New Trade Show Ranking Shows Strength of IFPE and CONEXPO-CON/AGG
By Katrina Schwarz Earlier this month, CONEXPO-CON/AGG, the show for mobile machinery featuring fluid power, took first place on the 2014 TSNN Top 250 Trade …
NFPA 2015 Industry & Economic Outlook Conference
Mark Your Calendars for August 10-12, 2015 at the Westin Chicago, North Shore, Wheeling, IL The Industry & Economic Outlook Conference (IEOC) is NFPA’s …
CSS Monthly Shipments: December Decline Avoided
NFPA’s December 2014 Confidential Shipment Statistics (CSS) report, a monthly source of fluid power shipment and order data trends often used to benchmark …
Is Additive Manufacturing an Opportunity or a Threat for the Fluid Power Industry?
By Eric Lanke, NFPA CEO I’ve been asked that question more than once in the past few months, mostly by NFPA members who are beginning to examine the emerging …
Students Learn About Fluid Power Through NFPA-Funded Projects
The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation awarded six teaching grants. The projects began in January 2015 and give students the opportunity to learn about …
NFPA-Funded Research Project Underway to Develop Contaminant Sensor at Iowa State
Students at Iowa State University are working on a research project, Dielectric Spectroscopic Sensor Development for Hydraulic Fluid Contamination Detection, …
The NFPA Fluid Power Challenge Makes Some Very Successful “Firsts”
Firsts: the first time you rode your bike without training wheels, the first time you spoke in front of a large audience, or your first year away from home at …
My Life! My Plan! Gives High School Students a Head Start
On December 11, 2014, Milwaukee Public School held a My Life! My Plan! Workshop at Bradley Tech High School that focused on STEM careers—concentrating on …
NFPA Identifies Strategy Agenda to Address the Needs of the Fluid Power Industry
The NFPA is working on a strategy agenda, which includes the following three strategic priorities: Inclusiveness: Serving as a forum where all fluid power …
2014 CFPA Annual Meeting Underscores Fluid Power’s Workforce Challenges
The 2014 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Fluid Power Association (CFPA) was held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. It had been several years since I attended the …
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