NFPA Technology Roadmap https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/715613789 New Materials Working Group Conference Call Wed, Jun 7, 2017 - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CDT https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/715613789 Dial: +1 (646) 749-3122 Access Code: 715-613-789 1

Working Group Participants ACCEPTED Adam Frey Poclain Hydraulics adam.frey@poclain-hydraulics.com   Volker Schmitz Schmalz volker.schmitz@schmalz.us Sean McCarthy World Wide Fittings sean@worldwidefittings.com TENTATIVE David Bibelhausen Parker Hannifin david.bibelhausen@parker.com POSSIBLE Mike Gust CCEFP mjgust@umn.edu Mike Sprengel Czero Michael.Sprengel@czero-solutions.com Marcus Royal Deltrol Fluid Products mroyal@deltrolfluid.com QingHui Yuan Eaton qinghuiyuan@eaton.com Koichiro Tsukane Sumitomo Heavy Industries koichiro.tsukane@shi-g.com DECLINED David Holt ExxonMobil david.gl.holt@exxonmobil.com Bob Pettit HAWE Hydraulik NA b.pettit@hawehydraulics.com Kazunari Suzuki KYB Japan suzuki-kazun@kyb.co.jp John Kempf Master Pneumatic jkempf@masterpneumatic.com Zach Holt Netshape Technologies zholt@netshapetech.com Travis Peterson Walvoil Fluid Power tpeterson@walvoilfluidpower.com 2

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Agenda 0:05 Welcome, call to order Roll call Anti-trust guidelines Agenda review 0:10 Review Roadmap Elements 0:20 Review and discuss Research Challenge definition and connection to Customer Drivers 0:35 Discuss Research Challenge advances in the last two years 0:50 Review, discuss, revise and prioritize Research Targets and Objectives 1:20 Next steps 1:30 Adjourn 4

Roadmap Elements Customer Drivers Research Challenges The NFPA Technology Roadmap has three primary elements, each connected to the next in a chain. Customer Drivers Research Challenges Targets & Objectives Customer drivers are the business or technology objectives of fluid power customers. They help them serve the needs of their own customers, and are not necessarily connected to their use of fluid power. Research challenges are the broad areas of attention that must be addressed if fluid power is to meet or better meet the customer needs described by the drivers. Research targets and objectives quantify or describe successful strategies for pursuing the research challenges. As pre-competitive challenges, it is often difficult to be precise, but our targets and outcomes should provide direction for viable research projects. Increase energy efficiency Targets & Objectives? Increased productivity and performance Improve reliability Targets & Objectives? Increased availability/up-time Reduce size Targets & Objectives? Lower total and life cycle costs Build “smart” components and systems Targets & Objectives? Reduce environmental impact Targets & Objectives? Increased ease/predictability of maintenance Improve energy storage capabilities Targets & Objectives? Quieter machines Fast and accurate control Targets & Objectives? Machines that are compliant with safety regulations New materials Targets & Objectives? 5

Research Challenge New materials Research Challenges are the broad areas of attention that must be addressed if fluid power is to meet or better meet the customer needs described by the Customer Drivers. This Working Group will focus on the eighth Research Challenge. Increasing the energy efficiency of fluid power components and systems Improving the reliability of fluid power components and systems (e.g., increasing up-time, reducing maintenance requirements, making fluid power safe and easy to use) Reducing the size of fluid power components and systems while maintaining or increasing their power output Building “smart” fluid power components and systems (i.e., ones that perform self-diagnostics and troubleshooting and that integrate easily with “plug and play” functionality) Reducing the environmental impact of fluid power components and systems (e.g., lowering noise, eliminating leaks) Improving and applying the energy storage capabilities of fluid power components and systems Fast and accurate control New materials Questions for Discussion Is the definition of this Research Challenge clear and distinct from the other seven? If not, what changes would we recommend to the wording of the Research Challenge? 6

Connection to Customer Drivers Would improvements in this area of research challenge increase fluid power’s ability to meet the customer drivers? 1 = YES; 2 = MAYBE; 3 = NO CUSTOMER DRIVERS New Materials Increased productivity and performance 1 Increased availability/up-time 3 Lower total and life cycle costs Increased ease/predictability of maintenance Quieter machines Machines that are compliant with safety regulations These scores were assigned by the Mobile Hydraulic Markets working group at the April 6, 2017 roadmapping session. Increased productivity and performance Increased availability/up-time Connections shown represent weighted averages < 2.000 Lower total and life cycle costs Increased ease/predictability of maintenance Quieter machines Machines that are compliant with safety regulations New materials Questions for Discussion Have we correctly identified the strongest connections between improvements in the areas of research challenge and fluid power’s ability to meet the needs represented by the customer drivers? If not, what changes would we recommend? 7

Research Challenge Advances New materials Research Targets and Objectives Advances Since the Last Roadmap Update [Not yet specified] Suggestions: Reduce weight with equal or greater strength Sound damping or noise absorbing Coatings that reduce friction, wear or improve lubricity New additively manufactured materials and their affiliated properties Produce net-shape or near net-shape dimensions with acceptable properties (ex: high strength injection molded engineered plastics or powered metal) The National Network for Manufacturing Innovation has a new public name: Manufacturing USA. Some centers closely aligned with the needs of the fluid power industry include: America Makes is a national accelerator and the nation's leading collaborative partner for technology research, discovery, creation, and innovation in additive manufacturing and 3D printing. IACMI is committed to accelerating development and adoption of cutting-edge manufacturing technologies for low-cost, energy-efficient manufacturing of advanced polymer composites for vehicles, wind turbines, and compressed gas storage. The ARM Institute’s mission is to create and then deploy robotic technology by integrating the diverse collection of industry practices and institutional knowledge across many disciplines – sensor technologies, end-effector development, software and artificial intelligence, materials science, human and machine behavior modeling, and quality assurance – to realize the promises of a robust manufacturing innovation ecosystem. CESMII - Smart Manufacturing works to spur advances in smart sensors and digital process controls that can radically improve the efficiency of U.S. advanced manufacturing. Link to all institutes: https://www.manufacturingusa.com/institutes The ten emerging manufacturing technologies identified in the NIST AMTech fluid power manufacturing roadmap are:   Coatings Micro-machining Composites Sintered metals Additive manufacturing Batch-free heat treating Robotics Hybrid manufacturing Metrology In-process sensing, feedback and control 8

Research Targets and Objectives Research targets and objectives quantify or describe successful strategies for pursuing the research challenges. As pre-competitive challenges, it is often difficult to be precise, but our targets and outcomes should provide direction for viable research projects. New materials Reduce weight with equal or greater strength Sound damping or noise absorbing Coatings that reduce friction, wear or improve lubricity New additively manufactured materials and their affiliated properties Produce net-shape or near net-shape dimensions with acceptable properties (ex: high strength injection molded engineered plastics or powered metal) Questions for Discussion Do the targets and objectives all represent fruitful areas of research investigation for this area? If not, what changes would we recommend? Are the targets and objectives stated as specifically as possible, while still maintaining a focus on pre-competitive inquiry? If not, what changes would we recommend? Are the targets and objectives listed in a priority order that reflects their likelihood of success? If not, what changes would we recommend? 9

Next Steps Working Group conference calls are being held throughout May and June 2017. At their conclusion, a draft of the full Roadmap document will be produced and circulated for additional feedback. A final draft will be presented at the August 2017 NFPA Industry and Economic Outlook Conference. 10