Automation September 2013
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Contents… NEWS
4. ABB wins $27m offshore automation contract 5. UK robot sales on the increase 6. Membership boom for the CLPA
INDUSTRY FOCUS: METAL PRODUCTS 12. MES solution helps to enhance manufacturing operations
FEATURES Materials Handling & Conveying...
15. Picking without slipping 16. Bespoke system for nuclear waste transfer 18. The changing needs of high end retailers
Packaging Machinery...
21. Tray-less solution at the core of packing savings 22. Still making the grade 24. Putting new techniques on the MAP
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PLCs & Industrial PCs...
26. Taking the next logical step 29. Rapid response saves the day
Communications & Networking... 30. Opening the gateway to Asia
Tracking & Traceability... 33. Modern detection for old mill 34. Technology for distribution centre
Exhibition Preview...
36. Vision UK - what’s in a name? 38. Photonex 2013 - who, what, where?
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TECHNOLOGY FILE 40. Fibre amplifiers deliver stability and resolution
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We have a packed issue this month featuring the latest from the world of materials handling & conveying, packaging machinery, PLCs & industrial PCs, tracking & traceability, plus a preview of the Photonex exhibition taking place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on the 16th-17th October. Joe Bush - Editor
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Lending an industrial helping hand
EXHIBITION PREVIEW: Photonex 2013 Cover Story
In 1983, SCHUNK introduced the world’s first standardised industrial gripper. The ‘industrial hand’, as it was known, was the starting point for a fast
development of gripping systems which still continues today
SEPTEMBER2013
MATERIALS HANDLING & CONVEYING
Picking without slipping
PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR MANUFACTURING EFFICIENCY PACKAGING
MACHINERY
Putting new techniques on the MAP
Next month... Features in the October 2013 issue of Automation will include: Machine Building & Frameworks Robotics & Motion Control • Wireless Technology • Industry Focus: Automotive Supply Chain • Special Supplement: Machine Vision Systems Automation SEPTEMBER 2013 3
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