June 2019

www.hpmag.co.uk HYDRAULICS & PNEUMATICS June 2019 3 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 Editorial Assistant : Nicola Crawley t | 01732 370340 e | nicola.crawley@dfamedia.co.uk Commercial Director: Ryan Fuller t | 01732 370344 e | ryan.fuller@dfamedia.co.uk Senior Sales Executive: Andrew Jell t | 01732 370347 e | andrew.jell@dfamedia.co.uk DFA Direct: Ian Atkinson t | 01732 370340 e | ian.akinson@dfamedia.co.uk German Sales Office: Victoria Hufmann t | 911 939 76442 e | Victoria@hufmann.info Eastern US: Karen C Smith-Kernc t | +1 717 397 7100 f | +1 717 397 7800 e | KarenKCS@aol.com Western US and Canada: Alan A Kernc t | +1 717 397 7100 f | +1 717 397 7800 e | AlanKCS@aol.com 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 Finance Manager: Clare Jackson e | clare.jackson@dfamedia.co.uk Publishing Director: Ian Atkinson e | ian.atkinson@dfamedia.co.uk Published by: DFA 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 2019, DFA Media Ltd ISSN 1366-1981 H&P isacontrolledcirculationmagazine,published8 timesa year.PleasecontactDFAMediawithanysubscriptionenquiries. Paidsubscriptionsarealsoavailableonanannualbasisat £90.00 (UK),£120.00 (Europe)or£150.00 (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. 50 20 4 NEWS 20 APPLICATIONS 56% of UK engineering businesses believe no more needs to be done to get women into industry. 22 HYDRAULICS 36 PNEUMATICS 38 INTEGRATED SYSTEMS The key to unlocking the benefits of electrohydraulic control is understanding system requirements, selecting the proper system components, sizing them appropriately, and correctly programming and tuning the motion controller for optimal performance, writes Jacob Paso, Delta Computer Systems Inc. 42 COMPRESSED AIR 47 BCAS Our regular news and events update on the British Compressed Air Society. 50 KNOWLEDGE BASE The agriculture industry is set to create a significant hose market growth opportunity. 52 SPECIAL REPORT: MOBILE EQUIPMENT 54 BFPA Hydraulics & Pneumatics’ issue-by-issue briefing on current activities and views involving the British Fluid Power Association. 55 WEB LOCATOR 56 NEW FACES 59 PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY 52