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COVER STORY p10-11


CONTENTS


FOOD & BEVERAGE


Outstanding Brewing Company has seen the benefits of replacing rented equipment with a


compressed air and on-site nitrogen generation system


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HILLHEAD 2018


The quarrying, construction and recycling industries will gather at Hillhead 2018, which features a substantially expanded demonstration area


30 The case for service contracts


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NEWS 04. North/South divide in attitude to robots


ASK THE EXPERT 07. Variable speed drive maintenance


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FEATURES Hazardous areas & safety... 08. Protecting employees


Flow & level control... 12. Micro-dosing: repetitive reliability


Pumps, valves & actuators... 17. Take your finger off the pulse 18. Pump offers a saucy dosing solution


Mixing & weighing systems... 20. Is it time to consider powder ejectors?


Exhibition preview... 30. Use your head and visit Hillhead!


SCADA & data acquisition... 37. Collaborating on data challenges


INDUSTRY FOCUS


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Food & beverage... 23. Sustainable solutions for salad spraying 24. How to best recapture and reuse heat 26. System makes outstanding contribution


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