Sustainability is not a new concept, but one which continues to gain in importance as the environmental impacts of various activities become of greater concern to many industries and the global population at large.
But how is the fluid power industry working to become more sustainable? Creating more efficient hydraulic and pneumatic systems is one of the ways the industry is going about this. Doing so helps to reduce energy use, leading to lower emissions and fuel or electricity costs.
Other methods being employed include use of more environmentally friendly materials as well as 3D printing which allows less material to be used, and sometimes smaller sized components, leading to weight reductions and lower fuel use.
Watch our interview below with Jon Jensen, CFPPS, CFPECS & CFPAI, Industry Projects Manager - Energy, SMC Corporation of America (no relation to author) to learn about the drivers influencing development of efficient pneumatic systems.
There are many ways the fluid power industry is working to be more sustainable, and Power & Motion wants to know about them. We are currently seeking input through a new survey to learn how hydraulic and pneumatic designs are being influenced by sustainability as well as how the industry is going about being more sustainable — whether through product designs or within their business operations.
Results from the survey will be shared the week of October 14 as part of a full week of new content related to the topic of sustainability. Our Sustainability Takeover Week, as we've termed it, will include new articles and video interviews covering the potential impacts of PFAS legistlation in the U.S. and elsewhere, a review of new technologies aiding with sustainability efforts, and more. In addition, we will host a webinar on October 17 with industry experts providing their insights on how efficiency can benefit sustainability.
If you have input you'd like to provide for our sustainability coverage, feel free to take our survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PMT_Sustainability_2024 or reach out to me directly at [email protected]. I'm always happy to hear from our audience what they're working on or the content they'd like to see us cover, so feel free to reach out to let me know your thoughts on sustainability or any other topics impacting hydraulics and pneumatics as well as other motion control technologies.
