CONTENTS
20 PPE – SPACE SUITS
The International Space Station is a modular space station in the low
Earth orbit. Just like industrial, commercial and domestic facilities
across our planet, it needs to be maintained, repaired and upgraded by
its residents. External tasks call for some serious personal protective
equipment
24 HYDRAULICS – HOSE RE-ENDING
Fluid power hose re-ending is a dangerous business. Not only does
it y in the face of industry standards, but it can also prove highly
destructive… and even lethal if the remade joint fails catastrophically.
The British Fluid Power Association (BFPA) explains the rationale
behind outlawing the practice and what engineers should do instead
26 PNEUMATICS – PROFILE
Hemel Hempstead-based company Atlas Copco celebrated a century
of UK operations in November. A few months on – and during the UK
lockdown over Coronavirus – OE spoke to Alexander Pavlov, general
manager at Atlas Copco Compressors UK & Ireland, to nd out what
the compressors division has planned over the next 100 years
30 PNEUMATICS – COMPRESSOR AUDIT
Midas Pattern Company has recently had a compressor system audit
carried out at its premises in Bedford, UK, as part of a green initiative
project. This has led to an equipment upgrade and has also helped the
company to achieve energy savings and reduce its carbon footprint
32 CHEMICAL & PROCESS – BREWING HAND SANITISER
The Coronavirus crisis has seen UK distilleries, breweries and other
plants pivot to turn their operations to hand sanitiser production. How
easy was it to do in such a short space of time?
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