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4 Made Smarter virtual factory tours to accelerate digital adoption


EDITOR’S CHOICE


10 Ensuring quality management objectives are met


FEATURES Electronics


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16 Incremental improvements for your adhesives process


Ever since robots started to become a mainstream part of manufacturing, the concept of fully automated flexible production has been the ultimate objective for businesses across a wide range of sectors. Moving towards this goal has been an iterative process with ongoing developments in hardware, software and connectivity making it possible to continually enhance the flexibility and capability of automated manufacturing. Find out more on page 28.


18 The importance of an industrial OPC black box


Machinery


20 Packaging automation set to aid food manufacture growth


22 New ways of machining transmissions brings manufacturers cost savings


24 Printing success EDITOR


Victoria White - 07492 062973 vwhite@datateam.co.uk


BUSINESS DIRECTOR


Louise Tiller - 01622 699104 ltiller@datateam.co.uk


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Claire Noe - 01622 607963 cnoe@datateam.co.uk


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26 Getting back on your feet after equipment failure


Intralogistics 28 Connected robotic manufacturing 29 Forklift specifiers taking a long-term view 30 Elevating service performance 32 Keeping the toy trains on track


Chemicals & pharmaceuticals 34 The next frontier in pharma manufacturing


35 HRS heat exchangers help global vaccine effort


36 Pharmaceutical automation 35


Boilers, pumps & valves 38 Monitoring and protection of fans and pumps


40 Same reaction


41 EHEDG Progressive cavity pumps for highest product quality


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