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JUNE 2013 SENSORS
Designed for tough environments
MACHINE BUILDING, FRAMEWORKS & SAFETY
Building efficient, modern vehicles
SOFTWARE, MATERIALS AND COMPONENT SOLUTIONS FOR THE DESIGN ENGINEER
30 years of connectivity solutions COVER STORY
HYDRAULICS & PNEUMATICS: A combined connection
It is now 30 years since German-born manufacturer Murrelektronik opened its UK branch from the front room of a terrace house in Greater Manchester. Since then the company has grown on a global scale to be one of the leading worldwide manufacturers in industrial automation and electrical equipment for machine and system installations
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