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potential of continuous manufacturing compared
manufacturing compared to its isolated, batch
manufacturing alternative 10
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Machinery
CHINE SAFETY y safety is much
broader than compliance with the Machinerry Directive. The Work Equipment Directive is one such consideration
y he Wo Work 28
MANUFACTURING SOFTWARE
Why busininesses must leverage value from
le lo lu
technology in order to get closer to customers and remain competittive
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Pure innovation:
Panasonic presents the world’s smallest optical sensor for automation gy
technology Please turn to page 8 for more.. .
NEWS
NEWS
4. Manufacturing gains momentumas recovery begin s
5. Renishaw hosts UK PM and Chancellor of the exchequer
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Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals... 10.10. Bridging the islands of automation 12.
Chemicals & Pharm ceuticals...
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6. Revitalising confidence in UK manufacturing
13. UKIVA Machine Vision Conference 14. 14. The future of Machine Vision:
Machine Vision Systems... 13.
chine Vision Systems...
Manufactur ng Software. 32.
Developments we will see in 2017 1. 8 1.
16. 18.
6 Space-saving and cost-effective camer a solution
up to 1,20 Real-time
filminspection with speeds of 0m/min
33. 34. 35.
anufacturing Software...
32. Providingmanufacturers with the ‘SMAC’ they need
33 . Next generation SCADA solution s launched
34. Keeping pace with the changing global manufacturing landscape
35. Automation platformdelivers support for Industry 4.0
Coding,
Coding, Marking & Lab el 30.
rking & Labelling. g...
30. Thermal transfer systemimproves packing performance
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SPECIAL FEA U R E Industry 20. 2
SPECIAL FEAT stry 4.0...
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22. Flexible control systemoffers simple user interface
20. The key to an effective IIoT 2.
24. 2.
24 Drive & automation technology play a ke y role in Industry 4.0
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Machinery Safety... 26.
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26.Making your presence felt for safety’s sake
8 The poor cousin of machinery safety? 9 Update to standard for safety related
controls on machines
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