Automation July/August 2013
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Contents… NEWS
4. British apprentices show the world what they’re made of 5. Counterfeit rolling bearings get destroyed 6. An accolade for Stemmer at PPMA awards 8. A focus on photonics and light technologies
INDUSTRY FOCUS: OIL & GAS
16. Intelligent valve actuators supplied to gas pipeline 19. An anti-corrosion breakthrough 20. Time to check your wrinkles
FEATURES Communications & Networking...
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Aerospace & Marine... 14. New solutions are taking-off 15. Increasing service levels
Pneumatics & Hydraulics...
22. Driving down installation time 24. Enhancing a new industrial network
Sensors & Sensing Systems... 28. Guaranteeing tip-top taps
Exhibition Preview... 32. Everything you need under one roof
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TECHNOLOGY FILE 34. Quick, simple and accurate calculation
Comment
A key focus for our combined July/August issue is a look ahead to the Sensors & Instrumentation exhibition - a new, dedicated exhibition, confer- ence and seminar programme, taking place on 25th-26th September at the NEC in Birmingham. The show combines the solid industry foundations cemented by previous shows Sensing Technology and Sensors and Systems, and is co-located with Micro | Nano | Mems 2013, The Machine Building Show 2013, TCT Live and Mediplas. Due to the significant overlap in technology usage with-
in these sectors, more visitors than ever are expected to attend the UK’s only event of this kind. So, I hope to see you there! A full event preview can be found on page 32. There’s plenty of other content in our latest issue from sectors including pneumatics & hydraulics, aerospace & marine, plus an industry focus on the oil & gas market. Joe Bush - Editor
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JULY/AUGUST2013
AEROSPACE & MARINE
New solutions are taking-off
PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR MANUFACTURING EFFICIENCY
PNEUMATICS & HYDRAULICS
installation time Driving down
Next month... Features in the September 2013 issue of Automation will include: Materials Handling & Conveying • Packaging Machinery • PLCs & Industrial PCs • Tracking & Traceability • Industry Focus: Metal Products
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