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CCEFP announces new funded research projects

July 12, 2018 By Mary Gannon

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The CCEFP has announced it will fund two research projects from that were recently submitted after a call for proposals during this Spring. In all, 11 proposals were submitted from eight different research institutions. “The CCEFP is committed to grow our research portfolio by engaging industry members, exploring new federal funding opportunities and collaborations with the […]

Filed Under: Industry News, Research Tagged With: CCEFP

CCEFP webinar highlights AC hydraulic pumps/motors and flexible actuators

February 21, 2017 By Mary Gannon

This month’s CCEFP webinar highlighting graduate students performing research within the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power is slated for tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 12 p.m. Central. Presented by the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power and sponsored by the NFPA, the webinar is geared towards individuals in the industry and academic community […]

Filed Under: Industry News, Mobile Hydraulics Blog Tagged With: CCEFP, NFPA

Is the sun rising or setting on the fluid power industry?

December 29, 2016 By Ken Korane

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In his recent “state of the union” presentation on fluid-power research, the director of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP), Professor Kim A. Stelson of the Univ. of Minnesota, posed that exact question regarding the future of the industry. And in answer, he hedged his bet a bit by stating, “I’m really […]

Filed Under: Featured, Mobile Hydraulics Blog, Research Tagged With: CCEFP

The state of fluid-power research at CCEFP

December 16, 2016 By Ken Korane

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The Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power is a network of academic researchers and industry experts advancing hydraulic and pneumatic technology and developing fluid-power systems that are more compact and better-performing than anything currently available. The Center’s director, Professor Kim A. Stelson of the Univ. of Minnesota, recently outlined research activities at the organization, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Industry News, Mobile Hydraulics Blog Tagged With: CCEFP

CCEFP research aims to improve mobile hydraulic efficiency

October 6, 2015 By Mary Gannon

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Transportation is one of the largest segment users of energy in the U.S., consuming 30 quadrillion (quads) of BTUs a year. Making up this segment are light-duty and beyond-light-duty transportation vehicles. Light duty refers to the cars that Americans drive every day. Beyond-light duty refers to everything else, from mobile machinery to large trucks. Mobile […]

Filed Under: Industry News, Mobile Hydraulics Blog, Research Tagged With: CCEFP

Call for papers for the Fluid Power Innovation & Research Conference

April 16, 2015 By Mary Gannon

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As previously reported, The National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) and the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) have partnered to expand the industry’s annual industry and academic research conference, the 2015 Fluid Power Innovation & Research Conference (FPIRC 2015). For its second year, the NFPA and CCEFP are inviting both industry and academic […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: CCEFP, NFPA

Let’s keep fluid power education and research moving forward

March 17, 2015 By Mary Gannon

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Over the years, I’ve had several discussions with various members of the industry on the importance of education for the future of fluid power technologies. Although opinions vary, the general consensus has always held that more formal training and early exposure to hydraulics and pneumatics is critical to attracting youth to the field and moving […]

Filed Under: Industry News, Mobile Hydraulics Blog Tagged With: CCEFP, NFPA

A call to action on fluid power research funding

October 15, 2013 By Mary Gannon

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Last month, I had a chance to stop in at the University of Minnesota to take a tour of the Center for Compact & Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP). I have always been one of those individuals that wants to leave work behind when I go on vacation, but I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to […]

Filed Under: Industry News, Mobile Hydraulics Blog Tagged With: CCEFP, Center for Compact & Efficient Fluid Power

2012 CCEFP Annual Meeting and NFPA Fluid Power Workforce Summit

September 9, 2012 By scombest

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The Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) will hold their annual meeting in conjunction with the National Fluid Power Association’s Workforce Summit at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, September 24-26, 2012. This event is open to all. It is a great opportunity to hear presentations about fluid power research underway at the University […]

Filed Under: Hydraulic Fluids, Research Tagged With: CCEFP

CCEFP educational outreach results in hydraulic hybrid application for school buses

June 6, 2012 By Paul Heney

A project to develop a hydraulic hybrid retrofit of a school bus, led by Dr. Michael Leamy at the Georgia Institute of Technology and his team of undergraduate and graduate engineering students, is yielding impressive results.

Filed Under: Industry News, Research Tagged With: CCEFP, Georgia Tech

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