To raise the professional standards of the pneumatics and hydraulics industries.

To encourage, promote, aid in and effect voluntary interchange amongst members of the Association, of data, information, experience, ideas and knowledge about methods, processes and techniques relating to the pneumatics and hydraulics fields.

To stimulate and promote education, training and original research in the pneumatics and hydraulics fields.

To promote a representative and centralised body or organisation to collect, collate, co-ordinate and distribute data, ideas, knowledge, methods and techniques by any suitable means for the purpose of improving the efficiency of pneumatic and hydraulic techniques.

To build synergistic rapport between companies in the pneumatics and hydraulics industries.

To create liaison with similar institutes and organisations outside of South Africa.

To encourage companies to establish their own training facilities, guided by the Association's knowledge.