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Teaching Grants Engage Students in Fluid Power

The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation awarded six teaching grants that will begin in January 2015. The objective of the grants is to engage students in …

NFPA’s October 2014 Economic Update Webinar Summary: Positive Road Ahead

by Eric Armstrong, earmstrong@nfpa.com NFPA recently conducted its traditional October Economic Update Webinar with ITR Economics’ Jim Chappelow. The …

Partnering for a Strong Workforce

Did you know that NFPA has developed a Roadmap to Building a Strong Workforce? It outlines a number of ways NFPA members can help: Be a guest speaker at a …

CSS Monthly Shipments: Slow and Steady Growth

NFPA’s September 2014 Confidential Shipment Statistics (CSS), a monthly source of fluid power shipment and order data trends often used to benchmark company …

CCEFP IAB Meetings Allow Industry to Recruit Capable Students

By Eric Lanke, CEO, NFPA, elanke@nfpa.com Earlier this year, I attended a meeting of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) of the Center for Compact and Efficient …

Fluid Power and Additive Manufacturing

By Eric Lanke, CEO, NFPA One of the biggest splashes at the recent IMTS show in Chicago was the 3-D printed car. In case you haven’t heard the news, the …

NFPA Reaches Wide Audience at IMTS

NFPA participated in the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, Ill, on September 8-13, 2014. The IFPE Fluid Power Zone pavilion was …

NFPA Continues Regional Meetings in Chicago

Scheduled for Monday, December 8, the 2014 Chicago Regional Meeting will convene over lunch at the Wojcik Conference Center at Harper College in Palatine. The …

NFPA Success Highlights: Education Roadmap

By Eric Lanke, CEO, NFPA What did we want to achieve? The specific objective from our strategic plan reads: “Define a regional strategy for the development …

Technologies Driving the U.S. to Our Energy Future

Fluid Power’s Role in our Nation’s Energy-Efficient Future: Part 8 By Eric Lanke, CEO, NFPA This article is eighth in a series describing NFPA’s actions …

Fluid Power’s Role in Our Nation’s Energy-Efficient Future

Part 7: Getting Engaged with the U.S. Council of Competitiveness By Eric Lanke, CEO, NFPA This article is seventh in a series of articles describing NFPA’s …

Fluid Power’s Role in Our Nation’s Energy-Efficient Future

Part 6: Detecting and Correcting Inefficiencies in Hydraulic Systems By Eric Lanke, CEO, NFPA This is the sixth in a series of articles describing NFPA’s …

Understanding NAICS Codes

by Eric Armstrong If you’re involved in manufacturing, there is a good chance you have or will encounter NAICS codes. Depending on your position, you may …

Standardizing Energy Measurement for Fluid Power Systems

By Eric Lanke, CEO, NFPA The following article was written for NFPA’s Power2Move blog–a site created for those interested in knowing more about new …

Fluid Power Systems Conference 2012

November 27-29, 2012 • Chicago Marriott O’Hare, Rosemont, IL Hosted by the Download Presentations OPENING REMARKS Pat Maluso, IFPS President / Western …