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What is the What is the CFPA?CFPA?

Canadian Fluid Power AssociationCanadian Fluid Power Association• ManufacturersManufacturers, distributorsdistributors and

related businessesrelated businesses and organizationsorganizations, e.g. trade journals, colleges, involved with fluid power in Canada

•Our focusesfocuses:: promotion of fluid power technology, networking, education

•Our websitewebsite: www.cfpa.ca

Which do we mean Which do we mean bybyFluid PowerFluid Power??•HydraulicsHydraulics

•PneumaticsPneumatics

•ComponentsComponents

•SystemsSystems

Types of Types of Fluid Power Fluid Power componentscomponents

•Energy convertorsEnergy convertors: pumps and compressors

•ActuatorsActuators: Cylinders, motors, rotary actuators

•Controllers: valves, regulators, electronic controls

Where are the job?Where are the job?

INDUSTRIESThese have shifted

POSITIONSA large variety

Which industries?Which industries?

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

• Wind powerWind power

• BiodieselBiodiesel

• Wood pelletsWood pellets

• SyngasSyngas

• Solar Solar

Which industries?Which industries?

AEROSPACE

• Main assembly Main assembly plantsplants

• Engine & parts Engine & parts manufacturersmanufacturers

• Maintenance Maintenance facilitiesfacilities

Which industries?Which industries?

AUTOMOTIVE

• Main assembly plantsMain assembly plants

• Parts manufacturersParts manufacturers

Which industries?Which industries?

AGRICULTURE OIL & GAS

Which industries?Which industries?

FORESTRY MINING & METALS

Which industries?Which industries?

FOOD

PACKAGING

Which industries?Which industries?

HEALTH CARE

WhichWhich types of types of companies?companies?• ManufacturersManufacturers who make fluid power

components and systems

• DistributorsDistributors who sell fluid power components and systems

• Machine BuildersMachine Builders making systems for industry.

• End UsersEnd Users of fluid power machinery

• Service CompaniesService Companies

Fluid Power Food ChainFluid Power Food Chain

Manufacturers

Distributors

Distributors

EndUser

s

MachineBuilders

ServiceContractor

s

OtherResellers

Fluid Power Fluid Power ManufacturersManufacturers

ManufacturersManufacturers

• Research and development of new Research and development of new productsproducts

• Design of their own production Design of their own production facilitiesfacilities

• Production maintenanceProduction maintenance

• Technical supportTechnical support

• Field sales and territory managementField sales and territory management

DistributorsDistributors

• Warehousing and reselling of Warehousing and reselling of componentscomponents

• Packaging of components into kitsPackaging of components into kits

• Simple assembly of componentsSimple assembly of components

• Manufacturing of systemsManufacturing of systems

• Engineering servicesEngineering services

• Field and bench serviceField and bench service

End UsersEnd Users

• Production engineeringProduction engineering

• MaintenanceMaintenance

Service CompaniesService Companies

WhichWhich kinds of jobs? kinds of jobs?

•EngineersEngineers

•Technicians and Technicians and TechnologistsTechnologists

•MechanicsMechanics

•Sales and Marketing Sales and Marketing PersonnelPersonnel

WhichWhich kinds of jobs? kinds of jobs?

Engineers / Technical ServicesEngineers / Technical Services•Designing fluid power components

•Designing automated production equipment

•Designing fluid power systems, e.g. hydraulic power units

• Improving the productivity of large plants

WhichWhich kinds of jobs? kinds of jobs?

Technicians and TechnologistsTechnicians and Technologists•Operating machines equipped with

fluid power systems

•Manufacturing and testing fluid power components and systems

WhichWhich kinds of jobs? kinds of jobs?

MechanicsMechanics•Assembling and installing fluid power

systems and components

•Troubleshooting and maintaining these systems on machines used in virtually every industry

WhichWhich kinds of jobs? kinds of jobs?

Sales and Marketing PersonnelSales and Marketing Personnel•Fluid Power sales isn’t about

peddling– it’s about problem solving.

• Inside Sales / Customer Service

•Outside Sales

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www.cfpa.ca

Fluid power careers

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•Become a student memberstudent member

•Check member company websitesmember company websites for employment opportunities

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