JUNE 2018 CONTENTS
FEATURES INCLUDE: • AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN • CODING & LABELLING • DRIVES & MOTORS • MACHINE VISION SYSTEMS • PLCS & INDUSTRIAL PCS
COVER STORY
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08 PHARMA
How valuable production line downtime in the pharmaceutical industry can be reduced by ensuring predictive maintenance of tablet making machinery
DRIVES 16
A major upgrade project at the Kraft Heinz plant in Wigan has seen more than 100 new VSDs installed to control conveyors in its pasta filling line
MARKING 22
As traceability grows in importance, manufacturers are increasingly integrating automated component marking systems into their production lines
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11. Dealing with the sharp rise in counterfeiting 16. Industry 4.0 machine predictive maintenance improves pharmaceutical productivity
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FEATURES Drives, Controls & Motors... 22. Drives keep Kraft Heinz on the move 26. Prevent a motor crisis before it happens
Coding, Marking & Labelling... 28. Robotic inkjet for industrial applications
Machine Vision Systems... 31. The embedded vision revolution 35. AI-based robot cell ‘sees in 3D’
PCs, Industrial PCs & HMIs...
40. Panel PCs and HMIs now available for specific industrial applications
INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER PLATFORMS FOR
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