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Exhibition preview 24 Drives & Controls returns to the NEC 26 Experience Rittal live!


28 IKO Nippon Thompson Europe: More than just linear guides


31 Weidmüller to showcase innovative solutions on Stand H120 at Drives & Controls


Springs & wire forms 32 Showcasing springs!


Electrical & electronics


33 Is graphene the answer to the semiconductor shortage?


Cables & connectors 34 Connecting with patients in the home 35 Trends affecting cable and wire supplies


36 New icotek FDA-compliant cable entry plates available from Foremost Electronics


38 Sailing into the record books


39 New: NXS Series from Smiths Interconnect now available from Aerco


Exhibition preview


40 MACH 2022 to feature special focus on Additive Manufacturing


41 norelem to exhibit product innovations 42 A laser focus on manufacturing


Medical & pharmaceutical


44 Don’t ‘fake it until you make it’ in the medical industry


45 AI and automation combine 47 Absolute encoders for surgical robots


Materials in design & prototyping


48 Material matters in design


Technology file 52 PCB-mount shrouded sockets


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MARCH 2022 DESIGN SOLUTIONS 5


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