CONTENTS COVER STORY 8
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Discussing how energy storage and voltage optimisation can be an asset for the manufacturing sector
MACHINE SAFETY 10
Exploring the complexity of machine assemblies and how to ensure compliance with the Machinery Directive
PPMA SHOW PREVIEW
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The three-day event celebrates it’s 30th anniversary this autumn and is shaping up to be its biggest show yet
36 NEWS
Level measurement with a pressure transmitter?
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4. Rhenus Logistics Ireland takes over Avant Air and Sea
FOCUS
28. Packaging, Machinery & Labelling: Challenge ready meal fatigue
FEATURES Cabinets, Racks & Enclosures
6. Siemon’s new lighter coloured cabinet solutions improve aesthetics and visibility
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Energy Management
10. Storing and saving, exploring voltage optimisation
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12. Intelligent health care for industrial gear units
Flow & Level Control
14. Emerson helps Deschutes Brewery streamline operations
Recycling & Waste Management
22. How are automated packaging system manufacturers responding to the environmental challenge?
Machine Safety 26. The complexity of machine assemblies
Applications in Ireland 32. E-commerce solution harvests online sales
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34. Medical Technology Ireland returns to Galway Racecourse
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Skills 38. Don’t fall off the production line
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