Hydraulics & Pneumatics Magazine October 2024

UPDATES Fluid Power Industry Standards Contact the BFPA at Tel: +44 (0)1608 647900 • Email: enquiries@bfpa.co.uk • Web: www.bfpa.co.uk To support our work with technical standards, the BFPA is proud to be exhibiting at the forthcoming BSI Young Professionals Exchange 2024. Whether you are new to standards or already involved, all Young Professionals (YPs) are welcome to attend. Are you an organization looking to support your YPs career development? We believe that increased YP engagement benefits everyone. Taking place on Wednesday 20 November 2024 from 4pm onwards at the Barbican Centre, Silk St, London EC2Y 8DS, this event will enable young professionals to learn more about the role of standards and how they benefit the world around us. Whether you’re already involved in or new to standards, this event is an opportunity to network with other YPs and learn from more experienced members of the standards community about how getting involved with standards can advance your career. Photo: ISO/TC131 technical committee meeting at BSI, London, October 2024 What to expect: Inspiring keynote presentation from Dr Maggie Aderin- Pocock, award winning author, broadcaster and space scientist. Career development panel session featuring Kike Oniwinde-Agoro, founder and CEO of BYP. In person networking opportunity – meet and connect with other YPs across a range of sectors and more experienced industry professionals to find out where standards can take your career. Facilitated networking and learning activities to help you make new connections and get the most out of the event. To book your place, search for “BSI Young Professionals Exchange 2024” and complete the registration form, or to find out more about the BFPA technical committees, please email nicky@bfpa.co.uk One of the key features of the BFPA is to create, develop and maintain fluid power related standards nationally, within Europe, and internationally. Our technical committees play a vital role in framing worldwide best practice through the consistent development of standards. BFPA holds the External Secretariat for ‘MCE 18 Fluid Power Systems and Components’ on behalf of the British Standards Institution (BSI), the UK’s national standards body, and maintain a database of over 500 standards relating to fluid power. We welcome new committee members to any of our technical committees. Current members will concur that being involved can increase your industry knowledge and support career development. BFPA Technical Committee Structure

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