Hydraulics & Pneumatics June 2022

www.hpmag.co.uk HYDRAULICS & PNEUMATICS June 2022 5 CONTENTS EDITORIAL Editor: Ed Holden t | 01892 615806 e | ed.holden@dfamedia.co.uk Content Sub Editor: Leslah Garland t | 01732 370340 e | leslah.garland@dfamedia.co.uk Digital Sub Editor: Ewa Hodden – e | ewa.hodden@dfamedia.co.uk SALES Sales Manager, UK & Overseas: Andrew Jell t | 01732 370347 e | andrew.jell@dfamedia.co.uk Turkey: Intersmart Media meltem@intersmartmedia.co.uk Italian Sales Office: Oliver & Diego Casiraghi t | 031 261407 f | 031 261380 e | info@casiraghi.info Managing Director: Ryan Fuller t | 01732 370344 e | ryan.fuller@dfamedia.co.uk 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 Marketing Executive Hope Jepson e | hope.jepson@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 2022, DFA Manufacturing 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. 38 16 6 NEWS 16 KNOWLEDGE BASE Rockwell Automation and its partners drive digital transformation at Hannover Messe 2022. 18 APPLICATIONS The first pneumatic cobot from Festo heralds a new era of human-robot collaboration. 20 HYDRAULICS 34 INTEGRATED SYSTEMS Phillip Hannesen, digital transformation manager production at KEB Automation, offers insights into the digital change that is currently taking place in manufacturing at the company. 36 PNEUMATICS 38 MOBILE EQUIPMENT FOCUS 39 BFPA Hydraulics & Pneumatics’ issue-by-issue briefing on current activities and views involving the British Fluid Power Association. 40 COMPRESSED AIR Libby Peacock, category manager fluid power at Brammer Buck & Hickman, provides her 5 top tips for compressed air sustainability. 44 BCAS Our regular news and events update on the British Compressed Air Society. 43 RECRUITMENT 46 NEW FACES 47 PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY 40