2021-22 Midterm Report - Nfpahub
2021-22MidtermReport
NFPA Continues to Strengthen the FluidPower IndustryHalfway through NFPA’s fiscal year, we have seengrowth in a number of areas within the associationas well as within the industry. Sales have picked upagain for a number of our member companies, and anumber of NFPA’s programs have set the groundworkfor enhanced value and reach. Through this time ofchange and growth, our focus remains on the fouressential value propositions that our members findmost essential.Jeff HandPresident & CEOROSS Controls2021-22 Chair of NFPABoard of DirectorsIn our efforts to create an Effective Forum, we havestruck a balance between virtual and in-person eventsand activities to meet the needs of our membership.The next opportunity is the 2022 Annual Conference,taking place February 22-24, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona,which will feature enhanced learning and networkingopportunities for industry leaders as well as a virtualoption for those who can’t travel but wish to view thepresentations. Registration is open at NFPAHub.com/Events.Other highlights from the past six months include:successful Quarterly Conferences, each engaging a record number of members in new technical Twocontent.conclusion of our inaugural Executive Leadership Program cohort, an interactive learning experience Thefor Future Leaders, conducted in collaboration with the Kellogg School of Management. Applications areopen for the second cohort, and more information will be released in the coming months.of ongoing ISO and ANSI standardization meetings, helping to ensure close collaboration with Dozenscustomers on their use of fluid power.In our efforts to provide timely Industry Statistics, we have provided members with market data and intelligenceto help improve their business decision making. We have continued our strong participation in key programs andprovided valuable updates to enhance them.Other highlights include:successful return to in-person programming at the 2021 Industry and Economic Outlook Conference, Awhichalso provided valuable live-streamed content for virtual attendees and an enhanced platform forpresentation replay for all who attended.of updates to report content layout and analysis to make them easier to use and more valuable AtonumberNFPA members as they use them to plan for 2022.to the Business Intelligence program, which now has a content library available to members Enhancementsat NFPAHub.com with reports from past surveys of NFPA membership. The program aims to bring valuableinformation to decision makers on emerging issues for which formal data programs don’t currently exist.
In our efforts to help you Promote Fluid Power, weare continuing to provide members with opportunitiesand resources to promote themselves and their fluidpower technologies.To help better spread the word about key advances inour industry, NFPA has focused on:of the 2021 update to the PublicationTechnology Roadmap, a document whichidentifies fluid power’s strengths as well asbroad capability improvements for the fluidpower industry to work towards to betterserve and expand its customer markets.of the new Fluid Power Industry PublicationBrief, formerly the Annual Report of the U.S.Fluid Power Industry, a shareable resource thatinforms customers and the general public about the strengths and advantages of fluid power technology.growth and promotion of our Fluid Power Forum podcast – now with 60 episodes and more Continuedthan 14,000 downloads.new education program initiative targeting trade shows in key customer markets. To date, fluid power Aeducationprograms have been placed in the 2021 World Ag Expo and 2021 Utility Expo on-demandofferings, and submissions have been created for additional trade shows in 2022.In our efforts to build an Educated Workforce, we have focused on our key workforce development programswhile working to aggressively scale and expand to reach additional communities across the country, includingthose that are underserved.Activities have included:recognition of two new Power Partner Universities, Milwaukee School of Engineering and Iowa State TheUniversity, for their continued commitment to fluid power education and industry connection.expansion of the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge to more than 20 teams from schools across the Thecountry, including schools that have previously not had much involvement in NFPA’s programs.plans for additional Fast Track Hubs across the country. Existing Hubs are in Wisconsin and Illinois, Makingand a third Hub is expected to launch within the next year.This Midterm Report showcases some of our successes over the past year in all of our strategic initiatives, as wellas some of the new programs we’re building for the future.Page through this report for the highlights so far this year, andvisit NFPAHub.com/Midterm-2021-22 for additional resources.
Make theRightConnectionsConnecting Members to OpportunitiesNFPA continues to bring together the fluid powersupply chain partners - manufacturers, distributorsand suppliers - by connecting industry leaders throughNFPA’s conferences, regional events, as well as otherengagement opportunities with NFPA committees andspecial interest groups like the NFPA Future LeadersNetwork and Roadmap Committee.NFPA is committed to serving our member companiesthrough a menu of services that fits a wide-rangeof needs and interests, yet also offers individualengagement opportunities.In 2021, NFPA pivoted to bring members together bothin-person and virtually at many of our events, such asthe Annual Conference and Industry and EconomicOutlook Conference. The virtual setting has enabledmember companies to encourage others within theirorganizations to participate in the many events andcommittees here at NFPA. We expect to continue tooffer members hybrid networking events in 2022.NFPAHub.com/Events/ to take Visitadvantage of NFPA networking andlearning opportunities.NFPA provides an effective fluidpower forum where NFPA members,OEMs, and related technologypartners connect and advance ourcollective interests.Bringing More Members into the FoldIt’s never been easier to get more of your employeesconnected to NFPA benefits. Any employee at an NFPAcompany is eligible to get access to NFPA’s MarketInformation and attend NFPA events. The hybridizationof many of NFPA’s events has made it even easier formore individuals at NFPA member companies to takeadvantage of the networking and content, whether inperson or online. Be sure to share opportunities as theyarise with others in your company.In addition to getting more people at existingmember companies involved, we have seen growth inmembership numbers overall. In addition to a numberof trial members that are trying select benefits beforemoving on to full membership, the following companieshave signed up for membership since July 2021:Chesterton A.W.Corporation ElwoodGuangdongIshino Technology Co Ltd Idemitsu LubricantsAmericas MHA Zentgraf Corporation Motion & Flow Control Products New Dimensions Precision Machining OPS Controls VIS Hydraulic North America Know of a company that would benefit from NFPAmembership? Refer them for membership and get a freeconference registration when they join. Contact DeniseHusenica at dhusenica@nfpa.com for more.
NFPA members also get theopportunity to share and growtheir expertise with other likeminded professionals.Continuing to Move Fluid PowerStandards Forward“I use the majority of the learned topics a lot and Ibelieve my leadership skills overall improved. I evenhear from co-workers and team members that theynotice a positive impact. I believe the cohort will have afuture relationship that otherwise wouldn’t be possible.”–Christian Eitel, Vice President of Engineering - BHNorth America, Bucher Hydraulics2020-21 Executive Leadership Program ParticipantA total of 16 standards development subcommitteesand working groups met virtually throughout the monthof October. Over 100 fluid power engineers from Italy,Sweden, France, Germany, Turkey, Poland, Switzerland,United Kingdom, Japan, Sweden, China, Portugal, andthe United States came together in meetings focusedon terms and symbols, product testing, hydraulicinstallations and systems, cylinders, sealing devices,treatment of air and pneumatic component reliability.TC 131 is responsible for 237 published standards, with 33currently under development. Work continues to ballot,publish, reaffirm, update/revise or withdraw fluid powerstandards.The virtual setting has enabled a number of experts inthe U.S. technical advisory groups to join internationalexperts at the standards development table.If you would like to join one of the working groups herein the U.S., attend a meeting, and/or learn more aboutthe development of fluid power ISO standards, contactDenise Husenica at (414) 778-3354 or emaildhusenica@nfpa.com.NFPA.com to learn more about these Visitand other committee opportunities.Growing Leadership Capabilities withinMember CompaniesTwenty-one future industry leaders graduated from theinaugural cohort of the NFPA Executive LeadershipProgram, presented in collaboration with the KelloggSchool of Management at Northwestern University. Thefinal session took place in conjunction with the 2021Industry & Economic Outlook Conference.Registration for the second program cohort is nowopen, and session titles and dates will be available inthe coming months.The program will consist of a series of 13 total educationsessions over the course of 24 months and is designedto provide a fluid power industry-specific experiencethat accelerates leadership and fosters long-termconnections. Session content will focus on both thehard and soft skills needed to create success forparticipants’ organizations and the fluid power industryas a whole.NFPA Future Leaders Network participants as well asother emerging leaders, directors, officers, and seniorexecutives at NFPA member companies will benefitfrom taking part.more about the NFPA Executive LearnLeadership program on NFPA.com.
Understand theFluid PowerMarketplaceNFPA provides its memberswith timely and accurateindustry statistics and businessintelligence that supportsimproved decision-making.Providing More Value Through the StatsToolkitNFPA’s Stats Toolkit was recently updated to beable to include preliminary data, making what userssee one month more recent in the data presented.That combined with an intuitive interface, easy setupprocess and ability to save custom reports helps usersbenchmark company performance, identify leadingindicators and create custom forecasts.Toolkit applications include: Market Trends – analyze and compare dataPlanning Your Next MoveThe Customer Market File helps members takemeasure of the fluid power supply chain with keycustomer market data, leading economic indicators,and producer pricing statistics, all within a singleExcel file. This popular file now includes new built-intrend indicators in a dashboard-like format for easierand quicker use. Members can now more easily trackchanges, identify trends and develop projections. Thereport is a useful resource for your own internal needsas well as with NFPA’s Stats Toolkit to increase yourcompany’s data analysis capabilities.Watch for more improvements like this in comingmonths as we work to update the various data itemsavailable on the Market Information site to bring morevalue to members.Getting Timely Business IntelligenceWith past survey result reports now available onthe NFPA Market Information website, NFPA’sBusiness Intelligence survey series has steadilygrown to help provide members with timelyinformation not otherwise covered in existingprograms. Contact Pete Alles at palles@nfpa.comfor more information. series to identify trends and benchmarkperformance.Market Share – identify company/productmarket share and industry segmentation.Correlation Analysis – use lead/lagrelationships to discover leading indicators andrecognize trend relationship.U.S. Forecasting – create domestic shipmentand order projections using a customer marketweight allocation model.Global Forecasting – create global shipmentand order projections using a country/regionweight allocation model.more about and register for the LearnStats Toolkit on NFPAHub.com/Stats.
Market Reportsand DataProgramsParticipation-based programs: Participation in these programs is needed to receive thesereports.The ConfidentialShipments Statistics(CSS) Programpresents data onmonthly orders andshipments and helpsusers understandtrends and anticipatechange in the industry. Data is collectedfrom participating manufacturers,compiled by a third party to maintainconfidentiality, and results are then onlysent to CSS participants.The State of theFluid Power IndustrySurvey is a quick andeasy electronic surveydesigned to identifymonthly industryexpectations basedon the opinions ofparticipants using multiple choicequestions concerning the current andfuture state of the industry. There is aversion for manufacturers and anotherfor distributors. Participants receiveresults from both surveys.The Customer MarketSurvey providesanalysis of fluid powercustomer marketand sales channelsegmentation. Thissurvey is conductedamong NFPA membercompanies every year. The survey’s fluidpower sales data is collected throughan independent market research firmto maintain confidentiality. Only surveyparticipants have access to the annualresults.Non-participation-based programs: Reports are available to all NFPA members.Customer MarketFile is a monthlyfile containing dataand trend graphsfor several key U.S.customer markets,popular economicindicators, andproducer pricing. The data can be usedfor your company’s internal analysisneeds and is easily transferred intoanalytical tools such as NFPA’s StatsToolkit.Global MarketReports and Forecastsare a collection ofreports covering ourglobal marketplace,from high-level macrodata and leadingindicators to verydetailed analysis and forecasts ofpopular customer markets, includingspecific by-country analyses andforecasts. The report is done by OxfordEconomics.NFPA Forecast: U.S.Customer Marketsis a quarterly reportby ITR Economics andincludes an outlook,trend graph, andcommentary on thecurrent year and twoyears ahead for fluid power, hydraulics,pneumatics, and 29 customer markets,plus articles and insights into othereconomic events, topics, overviews,indicators, and questions.The Annual Surveyof Fluid PowerManufacturersincludes fluid powermarket and productlevel shipment dollardata for the U.S. fluidpower industry, makingit an indispensable tool for determiningmarket size, share and segmentation.International TradeData is collected bythe U.S. Census Bureau,Foreign Trade Divisionand is summarized witha particular focus onfluid power products.This report alsoincludes country-by-country breakouts.The report is semiannual.The U.S. Fluid PowerRegional DemandEstimates Reportprofiles the geographicdistribution of fluidpower products toend-use industries bystate, including fluidpower sales dollars, sales percentage,and number of establishments.
Reach MoreCustomersNFPA provides opportunitiesand resources for its members topromote the unique strengths andinherent advantages offered bymodern fluid power technology.Providing the Latest Information AboutFluid Power TechnologyNow more than 14,000 downloads strong, Fluid PowerForum is a fluid power industry-focused podcastthat highlights the people, technologies, and uniqueapplications that are moving the industry forward. Newepisodes are released every other Monday and areavailable on all of your favorite podcast platforms. Leaveus a review to let us know how we’re doing, and reachout to Maddie Parise at mparise@nfpa.com if you’d liketo be on the podcast.Making Fluid Power MoreVisible at Trade ShowsPart of NFPA’s mission is to provide opportunitiesand resources for its members to promote the uniquestrengths and inherent advantages offered by modernfluid power technology. To this end, a new educationprogram strategy targeting trade shows in keycustomer markets is set to add to our existing menuof fluid power promotional programs and help furtherpush fluid power content to targeted customeraudiences. To date, fluid power education programshave been placed in the 2021 World Ag Expo and 2021Utility Expo on-demand offerings, and submissions havebeen created for additional trade shows in 2022. Watchfor updates as this program continues to develop andtake shape.Fluid power’s top trade show, IFPE 2023 is slated forMarch 14 -18, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Planning isunderway and space is already being allocated toexhibitors who have applied for space. The show willagain serve as a platform for highlighting fluid powerin front of potential customers through exhibits onthe show floor as well as through forward-thinkingeducation programs on up-and-coming technologiesand more. To learn more about the show or to reserveyour space, please visit IFPE.comIn August 2021, NFPA published the latest update tothe NFPA Technology Roadmap, the document thatprovides an industry consensus on the pre-competitiveresearch objectives that are needed for fluid power tostay competitive. Reflecting the changing marketplace,the Roadmap identifies both new customer needs andnew fluid power capability improvements in order tomeet those needs. Copies of the new Roadmap can bedownloaded at NFPA.com, and NFPA representativesare available to present on Roadmap topics at membercompany events and conferences.The U.S. Fluid Power Industry Brief (formally knownas the Annual Report on the U.S. Fluid Power Industry)is a comprehensive compilation of the statistics andfacts fluid power professionals need to know about ourindustry, such as size and growth trends, downstreamimpact of fluid power companies and our industry’s swiftresponse to the COVID-19 pandemic. This brief is anexcellent way to educate peers, customers and studentson the immense value of our industry and the crucialrole fluid power plays in the U.S. economy. Copies can bedownloaded at NFPA.com.
NFPA helps increase the numberof technical college and universitystudents educated in fluid powerand connects them to careers in thefluid power industry.Getting Industry Donors InvolvedThe Pascal Society is the annual giving society of theNFPA Education and Technology Foundation—a taxexempt, charitable organization dedicated to meetingthe workforce development needs of the U.S. fluidpower industry. So far this year, Pascal Donors havetaken part in various opportunities in order to connectwith students through NFPA programs that theirdonations support. Donors have visited classrooms(in-person and virtually) to talk with students aboutfluid power careers through NFPA’s Speaker’s Bureauprogram, they have attended Industry Connectionevents at MSOE, Purdue and Iowa State University, andthey have volunteered to mentor university teams inthe Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge program. Even morewill judge the Vehicle Challenge Midway Reviews andFinal Competition in April 2022.Impact theFuture of theIndustrySupporting Internship ProgramsNFPA has launched an Internship Support Programto help members find qualified candidates who areinterested in fluid power and help students get directlyconnected to fluid power internships, co-ops and fulltime jobs.Through this program, NFPA is offering up to 5,000to help support NFPA member company fluid powerinternship/co-op programs.24 members from 14companies serving as Fluid PowerVehicle Challenge mentorsNFPA staff will collect applications and resumesfrom students interested in fluid power and providemembers who apply to the program with informationon quality candidates for their open positions. If amember hires one of the students, they will receive 5,000 from NFPA to help cover costs.To be eligible, a company must: Be an NFPA member Have a quality, fluid power internship or co-opprogram up and running at the company.So far, six member companies have applied, andstudent applications are starting to be collected.
“We’re only as good as our people, and the factthe NFPA is focusing on making sure that talentpipeline is built and available for us is superimportant, and that’s one of the biggest benefits.”–Dan Ricklefs, Global Marketing Director, DanfossNFPAto fluid powerConnecting Local Schools and IndustryThe NFPA Fast Track to Fluid Power is as a workforcedevelopment pathway that partners local technicalcolleges, industry professionals and middle/high schoolteachers and students and provides training that leadsto careers in fluid power. The pathway covers multipleeducation levels in the community: First is a community-wide Fluid Power ActionChallenge event. The Action Challenge serves as anintroduction to fluid power and is a competitionthat challenges middle school students to solve anengineering problem using fluid power. Second is equipping local high school classroomswith fluid power training equipment. Third is the technical school with a validated fluidpower curriculum.The local network of industry partners connecting withteachers and students is also extremely important. FastTrack would not be successful without industry mentorsgetting students interested and eventually recruitingthem when they graduate.Right now, we have two Fast Track communities. One isheadquartered at Waukesha County Technical Collegein Wisconsin and the other is Triton College in Illinois.Local NFPA members inspire students to make theirway down the Fast Track path into an exciting fluidpower career. Work has started on launching more FastTrack communities around the country where studentsand industry would both greatly benefit.Enhancing Fluid Power Education atUniversitiesThe sixth annual NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challengeis underway. A welcome addition to this year’s programwas a Networking Mixer intended to bring studentsand industry together to discuss career opportunitiesand project plans. Over 90 people attended that event.With a record number of participating teams, two finalcompetition events will be held this cycle. The firstwill be hosted by Danfoss Power Solutions in Ames,Iowa on April 20-22, and the other will take placethe following week, hosted by Norgren in Littleton,Colorado on April 27-29, 2022.This year has also seen growth in Fluid Power Clubparticipation. The program is designed to helpuniversity students learn about fluid power technologyand get connected to NFPA members to learn aboutcareer opportunities in fluid power. So far, 10 clubs atuniversities across the country are participating in theprogram.The NFPA University Power Partner Programis a recognition program designed to showcaseuniversities that actively participate in all NFPA fluidpower educational programs. As of today, there arethree schools recognized by the program: Iowa StateUniversity, Milwaukee School of Engineering andPurdue University. Their industry connections eventswere held in fall of 2021 and connected dozens ofstudents and industry members.
Improve your business and theindustry. Getting more out ofyour NFPA membership is simple.Get InvolvedGrow your network at an NFPAevent Visit NFPAHub.com/Events to learnabout upcoming events.Build and share your expertiseon an NFPA committee or as aFuture Leader Contact Joe Zwier atjzwier@nfpa.com to find the rightopportunity for you.Improve your business withNFPA’s market informationresources Visit NFPAHub.com/Stats to accessreports and data.Keep up with industry trends Visit NFPA.com to check out andshare the Fluid Power Forumpodcast, Technology Roadmap, theFluid Power Industry Brief, andmore.Support the future of theindustry by donating money,equipment, time or expertise Visit NFPA.com or contactworkforce@nfpa.com to exploredonation and engagementopportunities.Check out the supplementalresources for more Visit NFPAHub.com/Midterm-2021-22 or scan the QRcode for additional resources.
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Learn more about the NFPA Executive Leadership program on NFPA.com. NFPA members also get the opportunity to share and grow their expertise with other like-minded professionals. Continuing to Move Fluid Power Standards Forward A total of 16 standards development subcommittees and working groups met virtually throughout the month of October.
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