ISSUE February 2023  Contents 10  Comment and News from page 3


 Coding, Marking & Labelling 10 Game-changing series of laser coders for the packaging industry


 Robotics


12 Harnessing robots for managing mundane tasks 14 Automated packaging and palletising of dental plaster


 Sensors 24 Fibre optic sensors: piping light to the heart of machines


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 PCs and HMIs 26 Five ways engineers can influence ESG outcomes


 Medical 30 Healthcare and the Cloud


 Food & Beverage


32 Food manufacturers boost production with Yamaha robots


 Materials Handling 34 Smart product handling in the woodworking sector


 Industry 4.0


36 The effect of service buses 37 Making smart tech do the hard work


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 Automotive Supply Chain 38 Supporting sustainable supply chain management


 Events 08 Automation Live 2023 16 Retail Supply Chain & Logistics Expo 2023 18 Smart Manufacturing World Summit 2023 20 Embedded World Exhibition & Conference 2023 22 Embedded World: How will NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin influence the future of Edge Computing?


 Sponsored Content


28 Machinery safety specialist continues recruitment drive with key appointment


40 Rishi, your plastic bottle deposit return scheme is welcome – but igus beat you to it


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