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 CONTENTS HEPCO V GUIDE SYSTEMS


The bread and butter of food packaging applications


COVER STORY 16


AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY


How is machine vision enhancing production processes in automotive manufacturing?


ENCLOSURES A provider of


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high-speed Internet is using state-of-the-art outdoor cabinet solutions to protect vital equipment


DRIVES & MOTORS 29


A research project is underway which has the potential to bring more energy efficiency and flexibility into industrial production


30 CONTENTS


Hepco V Guide Systems: The bread and butter of food packaging applications


NEWS


4. £2.25m collaboration to add a new dimension to 3D printing


FEATURES


Exhibition preview... 6. Railtex will take place on 14-16 May


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Springs & shock absorbers... 10. It’s all in the construction


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Automotive industry... 12. Cold-formed connectors for EVs 13. A vision of the future 14. On the road to digitalization


Machine building, frameworks & safety...


18. Taking a digital retrofit approach


20. A flexible solution for building test machinery


21. Developing a bespoke training simulator


Enclosures... 24. A smooth transition


25. Enclosures for machine control equipment


26. Enclosures take the heat 29. Protect and secure!


Drives, controls & motors... 30. The next step for energy efficiency


Clutches, brakes & couplings... 32. Braking safely 34. What damages coupling systems?


MULTILINE E – THE NEW CONNECTION DIVERSITY


The modular kit system for multiple connectors for fl exible supply of compressed air, vacuum, gases, liquids, electrics and electronics.


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M12-ROUND CONNECTOR: THE FORMAT FOR ALL SIGNALS


LOCKING LEVER FOR OPTIMIZED MANUAL FORCE


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