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APRIL 2021 CONTENTS


BEST-IN-CLASS OIL-LUBRICATED COMPRESSORS FOR THE


COMPRESSORS FOR THE MARKET-LEADING COMPAIR L RANGE


MARKET-LEADING COMPAIR L RANGE


BEST-IN-CLASS OIL-LUBRICATED


COVER STORY


06


MATERIALS HANDLING


Five key trends in smart warehousing for 2021


14 AIR


SYSTEMS Air compressor


manufacturers make a real difference


16


PUMPING SYSTEMS


Pumping stations communicate in water treatment networks


26 


MULTI PNEUMATICS & COMPAIR ARE DELIGHTED TO INTRODUCE


one of their latest oil-lubricated compressors for it’s market leading CompAir L range, offering best-in- class efficiency


More on page 6 FEATURES


SMART FACTORY 08 Harnessing the power of smart checkweighing technology


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10 Ensuring reliable heat and power generation


WAREHOUSING & MATERIALS HANDLING


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12 Can your WMS help future proof your business?


14 Five key trends in smart warehousing for 2021 and beyond


COMPRESSED AIR


16 The role of compressed-air systems in green production


18 ISO8573 – when compressed air quality counts


PACKAGING


BARCODING, LABELLING & PACKAGING


20 Around Noon invests £250,000 in new printing business, promising to save 60 tonnes of plastic


22 Getting UKCA marking right


CHEMICALS & PHARMACEUTICALS 24 Rethinking automation in pharmaceutical processing


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27 Validating the strength of packaging with transportation testing


MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES


28 Encoders drive up performance in surgical hand tools quality


30 What the doctor ordered PUMPS & PUMPING SYSTEMS


26 Automatic communication between pumping stations in water treatment networks


NEWS


05 Joint effort to advance research and development in manufacturing


05 Plans by Intel welcomed by IDA Ireland


05 Wrightbus centre of excellence and thousands of jobs for Ballymena


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