Contents December 2011
For Engineers… by Engineers
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Hybrid Welding
Laser system cuts joint shrinkage
Energy-efficient electric motors
Plant-wide optimisation
From silos to containers
Making use of M2M connectivity
Peristaltic pumping for tricky problems
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Welding technology continues to evolve as designers
and production engineers demand greater process improvements. See page 32.
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16 Bulk solids handling
18 MOTORS & DRIVES 4 Looking ahead to the next generation of energy-efficient motors
22 AUTOMATION & CONTROL 4 Plant-wide control optimisation 4 Powering through projects with Quality Companion
28 InstrumentatIon • electronIcs
4 How machine-to-machine communications benefit suppliers and customers
30 FASTENERS & SEALING 4 Welding developments continue to boost productivity and quality
10 PROCESS EQUIPMENT UPDATE 4 Peristaltic pumping tackles tricky processing problems 4 Mixers focus on energy efficiency and customer service
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6 CVT gathers momentum 8 Brushless DC blowers
30 Rolling element bearings 34 ACHEMA 2012 35 Index of Advertisers
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