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6 AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN 4 Foam for alternative drive concepts


8 COMPUTERS & SOFTWARE 4 Recycling everything but the kitchen sink 4 Competitiveness raises need for computers


12 PROCESS EQUIPMENT UPDATE 4 UV treatments: flexible, safe and low-maintenance


16 PLANT MANAGEMENT 4 Ensuring process cyber security 4 Optimising industrial cogeneration for safe energy supply


22 SAFETY IN THE PLANT 4 Finding fugitive emissions


24 MATERIALS & PROCESSES 4Natural selection points the way for bioplastics


13 UV Disinfection 26 Particle Characterisation 28 Fluid Power


30 COTS and Embedded Design 32 Vehicle Fasteners Design 34 Index of Advertisers


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