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For Engineers… by Engineers


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The car's the star


For shedding weight For Engineers… by Engineers 18


The Cloud dispels the mist


Printing in three dimensions


Software drives plant optimisation


Developments in trace heating


Despite the greater use of plastics in cars, vehicles have actually getting heavier over the past decade. This situation now needs to reverse.


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6 AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN 4 The car’s the star in the battle to shed weight


10 COMPUTERS & SOFTWARE 4 Printing in three dimensions 4 The cloud dispels the mist


18 PROCESS EQUIPMENT UPDATE 4 Ease of use and reduced costs drive flow meter developments 4 Maintenance and costs focus for seal technology


24 PLANT MANAGEMENT 4 Software drives future of plant optimisation


26 MATERIALS & PROCESSES 4 Better particle characterisation means better processing


31 INSTRUMENTATION & ELECTRONICS 4The silent peril of electromagnetic interference


12 China-made Moulds 15 Data Analysis 20 Oil Recovery Chemicals


27 Aqueous Coalescing 28 Process Optimisation 34 Index of Advertisers


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