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ISSN 1472-1295


Total Average Net Circulation for July-December 2012 was 14,998


Industry news


4. Manufacturers gather at symposium 6. Multi-billion fund planned for small to medium firms


FACTORY FOCUS: FASTENING & JOINING 10. Adhesives - how many do you need? 12. Plastic fasteners in the driving seat


Features


Facilities management... 14. Final curtain call for energy loss


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Handling & storage... 16. The vital handling ingredient


Health & safety: PPE...


18. Is your PPE the real thing? 19. How to keep PPE compliant 20. Safety boot is a step in the right direction


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Inspection & measurement... 22. Measuring shaft torque in challenging environments


Drives, controls & transmissions... 24. New drives for stenting machine


Editor’s choice... 26. Retrofit puts the spotlight on savings


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Next month... The November/December 2013 issue of Factory Equipment will include: Production equipment • Barcoding & labelling • Health & safety: machinery • Thermal imaging • Factory focus: Industrial cleaning


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Contents…


OCTOBER 2013 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT


Final curtain call for energy loss


HANDLING STORAGE


The vital handling ingredient


SOLUTIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY


Safe, secure space-saving picking and storage systems with the


greatest choice in the UK from Couzens Storage Solutions


FACTORY FOCUS: Fastening & Joining COVER STORY


International hydraulics component manufacturer and distributor I.M.M Hydraulics (UK) Ltd has taken delivery of three Modula storage systems from Couzens Storage Solutions for its Halesowen, Birmingham facility to provide more space-efficient storage and improved pick and replenishment performance


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