Introducing Fluid Power World’s all new, digital-only edition
Welcome to the newest product from your Fluid Power World team! We are excited to launch these brand-new, digital-only magazine issues which will come to your inbox on the last Wednesday in March, May, July, September, and November.
We plan to grow these additions over the coming months, but know that you will see some new types of content and regular departments each issue. Our Design Notes section, penned by Rachael Pasini, will continue to be at the front of the magazine. Turn to page 6 to learn about a robotic jellyfish from Cornell featuring hydraulic fluid as well as a look at Teledyne FLIR’s hydraulic fault detection systems.
You will also see a slightly different layout than our traditional print magazine.
For example, we bring back our Association Watch department, and it moves to the back of the book. Please turn to page 24 to learn about the many technical opportunities supported by our industry associations. Get details about NFPA technical conference programming at three upcoming trade shows; about the Bath/ASME symposium on fluid power and motion control that is slated for August of this year in Anaheim, California; and learn how to nominate your favorite fluid power professional to the Fluid Power Hall of Fame, sponsored by the International Fluid Power Society.
This issue also features some regular departments like our Energy Efficiency department, page 8, where Ron Marshall continues to tackle compressed air concerns, as well as our Maintenance column, page 10, where Joe Jelinek of MCE Automation offers insight on critical spare management in the oil and gas industries.
Kicking off our features is our newest series, Profiles in Fluid Power, on page 12, with a look at an amazing woman of fluid power, Chauntelle Baughman of OneHydraulics. We also feature a deeper dive into automotive manufacturing on page 18, where Josh Cosford discusses the power and precision of cylinders used in these applications.
You may notice a theme in that much of the content matches similar topics from our February and upcoming April issues as we continue to cover major industry events and markets regularly throughout Fluid Power World. For example, Josh’s article on automotive manufacturing is the second article covering this industry, as we had an excellent piece from Bosch Rexroth on hydraulic cushioning in automotive stamping presses in February. Additionally, our market focus on the oil and gas industry continues in our April edition, where we highlight several hydraulic manufacturers exhibiting at the Offshore Technology Conference show in Houston in May, as well as a look at how Delta Motion controllers were used in unique cold press machines for marine vessel fittings.
Finally, I’m excited to announce that Josh Cosford will be penning the Perspectives column in these digital editions. As a reader favorite, Josh educates us on so much fluid power technology with his own unique and clever writing style. Check out his first column on page 4 where he asked the question — what if efficiency really didn’t matter anymore?
Thank you as always for subscribing and reading. Please do reach out to let us know how we’re doing and what additional content you’d like to see coming your way throughout the rest of this year.
Mary C. Gannon • Editor-in-Chief
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