CONTENTS JULY/AUGUST


EDITOR’S NOTE 4. Welcome to the July/August issue


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NEWS 5. Irish Manufacturing Research announces the €6.9 million REWIRE project to advance smart remanufacturing and circular manufacturing across Europe


FEATURES 18


MEDIA DIRECTOR Paul Ryder


pryder@datateam.co.uk


ARTWORK EDITOR Kirsty Hood


khood@datateam.co.uk


CIRCULATION ENQUIRIES Curwood CMS


Tel: +44 (0) 158 0883 844 datateam@c-cma.com


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Medical 12. Inspiring Young Minds to shape the future of MedTech innovation- Stryker


Engineering & Aerospace


16. RS UK & Ireland 10th Annual Indirect Procurement Report in association with the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)


Automation & AI


26. Three lessons for manufacturers exploring collaborative automation- Teradyne Robotics


Food & Beverage


30. Toll processing: Easing disruption in the Irish food and beverage sector- Forbeats


Storage Optimisation


34. Hazardous chemical storage: Common failures & how to avoid them- Chemstore


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Energy & Management 38. Sustainability beneath your facility fl oor- Geobear


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