Energy Efficient Hydraulics & Pneumatics Conference Returns in 2017
Efficient consumption of energy is one of the key concerns around the world today. In fact, my local power company regularly prepares a report so I know how my …
Upgraded Electronic Controls Specialist Certification Elevates Fluid Power Competency
By Donna Pollander, ACA, IFPS Executive Director The IFPS strives to keep pace with changing fluid power and motion control technologies, and the development …
More Women Engineers Needed to Help Fill 1.7 Million Jobs
Compiled by staff members at Proportion-Air, Inc. With projections showing the industry will need 1.7 million more engineers and computing professionals to …
Making a Difference
Ever know one of those kids who made a mistake he or she didn’t recover from? Someone you knew or loved who blindly got caught up in things by making bad …
Increasing Awareness of IFPS Membership and Certification
Marketing and sales has always been at the center of my career. Speaking with prospects, learning of their needs, and presenting solutions based on those …
Watts It All About
It began well before 1994, but an event from that spring stands out as a turning point in my understanding of the need for energy awareness when designing or …
How to Make a Positive Impact in 2016
Now that the holiday rush has ended, we settle into the New Year and brace ourselves for the onslaught of winter. It is now, when the hustle and bustle is …
The Wolf at the Door
Here we go – another year and another IFPS president. And that is a good thing. The many new members serving on the Board of Directors bring new perspective …
Shrinking The Skills Gap: Why Manufacturing Day Matters
Over the next decade, it is estimated that nearly 3.5 million U.S. manufacturing jobs will be needed, and 2 million of those jobs are expected to go unfilled …
25 Years Strong in Promoting Certification and Industry Training
I was very saddened by the death of my good friend Ray Hanley, who passed away May 30 of this year. I got my first certification in 1987 and was introduced to …
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