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Welcome to the Future of Fluid Power!
By DAN HELGERSON, CFPAI, CFPS, CFPMT, CFPECS, CFPSD After many years with little or no change in the components or approaches to the application of fluid …
Education and New Talent in the Fluid Power Industry
By Chauntelle Baughman, CFPHS, President and Co-Founder of OneHydraulics, Inc. I vividly recall those days as a young woman fresh out of college and ready to …
Fluid Power: An Evolutionary Industry, Served by a Progressive Society (IFPS)
Bishwajit Ranjan, PE, CFPE, CFPS The speed of evolution in the fields of science and technology has been rapid. While it took Apollo-11 seventy five hours to …
The Modern Off-Road Equipment Industry Demands Technical Application Skills, Training, and Certification in Mobile Hydraulics
by John Juhasz, CFPECS, CFPS As my time on the IFPS Board of Directors comes to its end this year, it’s a good time to reflect on the state of our industry …
The Value of Fluid Power Training and Certification
by D. Dean Houdeshell, PE, CFPAI, CFPE, 2018-2019 President, IFPS If your experience is at all like mine, you entered your first fluid power job with little …
Exploring the New Frontier of Underwater Mining and Construction
By Ron Burg, Mechanical Engineer, Mahan’s Inc. The new frontier of underwater mining is experiencing rapid technological development. Innovation has proven …
How to Close the Skills Gap at Hydraulic Fluid Facilities
By Shawn Fitzgerald It’s no secret U.S. manufacturers are struggling to find the right talent for their open jobs. We all know how important it is to fill …
Inspire to Learn
By Scott Sardina, PE, CFPHS, CFPPS, CFPS, CFPAI I’m a lifer. It seems like every year I find myself enrolled in a new semester course or seminar. Part of it …
IFPS Meets Emerging Trends and Technology with Significant Updates
by Donna Pollander, ACA, IFPS Executive Director There are some really exciting things going on at IFPS…updates to our flagship certifications, development …
Increase Your Professional Value with Online Training
By Kristine Coblitz, Editor, Fluid Power Journal The digital revolution is changing the way we do business. Time-management apps help us to productively and …
Improve your Marketability with the IFPS
Not long ago I found myself looking for a career change within the fluid power industry, and it was at that time I truly realized the value of my involvement …
Dangerous Goods Regulations Updated to Reflect 2017-2018 ICAO Technical Instructions
Businesses need and want predictability—particularly when it comes to government regulations. So the fact that the International Civil Aviation Organization …
Advanced Products and Game-Changing Engineering are Trending for Fluid Power Pros
The NFPA released a November 2016 survey on the “State of the Fluid Power Industry.” The study notes that distributors see annual shipments for their …
Rethinking Hydraulic Safety
According to the International Hydraulic Safety Authority (IHSA), hydraulics and electricity are both forms of transmitting energy, and most often hydraulics …
Owning the Future
Leadership roles are often defined by the time an individual uses to plan their actions: a worker is concerned with what they have to do for one day, the …
Hydraulics in the Entertainment Industry Present an Interesting, Challenging Career Opportunity
By Mark Castle, Head of Automation KÀ at MGM Hotel and Casino During my career in the entertainment business, I have had the opportunity to design, build, …
Innovation is the Key to Progress
I have heard many engineers complain that industry is too timid when it comes to innovation. Incremental improvements are pursued while major opportunities for …
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 …
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