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NFPA’s Role in Fluid Power Standardization Advocacy

by Eric Lanke, NFPA CEO Standards development is a key activity that contributes to the fulfillment of NFPA’s mission to strengthen the fluid power industry. …

NFPA Members Start School Year Strong with Fluid Power Challenge Events

NFPA Fluid Power Challenge veterans started the school year out with a bang! The Challenge is a competition where middle school students solve an engineering …

NFPA Releases Annual Report on U.S. Fluid Power Industry

Presentation Available for Member Use In an attempt to raise the profile of the fluid power industry in the general public and public policy arena, NFPA has …

Energy Efficient Fluid Power Conference Will Return at IFPE 2017

by Eric Lanke, NFPA CEO The Energy Efficient Hydraulics and Pneumatics Conference (EEHPC) is an event co-sponsored by NFPA, the FPDA Motion & Control …

NFPA Annual Conference Speakers Prepare You for What’s Next

The NFPA 2016 Annual Conference slate of speakers is complete and impressive. This stellar line-up will not only provide attendees with insights into what may …

Exhibiting Space Filling Fast!

Hosted by NFPA within the Motion, Drive & Automation North America (MDA NA) and Industrial Automation North America (IANA) shows, the IFPE Fluid Power Zone …

Spring Regional Meeting Dates Announced

Register Today! NFPA will be on the road again this spring hosting regional meetings in both the Detroit and Minneapolis areas. As always, NFPA Regional …

ISO Technical Committee Works to Advance Energy Efficiency

The International Standards Organization (ISO) technical committee for fluid power (TC 131), along with 19 of its subcommittees and working groups, converged …

Call for Presenters: Share Your Expertise at Motion, Drive & Automation North America at IMTS

Help increase energy efficiency and productivity! NFPA is looking for industry experts to discuss best practices in fluid power at the Integrated Industries …

NFPA’s New Market Information Website Launched

The new market information website now serves as the main point of entry for all NFPA data and reports on the latest industry trends, size, and forecasts for …

Fluid Power Industry Reviews, Selects Research Projects for CCEFP

One of the most common questions I get about the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) is how they pick which research projects to fund. It’s …

NFPA Board Continues Focus on Growing the Fluid Power Workforce

by Eric Lanke, NFPA CEO As our Chairman Jeff Stuart expressed earlier this year, NFPA and its Board of Directors are increasing its focus on a set of clear, …

FPIRC15: The Intersection of Fluid Power Technology, Workforce, and Innovation

The Fluid Power Innovation and Research Conference (FPIRC) held October 14 – 16 in Chicago had a record number of international attendees from industry, …

Register Now for the NFPA Annual Conference

The NFPA 2016 Annual Conference is scheduled for March 9-11. The program is expected to be stronger than ever with presenters ready to demonstrate how to …

NFPA to Build off of “Future of Pneumatics” Exhibit Success

NFPA, Vanderbilt University, and the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) have made two appearances in 2015 before the advanced processing and …

Save the Date for the 2016 NFPA Annual Conference

The 2016 NFPA Annual Conference is scheduled for March 9 – 11, 2016 at the La Cantera Hill Country Resort in the San Antonio area. The room block is open …

The NFPA Student Career Connections Program – An Easy Way to Connect with Students

The first Student Career Connections event took place at Price Engineering, an NFPA member in Hartland, Wis., earlier this year. Here is a quick overview of …

See the Excitement Firsthand: Fall Fluid Power Challenge Dates Announced

NFPA started the Fluid Power Challenge in 2008 with three teams; now there are 14 Fluid Power Challenge events with over 1,300 students participating each …

NFPA’S 2015 IEOC Breaks Attendance Record

NFPA’s 2015 Industry & Economic Outlook Conference (IEOC), held August 10-12, 2015 at the Westin Chicago North Shore, Wheeling, Ill., exemplified the …

NFPA Updates its Technology Roadmap for the Fluid Power Industry

The 2015 NFPA Technology Roadmap: Improving the Design and Function of Fluid Power Components and Systems has been published by the National Fluid Power …