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Automation Smarter solutions for industrial efficiency automationmagazine.co.uk May 2020


10 COVER STORY


FOCUS FEATURE PLCs, Industrial PCs & HMIs


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Automated Warehousing Machine Vision Systems Packaging Machinery Aerospace & Marine


08 12 18 26


Optical filters are important components for machine vision applications. Midwest Optical Systems (MidOpt) sets the industry standard for filter performance. Find out more on page 10.


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