APRIL 2016 CONTENTS
PANASONIC LASER MARKING ENSURES QUALITY & TRACEABILITY THROUGHOUT A COMPONENT’S LIFESPAN
20th 1996-2016
Anniversary Special Issue
COVER STORY CONTENTS
ROBOTICS
Food manufacturer Hero AG has installed robots fitted with customised grippers to handle the labour intensive task of palletising products
RENEWABLE ENERGY
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BMW cuts its carbon footprint thanks to the increasing use of its self- generated power provided by a tailor-made solution
SENSORS 15
Ten top tips for getting measurements from a turning shaft using the correct torque sensors together with some engineering ingenuity
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Panasonic Laser marking ensures quality & traceability throughout a component’s lifespan
Please turn to page 8 for more...
NEWS
4. Key public events announced for first ever UK Robotics Week
5. UK Vision Technology Forum success
Pneumatics & Hydraulics...
18. Electric systems pump up the volume while pneumatics remain steadfast
19. Introducing FasTest’s pioneering range
20. How hard can it be to choose a quick- release connector?
INDUSTRY FOCUS Food & Beverage...
10. Robots get Swiss condiment plant out of a safety jam
13. Dual sealing system meets demand for product integrity
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Renewable Energy...
15. Driving forward solar innovation with BMW
17. Improving the value of food waste
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FEATURES Managing Obsolescence... 6. The great obsolescence debate
Event Preview... 7. Event to showcase industry excellence
9th February 2019 - The day when all serialisation
projects need to be implemented and fully validated
INDUSTRY 4.0
Much of what is paraded under the banner of Industry 4.0 today has been common practice at B&R’s own production facilities for a decade
MACHINE SAFETY S4
Manufacturing efficiency and productivity can go hand-in-hand with safety, says control and automation specialist Mitsubishi Electric
ROBOTICS S12
The past 25 years have seen massive leaps forward in robotic technology that have helped to transform the industrial landscape
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Communication & Networking... 22. Industrial network market trends 24. HMIs keep automation communicating
Sensors & Sensing Systems...
29. Displacement sensors solve powertrain measurement tasks where others fail
30. Ten top torque tips
Technology File... 33. LED strip lights for difficult environments
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