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CONTENTS IRISH-MAR23-FCver2_Layout 1 17/03/2023 10:24 Page 1 february/MarCH 2023


Calibration and Asset Management Software


IndySoft has been transforming the way enterprise manufacturing and commercial calibration labs have managed their systems for over two decades. As perpetual innovators, IndySoft has


introduced multiple technologies which are now staple requests by organisations.


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NEWS 4 New Dublin logistics operator open for business 6 Fanning the winds of change


FOCUS


10 Craig Whitehouse, managing director of Invar Integration, takes an objective view of problem solving within the warehouse


FEATURES


Sensors & Sensing Systems 12 The case for ASICs to ensure worker safety


Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals 14 Creating agile pharmaceutical production


16 Digitalisation in biopharma starts with PAT 18 Connectivity: optimised for the digital age


20 Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives unveils its pharmaceutical offer


Medical Equipment & Devices 22 Sizing up medical micro-moulding trends


24 Optimised motors for earable Med Tech


26 H.B Fuller to launch bio-compatible adhesive for medical applications


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Factory Automation 28 The UK’s urgent need to increase automation


30 ABB RobotStudio takes to the Cloud enabling real-time collaboration


32 Why your unused machine vision hardware doesn’t have to go to waste


Materials Handling


34 Doosan launches B60NX/B80NS heavy-lifting electric trucks


DIN Rail Power Supplies Reliable - Compact - Cost-oriented - In stock


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