CONTENTS COVER STORY 6
SENSORS & SENSING SYSTEMS
SICK has extended its Sensor Integration Machine family
8 INDUSTRY 4.0
Operations need to get the basics in place in order to become ‘smart’ says Maginus
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STORAGE OPTIMISATION
Manufacturers turn to ‘outsourcing’ to combat economic uncertainty
19 NEWS
YOUNG CALIBRATION EXPANDS ISO 17025 WITH LIQUID MICRO-FLOW CALIBRATION
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5. LPR and Goggins Transport celebrate five years serving the Irish market
FEATURES Sensors & Sensing Systems
8. Sensor integration machines boost SICK’s ‘edge’ processing power
10. Contrinex fibre-optic sensors ensure fast and safe automotive brake cable production
Industry 4.0
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14. Operations need to get the basics in place to become smart
18. Axoim GB automates Lynas Food hub in Ireland
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Storage Optimisation
22. Manufacturers turn to ‘outsourcing’ to combat economic uncertainty
23. Autonomous mobile robots in warehouses
Datacentres 24. Report finds datacentres are not green
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