Although some manufacturers are moving away from pneumatics in their machine designs, the industry can continue to grow if done smartly. That is, seamless integration of automation and pneumatics will rely heavily on the continued adoption of smart technologies, data collection and use, and more compact, efficient machines. This, said Donna Ritson of DDR Communications […]
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NFPA forms strategic alliance with FIRST, adds scholarship opportunity
The National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) recently started a Strategic Alliance collaboration with FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), an international not-for-profit organization aimed at increasing interest and participation in science and technology among K-12 students. The partnership will harness the similarities between the mission of FIRST and those NFPA’s workforce development […]
Hydraulic and pneumatic industry trends with NFPA
Fluid Power Industry Growth Trend The latest data published by the National Fluid Power Association shows industry shipments of fluid power products for February 2016 decreased 12.3% compared to February 2015, and increased 4.9% when compared to last month. Mobile hydraulic, industrial hydraulic, and pneumatic shipments decreased in February 2016 when compared to February 2015. […]
Nearly 200 students learn fluid power at annual event
Each year, hundreds of middle school students are actively engaged in learning about fluid power during the NFPA Fluid Power Challenge, a competition that challenges kids to solve an engineering problem using fluid power. The latest challenge was held at Macomb Community College in Detroit. Sponsored by Master Pneumatic, this year’s event included nearly 170 […]
Industry and academia invited to submit presentations for FPIRC16
The next Fluid Power Innovation and Research Conference (FPIRC) will be held October 10-12, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NFPA and the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) invite both industry and academic researchers to submit a short abstract of their work for consideration as a presentation at the […]
NFPA Events App now available for download
Available now for both iPhone and Android devices, the new NFPA Events app allows conference attendees to stay connected and up to date with push notifications, resort maps, daily schedules, speaker info and more. With the new app, attendees can: View and create schedules, explore sessions, and see other attendees. Create their own personal schedule. […]
NFPA Foundation gives grants to community colleges
The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded grants to four community colleges. The grants will help the schools purchase new hydraulic and pneumatic trainers, or upgrade existing equipment in their fluid power labs. The following schools each received a grant of $25,000: Angelina College, Lufkin, Texas. Central Community College, Grand Island, Nebraska Hennepin Technical […]
NFPA launches giving society to support education, research
In more exciting news this week, The National Fluid Power Association’s Education and Technology Foundation announced that it has launched a new annual giving society to increase support for fluid power education and research. Named after Blaise Pascal, the French mathematician, physicist and inventor whose famous law describes the fundamental principle that gives fluid power its […]
Fluid power leaders set to gather for NFPA Economic Conference
Next week, hundreds of members of the fluid power industry will gather at Chicago’s Westin North Shore for the National Fluid Power Association’s Industry and Economic Outlook Conference (IEOC). Considered by many to be the industry’s most popular annual event, it will be held Monday, August 11 to Wednesday, August 13. It will offer hard data, critical […]
New ISO Standard (ISO 19973-4:2014) Now Available from NFPA
A new ISO Standard has recently been published and is now available from the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA). ISO 19973-4:2014, Pneumatic fluid power – Assessment of component reliability by testing – Part 4: Pressure regulators [second edition]. ISO 19973-4:2014 provides test procedures for assessing the reliability of pneumatic pressure regulators by testing, using the […]
