September 2020

www.hpmag.co.uk HYDRAULICS & PNEUMATICS September 2020 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 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: Andrew Jell t | 01732 370347 e | andrew.jell@dfamedia.co.uk Western US and Canada: Andrew Jell t | 01732 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: 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 2020, DFA Media Ltd ISSN 1366-1981 H&P isacontrolledcirculationmagazine,published8 timesa year.PleasecontactDFAMediawithanysubscriptionenquiries. Paidsubscriptionsarealsoavailableonanannualbasisat £100.00 (UK),£135.00 (Europe)or£170.00 (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. 34 20 6 NEWS Micron Eagle Hydraulics secures distributor deal with engineering giant Danfoss. 20 APPLICATIONS Innovative companies are changing the face of vertical farming. 22 HYDRAULICS 34 KNOWLEDGE BASE Festo gives the future of safe automation a hand. 36 PNEUMATICS Andrew Warren, product manager at Norgren, part of IMI, offers some maintenance advice for UK manufacturers returning to work. 38 INTEGRATED SYSTEMS Air Bleed Orifice improves efficiencies in hydraulic systems. 40 COMPRESSED AIR David De Pril, head of product management and marketing, ELGi Europe, considers how to achieve a competitive advantage via operational efficiency in an industry faced with strict food safety regulations and productivity pressure. 43 BCAS Our regular news and events update on the British Compressed Air Society. 44 BFPA Hydraulics & Pneumatics’ issue-by-issue briefing on current activities and views involving the British Fluid Power Association. 45 NEW FACES 46 WEB LOCATOR 47 PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY 40

RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MjQ0NzM=