ISSUE October 2022 Contents 10 18


 Comment and News from page 3


 Events 30 Smart Factory Expo 2022 34 Advanced Engineering 2022 40 Robotics and Automation 2022


 Spotlight 09 Avoiding monoculture for robots and the metaverse


 AI & Machine Learning


10 Fotech increases accuracy of sensing with Nvidia computing


12 AI paves the way to net zero


 Robotics 14 Automated packaging and palletising of dental plaster


 Food & Beverage 16 Protecting premium Food & Beverage brand integrity 18 Automating pet food production


 Oil & Gas


20 Driving energy intelligence through distributed energy resources management


22 Mass digitisation will drive massive growth for gas sensors


24 Smart oil platforms gain vision


 Materials Handling 28 Automating the loading process for better HGV driver experience


29 Every millimetre matters 22


 Packaging & Logistics 32 Getting creative with the EcoShield Heat-Sealable Paper 33 SICK’s Roller Sensor Bar ends conveyor headaches


 Pharmaceuticals


36 Cutting drug production costs without increasing product liability


 Medical 38 Are robots the future surgeons?


 Sponsored Content


19 SICK’s next-generation distance sensor offers countless possibilities


26 How can F&D manufacturers manage uncertainty and future-proof their businesses?


41 World’s first energy chain with its own drive 4 October 2022 | Automation automationmagazine.co.uk


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