Fluid Power Journal

NFPA Preparing for Technology Roadmap Update in 2017

by Eric Lanke, NFPA President/CEO The NFPA Technology Roadmap is a document that describes an industry-wide consensus regarding the pre-competitive research …

NFPA Members Invited to Participate in MSOE’s Fluid Power Industry Consortium

Initiative Will Help Support NFPA’s Road-Mapping Efforts by Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO The Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) has announced the …

CCEFP Moves Forward on Strategic Priorities

CCEFP Strategy Led by Faculty Experts and Industry Leaders The Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) continues to make progress toward its three …

NFPA to Host World Fluid Power Summit at IFPE 2017

by Eric Lanke NFPA President/CEO The world of fluid power is already making its plans to gather at IFPE 2017, the leading international exposition and …

NFPA Applies for Federal Funding to Support Education

by Eric Lanke, NFPA President/CEO In early October 2016, NFPA submitted an application to the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program of the National …

2017 Annual Conference Registration Now Open

Every so often, a truly special industry event hits the calendar. The NFPA 2017 Annual Conference is one of those events. Scheduled for February 8-10, 2017, at …

2016 FPIRC Was A Success

by Eric Lanke, NFPA President/CEO Last week I had the great pleasure of attending the third Fluid Power Innovation and Research Conference (FPIRC) in …

NSF MME Workshop Helps Chart Course for Fluid Power Advanced Manufacturing Research

By Eric Lanke, NFPA President/CEO Back in May I participated in a workshop on Fluid Power Advanced Manufacturing, hosted by the University of Minnesota and …

Meeting with DOE VTO Begins Fluid Power Research Discussion

By Eric Lanke, NFPA President/CEO With our university research and education partner the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP), NFPA has been …

Future of Fluid Power Session Confirmed for IFPE Conference

By Eric Lanke, NFPA President/CEO The next Energy Efficient Hydraulics and Pneumatics Conference (EEHPC) will be held in March 2017 in conjunction with the …