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COVER STORY 7 NEWS


WAREHOUSING * MATERIALS HANDLING


The Config Team offer free services to any projects directly supporting Covid-19 effort


BARCODING, LABELLING & PACKAGING


Kevin Heap, Sumitomo Demag, on reducing plastic packaging wall 8 thickness


MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES


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Siemens facilities in action to fight Covid-19, every ventilator made can save a life


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4. UK manufacturers need £650M in April to survive 2020


The Importance of Remote Monitoring and Diagnostics


OSIRIS as a Software - PROFINET diagnostics without hardware


FEATURES Warehousing & Materials Handling


8. Covid-19 free support for the SAP supply chain


10. “Switching it up” - how smaller manufacturers can help in the fight against Covid-19


Medical Equipment & Devices


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20. Oxford and King’s developing prototype for rapidly deployable ventilator


24. Siemens steps up to support UK’s ventilator challenge


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Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals


26. chembid - the world’s largest market intelligence platform for chemicals


Pumps & Pumping Systems


27. Seepex EHEDG progressive cavity pumps for highest product quality


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