AUTOMATION May 2026
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automationmagazine.co.uk May 2026 PHARMACEUTICAL
INDUSTRY FOCUS: MEDICAL &
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AUTOMATED WAREHOUSING SMART FACTORIES
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Smarter solutions for industrial efficiency
Automation FOCUS ON THE MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
From dental tool production, to the manufacture of pharmaceutical capsules, our industry focus this month looks at how automation can improve all aspects of production. Find out how thrust bearings are playing a key role in a machine producing root canal files, and discover how the ‘Golden Batch’ can deliver an improvement in first-pass yield, reduced capsule losses, shortened set-up time and lowered defect PPM.
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