt” Learns Standards – A High School STEM Initiative

by Stephanie Scaccianoce When the workforce team traveled to Houston for the FIRST® Robotics Competition, we encountered many teams with creative branding and …

2017 NFPA Robotics Challenge Scholarship Winner Announced

Spencer Tiegs of Waukesha, Wis., has been named the first winner of the NFPA Robotics Challenge Scholarship, a new scholarship program that launched with the …

State of the Fluid Power Industry Presented at HydraForce Sales Meeting

By Eric Lanke, NFPA President/CEO Many thanks to David Price and HydraForce for inviting me to speak on the state of the fluid power industry at their recent …

Second FPIC Seminar on Additive Manufacturing Continues Successful Series

By Eric Lanke, NFPA President/CEO On June 2, 2017, I had the privilege of attending the second seminar of MSOE’s new Fluid Power Industrial Consortium …

NFPA Hosts 2017 Spring ISO/TC 131 Meetings

NFPA recently hosted a week-long group of 40+ delegates representing the U.S. and other International Standards Organization (ISO) member bodies from around …

Six Reasons to Attend the 2017 IEOC Invitational Golf Tournament

2017 Industry & Economic Outlook Conference (IEOC) August 15 – 16, 2017 Golf & Welcome Reception: August 14 Westin Chicago North Shore Wheeling, …

IFPE Announces 2020 Show Chair

David Price, the global marketing manager at HydraForce, Inc., has recently been announced as the IFPE 2020 show chair. In this position, he will lead the …