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title: "New Episode of Fluid Power Forum: Launching the Center for Off-Highway Vehicle Powertrain Innovation (COVPI)"
description: New podcast episode with Dr. James Van de Ven discussing the launch of the Center for Off-Highway Vehicle Powertrain Innovation. Learn about fluid power innovations shaping mobile and industrial machines.
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# [New Episode of Fluid Power Forum: Launching the Center for Off-Highway Vehicle Powertrain Innovation (COVPI)](https://www.nfpa.com/news/new-episode-of-fluid-power-forum-launching-the-center-for-off-highway-vehicle-powertrain-innovation-covpi)

 Written by [Elexus Comyne](https://www.nfpa.com/news/author/elexus-comyne) | Aug 14, '25

On today’s show, our guests is Dr. James Van de Ven from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Van de Ven is a professor of Mechanical Engineering and has extensive experience with innovation in the Fluid Power Industry. Serving in a leadership role in the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP), he is here to discuss the launch of a new research consortium called the Center for Off-Highway Vehicle Powertrain Innovation (COVPI).

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> Fluid power is playing a critical role in shaping trends on both mobile and industrial machines, and that’s what we’d love to showcase on the podcast. If you or someone else at your company can speak about your fluid power products or solutions that are contributing to one or more of these [machine-level technology trends](https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnfpa.us5.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D71668c1a870ab6cda6e94a072%26id%3D792cfe6ed6%26e%3D6a14d9ef3e&data=05%7C02%7Cecomyne%40nfpa.com%7C9978df7a14b84127612308dc2bec023e%7C8b344b837d5a424195766fcc0e39beb5%7C0%7C0%7C638433539874531547%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rWac2wcBANTOSdCagnoeV8%2Bb14imFfE6U284iQtRdYU%3D&reserved=0) — and would like some free publicity on our podcast – please contact us directly at [bbrown@nfpa.com.](mailto:bbrown@nfpa.com)

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