JUNE 2015 CONTENTS COVER STORY
INCREASE ENGINEERING EFFICIENCY BY UP TO 30% WITH SIEMENS TOTALLY INTEGRATED AUTOMATION PORTAL
DRIVES & MOTORS
Less wear and greater uptime are the benefits being enjoyed by Tata Steel since retrofitting an ABB motor and VSD
MACHINE VISION SYSTEMS
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Machine vision technology is meeting the quality needs of the automotive industry in many different areas
CODING & LABELLING
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Linx continuous ink jet printers are providing reliability and flexibility for leading confectionery manufacturer Thorntons
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Increase engineering efficiency by up to 30% with Siemens Totally Integrated Automation portal
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NEWS 4. Sensors & Instrumentation 2015 5. Teradyn to acquire Universal Robots 6. SolutionsPT is ACP’s Partner of the Year
INDUSTRY FOCUS
Automotive supply chain... 8. Multimatic to build Metrocab 10. Driving the automotive industry forward
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Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals...
12. Balanced flow moulder boosts output by 50 percent
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14. PAT production technology can reduce drug development times
Ask the Expert... 17. Why do motors fail?
FEATURES Drives, Controls & Motors... 17. Intelligent routing speeds up production
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18. Controls deliver speed and efficiency for packaging machinery
21. Cyber security: A journey not a destination 22. Tata Steel cuts stoppages thanks to VSD 25. Variable speed starter option for motors
Machine Vision Systems.. 27. A view from the UKIVA
28. Vision meets the quality needs of the automotive industry
30. Industrial camera focuses on the management of sterile goods
33. The rise of the CMOS sensor 34. Motion tracking in three dimensions
SCADA & Data Acquisition... 37. Making sense of big data 38. Data management improves SCADA 41. Power networks switch on to data
Coding, Marking & Labelling...
43. Offline case marking cuts down on human errors
44. Thorntons stays sweet on printers
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Features in the July/August 2015 issue of Automation will include: Communications & Networking • Sensors & Sensing Systems • Pneumatics & Hydraulics • Industry Focus: Aerospace & Marine and Oil & Gas • Exhibition Previews: Sensors & Instrumentation, Machine Building Show and PPMA Show
Precision Fluid Dispensing Smart Automation Made Simple
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