Overview and Instructions

  • The National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) seeks to engage with stakeholders across the fluid power supply chain to publish a technology roadmap for fluid power in industrial, or in-plant, applications. This roadmap will be a document that describes the evolving needs of companies in fluid power’s many industrial customer markets, the degree to which fluid power is capable of meeting those needs, and the R&D objectives that will help fluid power meet or better meet those needs in the future.
  • We have now begun a project timeline that will culminate in the production of this document in November 2025. We are seeking feedback from a wide array of stakeholders on the current needs of companies in fluid power’s many industrial customer markets, how fluid power technologies currently align with those needs, and what improvements should be made to fluid power systems in order to better meet them.
  • This survey will focus on Customer Drivers, namely the top-level performance objectives of the machine builders in fluid power's 15 largest industrial customer markets. Customer Drivers describe the benefits that they wish to provide to their customers, the buyers or users of their machines.
  • The survey will also focus on Customer Strategies, namely the machine-level objectives or technologies that the machine builders have set or are using to help them achieve the top-level performance objectives described by the Customer Drivers.
  • Please take a few minutes to complete this survey, which will explore topics in this space. The survey will remain open until January 31, 2025.

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