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Career Search

Career Builder sponsored by Hydraulics and Pneumatics Magazine

Industrial Careers Pathway
Learn about industrial careers by watching this video. Click this link and then double click on arrow to start video. 

Certification Courses

Canadian Fluid Power Association

Hydraulics Specialist Certification Course

Industrial Careers Pathway
Certification courses for industrial distribution 

International Fluid Power Society

Various technician certifications offered

Forums

Hydraulics and Pneumatics Magazine

Professional Education Seminars

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Publications

National Association of Manufacturers

Training Aids

BarDyne Bookstore 
Fluid Power and Hydraulics Publications, Books, and Manuals

Bosch Rexroth Corp.
materials include:

  • Textbooks with practice material 

  • CAD and simulation programs
  • Video films, overhead slides, work materials, and posters 
  • Cross-technology simulators

Eaton Corp.
materials include:

  • Training manuals

  • Multimedia training
  • Other products

Hydraulics and Pneumatics Magazine

  • Technology Zones – Fluid Power Basics: Contains terminology, definitions, schematics and information on fluid power

Integrated Publishing

Engine Mechanics 
Includes Chapters on Introduction to Fluid Power, Pumps, Valves, Basic Diagrams and Systems

Machine Design Magazine
materials include:

  • Basics of Design Engineering – Fluid Power

  • Contains terminology, definitions and information on fluid power
  • Tribology

Maintenance Resources.com
materials include:

  • CD Roms and software

  • Videos
  • Training aids
  • Books
  • Instructor led training

National Fluid Power Association

Training Courses

BarDyne, Inc. (Oklahoma)

Bosch Rexroth Corp.
2008 Hydraulic Training Schedule

Certified Power Inc. 
Customer training in Green Bay and New Berlin (WI)

Festo Didactic  

Fluid Power Training Institute (Utah) 
Hands-on workshops include

  • Practical Hydraulics

  • Troubleshooting Hydraulics Components and Systems

Intellect Controls Group

International Fluid Power Society

Motion Industries
Motion Institute 

Mastery Technology – Interactive Job Skills Training (Michigan) 
Fluid Power Training Course (.250 CEU’s) 
An overview of the fluid power system including introductions to both Pascal's Law and Bernoulli's Principle presented in Web, CD-Rom, LAN, and WebCD.

National Fluid Power Association

  • Follow the links on this page to learn more about classes and training programs offered by NFPA member companies, schools and universities.

Norgren 

Parker Hannifin Corporation 
Courses include:

  • Fluid Connectors Product Training and Certification

  • Motion & Control Training

Web Based Training

International Fluid Power Society Online Training Courses

  • Pneumatic Specialist Course

  • Mobile Hydraulics Course
  • Basic Hydraulics Course
  • Basic Mechanical Course
  • Mobile Electrical Course
  • Basic Pneumatics Course
  • Basic Industrial Electrical Course
  • Pneumatic Specialist Review Training Course

Machine Design Engineering Training Series

National Fluid Power Association

Tooling U


Webcasts

Fluid Power Distributor Association 
Topics include Employee Development

Hydraulics and Pneumatics Magazine

National Fluid Power Association
Distance Learning Webcasts (Free to NFPA members) – Archived Seminar Webcasts
topics include:

  • Energy Saving Strategies for Hydraulic Systems

  • Fluid Power Forecast Update
  • Basic Hydraulics: An Overview for Non-Engineering Staff
  • Basic Pneumatics: An Overview for Non-Engineering Staff
  • Measuring Pump Efficiency: Uncertainty Considerations
  • Breakthroughs in Pneumatic Research

National Instruments
Control Prototyping with LabVIEW for Haptic and Telerobotic Systems presented by Dr. Wayne Book

Other Resources

Industrial Careers Pathway marketing materials; student brochure 

Engineering TV 
Learn about breakthroughs and cutting edge technology with this online video program.


Education and workforce development are primary strategic issues for NFPA—and we’re actively working to build programs that attract, engage and develop the future workforce for the fluid power industry. Engineering and fluid power represent growth industries on the cutting edge of technological development, and there are a wealth of resources available to help NFPA and your organization better position our industry to future employees. As a service to our member companies, many of which are focused on workforce development in their own communities, we're providing these resources to help them in these important efforts.

For more information, contact Eric Lanke at 414-778-3351 or elanke@nfpa.com.   


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