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NFPA offers numerous fluid power events throughout the year, ranging from large conferences and even larger tradeshows to smaller virtual meetings.

Tradeshows

NFPA sponsors fluid power pavilions at important customer market trade shows, offering discounted space and/or registration and additional promotion to members at these shows.
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August 20-21, 2025 | Chicago, ILiVT EXPO 2025The event is focused on all types of industrial and off-highway vehicles, with exhibits that are highly focused on a number of key technologies, including new powertrains, electric and hybrid systems, control systems, sensors, and autonomous technologies. With hydraulics serving as a key enabling technology for these vehicles and many of these systems, iVT EXPO offers an ideal platform for growth and expansion of hydraulics, both in its affiliated education program and on its show floor.MORE INFO
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October 7-9, 2025 | Louisville, KYUtility EXPO

This event is a premier gathering for utility professionals and construction contractors, showcasing the latest technologies, innovations, and trends in the industry.

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March 3-7, 2026 | Las Vegas, NVCONEXPO/CON-AGG

CONEXPO-CON/AGG is North America's largest construction trade show, held every three years in Las Vegas. It showcases the latest construction equipment, technology, and materials, attracting professionals from industries like construction, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and more. The event features exhibits, educational sessions, and networking opportunities, offering a comprehensive look at innovations and trends shaping the construction and heavy equipment sectors.

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Workforce Events

Events hosted by the NFPA Education & Technology Foundation 
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Speaker Bureau / Activity OpportunityMilwaukee Twilight Centers

Help Milwaukee Public School students learn about fluid power via a 20-minute talk or 30-minute activity. Events are held at multiple MPS Twilight Centers. Topic ideas include:

  • Demonstrating Pascal’s Law
  • Exploring fluid power components and their roles in a system
  • Discussing real-world fluid power applications (e.g. pistons)
  • Speak about your fluid power career path

To volunteer, please review Twilight Center hours; then contact James Foster (jfoster@nfpa.com) with preferred dates and locations.

 
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Workforce Engagement Group MeetingJune 4 Virtual WI WEG

Join us on June 4 (11am - Noon Central) for a virtual Wisconsin Workforce Engagement Group (WEG) meeting.  NFPA’s Workforce Team will share program updates. Mike Shiels, Dean of the School of Applied Technologies at Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC), will speak on the following topics.

  • WCTC fluid power students are learning to access data from manufacturing cells and the benefits for employers
  • New WCTC course focused on students who want to design automated manufacturing cells and the benefits for employers

Please email James Foster (jfoster@nfpa.com) before June 3rd for the Zoom meeting link.

 

Fluid Power Action Challenge Events
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Fluid Power Action ChallengeWant to Get Involved for 2025-26 School Year?

Please reach out to James Foster at jfoster@nfpa.com to learn how you can get involved with the Action Challenge.