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www.hpmag.co.uk HYDRAULICS & PNEUMATICS October 2021 5 CONTENTS Editor: Ed Holden t | 01892 615806 e | ed.holden@dfamedia.co.uk Editorial Coordinator: Leslah Garland t | 01732 370340 e | leslah.garland@dfamedia.co.uk Managing Director: Ryan Fuller t | 01732 370344 e | ryan.fuller@dfamedia.co.uk Sales Manager: Andrew Jell t | 01732 370347 e | andrew.jell@dfamedia.co.uk DFA Direct: Ian Atkinson t | 01732 370340 e | ian.akinson@dfamedia.co.uk Germany: Andrew Jell t | +44(0)1732 370347 e | andrew.jell@dfamedia.co.uk Eastern US: Andrew Jell t | +44(0)1732 370347 e | andrew.jell@dfamedia.co.uk Western US and Canada: Andrew Jell t | +44(0)1732 370347 e | andrew.jell@dfamedia.co.uk Italian Sales Office: Oliver & Diego Casiraghi t | 031 261407 f | 031 261380 e | info@casiraghi.info Production Manager & Designer: Chris Davis t | 01732 370340 e | chris.davis@dfamedia.co.uk Reader/Circulation Enquiries: Perception t | +44 (0) 1825 701520 . e | dfamedia@dmags.co.uk Operations Manager: Ewa Hodden – e | ewa.hodden@dfamedia.co.uk Project Liaison Manager: Emma Floyd – e | emma.floyd@dfamedia.co.uk Finance Manager: Caren Brown – e | caren.brown@dfamedia.co.uk Chief Executive Officer: Ian Atkinson – e | ian.atkinson@dfamedia.co.uk Published by: DFA Manufacturing Media Ltd, 192 The High Street, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1BE t | 01732 370340 f | 01732 360034 e | info@dfamedia.co.uk w | www.hpmag.co.uk In co-operation with Printer: Warners, UK © Copyright 2021, DFA Media Ltd ISSN 1366-1981 H&P isacontrolledcirculationmagazine,published8 timesa year.PleasecontactDFAMediawithanysubscriptionenquiries. Paidsubscriptionsarealsoavailableonanannualbasisat £110.00 (UK),£145.00 (Europe)or£180.00 (Restof theWorld) P+P included.Thecontentof thismagazine,websiteand newslettersdonotnecessarilyexpress theviewsof theEditoror publishers.Thepublishersacceptno legal responsibility for loss arising from information in thispublication.All rights reserved. Nopartof thispublicationmaybeproducedorstored ina retrievalsystemwithout thewrittenconsentof thepublishers. 40 20 6 NEWS 20 FLUID POWER & SYSTEMS AND AIR-TECH 2022 UPDATE 24 APPLICATIONS With the development of Safety over EtherCAT in PLCs and drive controllers, powerful new tools are available for machine builders to put to use in their next machine design project, which can help provide their machines with a valuable technological edge, write Mark Checkley and Mike Keefe of KEB Automation. 25 HYDRAULICS 40 KNOWLEDGE BASE The recent Government push into addressing skills shortages in the UK is welcome – but is it too late, asks Chris Buxton, outgoing CEO, the British Fluid Power Association. 42 INTEGRATED SYSTEMS Connecting this hardware to the main PLC through a single fieldbus gateway reduces costs and can also be an opportunity to expand control capability. Greg Wainhouse, field segment manager for water at Bürkert explains how to optimise process control integration. 44 PNEUMATICS 46 COMPRESSED AIR BOGE has launched a line of economy screw compressors. With the company’s ‘Made in Germany’ reliability, BOGE ecoline is claimed to deliver high operating hours, low servicing costs and includes next-day delivery. 50 BCAS Our regular news and events update on the British Compressed Air Society. 52 NEW FACES 53 BFPA Hydraulics & Pneumatics’ issue-by-issue briefing on current activities and views involving the British Fluid Power Association. 54 WEB LOCATOR 55 PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY 46