Committee Mission
Provides direction and support to programs that provide data and other market information on the domestic and international fluid power industry and customer markets. Helps engage members in creation of value and in program development and delivery.
Committee Members
Chair: R. Edwin Howe, Enfield Technologies
Vice Chair: TBD
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Ben Trumpower, ArcelorMittal
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Blake Valentine, Bailey International
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Larry Foy, Bosch Rexroth Corp.
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Anthony Welter, Eaton Corporation - Hydraulics Operations
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Jim Kaas, Iowa Fluid Power
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Scott Paxton, Lehigh Fluid Power, Inc.
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Eric Michel, MICO, Incorporated
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Douglas Lacina, Milwaukee Cylinder
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John Falcon, ROSS Controls
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Sue Anne Shogren, Master Pneumatic
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Marion Burlack, Plymouth Tube
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Phil Bauer, Galland Henning Nopak
Past Projects
NFPA’s Global Market Reports and Forecasts - Working with Oxford Economics, NFPA and the Economics and Statistics Committee identified and developed a series of Global Market Reports and Forecasts that best match the results from a Global Market Information Feedback Campaign which was made up of NFPA members. NFPA has since launched these new reports to the membership using committee input on properly promoting and distributing this new service.
Developed NFPA's Electronic Statistical Toolkit, versions 1 - 7. The Toolkit is an excel-based user-friendly software package that expands the user's economic view of his/her company and the fluid power industry by combining multiple NFPA data sources with the types of analytical tools commonly used today.
NFPA’s Stats Dashboard - the committee beta tested this new tool and offered comments and suggestions for further development and improvement. NFPA Stats Dashboard is a web-based interactive tool that allows members to create a series of graphs from NFPA data sources that are saved to their own member profile and only accessible through the member’s custom stats dashboard homepage.
Develop NFPA's Stats Toolkit - The committee will assist NFPA in the development of an Online Toolkit. Redesigning everything, except the original functionality, to achieve a seemless and appealing experience in data/trend analysis, while also building in a high functional management system that will allow NFPA easy and convenient user administration.
Distributor Engagement Initiative (Step 1) - Working with the Distributors Council, develop a new distributor’s version of the State of the Fluid Power Survey, in which the results from the distributor version and manufacturers’ version would be shared with both channel partners.
Current Projects
Distributor Engagement Initiative (Step 2) - Working with the Distributors Council, explore the next possibilities for industry reports/surveys that bring additional value to distributor members and prepare a proposal for NFPA’s consideration.
Meeting Frequency
Face-to-face meetings once a year. (August) Conference call / Webcast meetings, depending on pending projects. (situational)
NFPA Staff Contact
Eric Armstrong
(414) 778-3372
Committee Mission
Responsibilities: (1) Direct the overall planning of IFPE 2023; (2) Approve the tactics to implement scope of IFPE 2023, including products and services to be exhibited, the audience to attract and the development of the education program; (3) Provide guidance to staff in the implementation of all show services, activities and programs; (4) Review and approve recommendations of the show planning committees and staff; (5) Review and approve the IFPE 2023 budget; (6) Review and approve the first floor plan for IFPE 2023; (7) Represent IFPE in the collaboration between IFPE and CONEXPO-CON/AGG Show Management; and (8) Help engage NFPA members in creation of value and in program development and delivery.
Committee Members
Chair: Rick Guidish
Vice Chair: Marcia Klein
- Nicole Farrell, Fluidyne Fluid Power Corporation
- David Price, Hydraforce
- Bob Pettit, HAWE Hydraulik GmbH & Co KG
- James Mundschau, HUSCO International, Inc.
- Jim Kaas, Iowa Fluid Power
- Raffaele Invrea, Continental Hydraulics
- Bill Parks, Bucher Hydraulics
- JP Lanz, Bosch Rexroth
- Dudley Sheppard, SMC
- Keith Simons, OEM Controls
- John Tudor, Texas Hydraulics
- Kevin Vanderslice, IFM Efector
- Margaret Wilburn, Parker Hannifin Corp.
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Markus Rauchhaus, Poclain Hydraulics, Inc.
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Dan Ricklefs, Sauer-Danfoss
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Mike Lindamood, Wandfluh of America, Inc.
Current Projects
IFPE 2023
Meeting Frequency
As needed.
NFPA Staff Contact
Denise Husenica
(414) 778-3354
Committee Mission
Responsibilities: Develops, maintains and supplements the NFPA Technology Roadmap, identifying the areas of pre-competitive research necessary to meet the future needs of fluid power customers, expand fluid power into new customer markets, and attract the best and brightest young engineers to fluid power.
Committee Members
Chair: Mike Betz, Danfos
Vice Chair: Brad Dittmer, NORGREN
- Brian Rhode, Afton Chemical Corporation
- Daniel Starkweather, Alkon Corporation
- Blake Cawley, AMETEK APT
- Ada Leung, Anfield Industries Inc.
- Bud Hoffner, Applied Industrial Products
- Robert Haun, ASCO Numatics
- Cory Geers, BDI
- Jon Frey, Bosch Rexroth Corporation
- Jeff Watts, Bucher Hydraulics
- Christian Eitel, Bucher Hydraulics
- Todd Harmon, Canfield Industries, Inc.
- Jeff Ayers, CIM-TEK Filtration
- Michael DeFrancesco, Classic Coil Company Inc.
- Lane Boger, Comer Industries Inc.
- Zach Christianson, Continental ContiTech
- Raffaele Invrea, Continental Hydraulics
- Mike McVay, Cross Company
- Dominic Catanzarite, Daman Products
- Matthew Giloth, Daman Products
- Kevin Lingenfelter, Danfoss
- Jason Palmer, Delta Computer Systems
- Jerry Weber, Delta Power Company
- Ivan Sheffield, Des-Case
- Jason Parr, Dura-Bar
- Chris Heczko, Dura-Bar
- Jamie LeClair, Eaton
- Adam Livesay, Elevat
- Jonathan Gamble, Enfield Technologies
- Ben Wallis, eShipping, LLC
- David Gray, Evonik Oil Additives
- Thomas Marino, Exotic Automation & Supply
- Joel Edwards, Faster Couplings
- Mitchell Wiese, Faster Couplings
- Michael Guelker, Festo Corporation
- Randy Hydrick, Flow Dynamics & Automation, Inc.
- Matt Loeffler, FORCE America
- Todd Pinkelman, Gates Corporation
- Derrick Dunn, Geartek
- Mark Paxton, HANSA-FLEX USA
- Allen Rasmussen, HECO Gear, Inc.
- Tim Erickson, HED
- Chris Kolbe, HYDAC
- Scott Nagro, Hydraforce
- Mark Bokorney, Hydra-Power Systems
- Narendra Gupta, Hyster-Yale Group
- Rex Wetherill, IoT Diagnostics
- Brain Tritle, Iowa Fluid Power
- Brian Steward, Iowa State University
- Greg Herman, ITT Corporation
- Mitchell Baker, JARP Industries
- Jeff Bauer, John Deere
- Paul Marvin, John Deere
- Tom VanderMeulen, Kawasaki Precision Machinery
- Brian Thiel, Komatsu
- Gary Dostal, Komatsu
- Patrick Green, Kraft Fluid Systems Inc.
- Marcelo Marcos, KTR Corporation
- Russell Luzinski, Linde Hydraulics
- Christopher Mileti, Lubrizol
- Kevin Hein, Master Pneumatic-Detroit, Inc.
- Rick Bush, Micromatic
- Douglas Lacina, Milwaukee Cylinder
- Paul Michael, Milwaukee School of Engineering
- Tom Wanke, Milwaukee School of Engineering
- Ari Almqvist, Moog
- Dave Geiger, Moog
- Bob Mosey, Mosey's Production Machinists, Inc.
- Alan McCay, Motion Industries, Inc.
- Larry Wesley, Muncie Power Products, Inc.
- Maddie Parise, National Fluid Power Association
- Bob Bates, National Tube Supply Company
- Gary Throw, National Tube Supply Company
- Kent Sowatzke, NORGERN
- Rob Wuertz, OEM Controls
- Darren Nowicki, Pall Corporation
- Brad Bomkamp, Parker Hannifin
- Howard Zhang, Parker Hannifin
- Scott Glodowski, Poclain Hydraulics
- Guillaume Besnouin, Poclain Hydraulics
- Ron Zielinski, PolyMod® Technologies Inc.
- Chris Chilson, PolyMod® Technologies Inc.
- Jose Garcia Bravo, Purdue University
- Jim Becker, QCC - Quality Control Corp
- Kevin Brown, QP Hydraulics
- Royal Bush, Royal Systems Group
- Jason Looman, Scanreco, Inc
- Kevin Smith, Scott Industrial Systems, Inc.
- Allan Stutz, Sharon Tube Division of Zekelman Industries
- Scott McCambridge, SMC Corporation of America
- Jeff Andrasik, Smithers
- Steven Meislahn, Sun Hydraulics
- Keith Bayer, SunSource
- Michael Terzo, Terzo Power Systems, LLC.
- Zeke Metzler, Texcel
- Andrew Zaske, Tolomatic, Inc.
- Rob Zesch, TraceParts
- Beth Figliulo, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions
- Johannes Kunze, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions
- Michael Cook, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions
- Nancy Getz, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions
- Tom Zozokos, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions
- Ashlie Martini, University of California at Merced
- Jim Van de Ven, University of Minnesota
- Scott Jones, Womack Machine Supply
- Shane Rabourn, ZSI Foster
Meeting Frequency
As needed.
NFPA Staff Contact
Eric Lanke
(414) 778-3351
Committee Mission
The Technical Board is a working committee of NFPA which oversees the five-year review and maintenance of NFPA documents.
Committee Members
Chair: John Montague
Vice Chair: Tom Wanke, Milwaukee School of Engineering
- Barry Verdegan, Cummins Filtration Inc.
- Paul Michael, Milwaukee School of Engineering
- James Rosenbury, Nass controls
- Gary Baumgardner, Parker Hannifin Corp.
- John Berninger, Parker Hannifin Corp.
- Lido Boni, Parker Hannifin Corp.
- John Jones, Parker Hannifin Corp.
- Ronald Zielinski, PolyMod® Technologies Inc.
- Pete Molloy, SMC Corporation of America
- Paul Schacht
- John Walrad
Meeting Frequency
The Technical Board meets once a year via teleconference.
NFPA Staff Contact
Denise Husenica
(414) 778-3354
Committee Mission
Provides direction and support to programs that increase the number of technically trained people capable of integrating and applying fluid power, and connect them to careers in the fluid power industry. Helps engage members in creation of value and in program development and delivery.
Committee Members
Chair: Bill Haley, FORCE America Inc./Valve Division
Vice Chair: Bob Hammond, Deltrol Fluid Products
- Jim Becker, Quality Control Corporation
- Tom Blansett, International Fluid Power Society
- Pete Buca, Parker Hannifin
- David Eckerd, Bosch Rexroth
- Beth Figliulo, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions
- David Gray, Evonik
- Joe Iberl, Poclain Hydraulics
- Paul Jensen, Triton College
- Mike Shiels, Waukesha County Technical College
- Eric Striegel, Iowa Fluid Power
Meeting Frequency
Quarterly via conference call.
NFPA Staff Contact
Lynn Beyer
(414) 778-3364
Committee Mission
Provides direction and support to programs that increase the number of University engineers educated in fluid power, and connect them to careers in the fluid power industry. Helps engage members in creation of value and in program development and delivery.
Committee Members
Chair: Tom Blansett, International Fluid Power Society
Vice Chair: Michael Cook, Trelleborg Sealin Solutions
- Pete Buca, Parker Hannifin
- David Eckerd, Bosch Rexroth
- Jim Ferrero, Deltrol Fluid Products
- Jose Garcia, Purdue
- Mike Golla, Texas A&M
- David Gray, Evonik
- Mike Helbig, FORCE America
- Eric Holland, FORCE America
- Joe Iberl, Poclain Hydraulics
- Craig Klocke, Danfoss Power Solutions
- Matt Loeffler, FORCE America
- Yogen Panta, West VA University
- Lakhwinder Singh, Deltrol Fluid Products
- Brian Steward, Iowa State University
- Brian Tritle, Iowa Fluid Power
- Jim Van de Ven, University of Minnesota
- Tom Walendzewicz, Quality Control Corporation
Meeting Frequency
As needed.
NFPA Staff Contact
Lynn Beyer
(414) 778-3364
Committee Mission
Assist in benchmarking the state of Internet of Things (IoT) development within the fluid power industry, and provide advice concerning the content of IoT education needed for audiences at NFPA conferences and via webinar. Help staff identify IoT resources, and identify IoT companies that would be valuable resources as members of the association.
Committee Members
- Ada Leung, Anfield Industries
- Bud Hoffner, Applied Industrial Technologies
- Christian Eitel, Bucher Hydraulics
- Scott Rosenzweig, Certified Power
- Mike McVay, Cross Company
- Adam Livesay, Elevat IoT
- Joel Klopstein, Hydac Technology Corporation
- David Price, Hydraforce
- Patrick Maher, IMI Precision Engineering
- Brad Dittmer, IMI Precision Engineering
- Jeremy Drury, IoT Diagnostics
- Matt Schatteman, Kaman Fluid Power
- Andrew Johnson, ShelfAware
Meeting Frequency
As needed.
NFPA Staff Contact
Pete Alles
(414) 778-3350