Membership Types

NFPA is an association of supply chain partners—manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, and educators. Each of these constituencies play an important role in helping NFPA fulfill its mission.

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Distributor Membership

Distributor Membership fits companies who are engaged in the distribution or application of fluid power products for one or more manufacturers eligible for Manufacturer Membership in NFPA.

Specific criteria and dues structure


Manufacturer Membership

Manufacturer Membership fits companies who maintain offices and manufacturing facilities in a NAFTA country and for at least two years has engaged in the design and manufacture of proprietary fluid power products. These products include fluid power components and complementary products such as controls or sensors that become part of fluid power products.    
Specific criteria and dues structure


International Membership

International Membership is also offered for any company that does not maintain manufacturing or assembly facilities in a NAFTA country but otherwise meets all of the membership criteria specified under Manufacturer Membership.
Specific criteria and dues structure


Product Supplier Membership

Product Supplier Membership is for companies who maintains offices and manufacturing facilities in a NAFTA country and manufactures fluid power subcomponents, and/or materials used to make a fluid power component or subcomponents, and /or products that enhance a fluid power system.
Specific criteria and dues structure


Service Supplier Membership

Service Supplier Membership serves companies with offices in a NAFTA country whose involvement with the fluid power industry includes but is not limited to the following examples: publications of trade journals or textbooks pertaining to the fluid power industry, software or programming services, fluid power systems integration, fabricating, machining and/or remanufacturing fluid power components. The dues, for this category only, is a flat annual fee of $3,510.
Specific criteria and dues structure


Educator Partnership

Educator Partnership is for any educational institution, student, or other interested academic personnel, whether public or private, that either teaches fluid power technology to students or performs fluid power research.

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List of Educator Partners

For more information about membership contact Leslie Miller, (414) 778-3369.


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