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BEARINGS, SEALS & GASKETS


Selecting the right bearings for vacuum pumps can help to improve their performance and efficiency


FASTENINGS & ADHESIVES


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Fastenings are playing an important role in the development of a new device designed to protect medical teams


MACHINE CONTROL


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A new contactless touchscreen technology that could help limit the spread of viruses has been developed


4. New organisations join Reshoring UK 32 Interscale Enclosure


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FEATURES


Bearings, seals & gaskets... 8. Conveying the benefits of roller bearings 10. Bearings: A key component in vacuum pumps


Linear motion... 12. Developing a state-of-the-art solution


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Fastenings & adhesives... 14. Threadlockers: the adhesive solution 16. Shielding medical teams during COVID-19 care 18. Up to the challenge of fastener specification


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Printing, packaging & logistics... 20. On the move 22. Reliably detecting products on conveyor belts


Sensors & sensing systems... 25. Piezoceramics: At the heart of modern sensing 26. Sensing a need for Coronavirus checking


CAD/design software... 28. Go with the flow during race car design


Machine control... 32.Will COVID-19 mean contactless touchscreens?


Machine safety... 33.Introducing the CTM safety interlock


Military, aerospace & defence... 34.Meeting the challenges of military equipment 36.3D printing in space


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