CONTENTS IRISH MANUFACTURING
SOLUTIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL EFICIENCY MAY 2024
Supporting the Irish manufacturing industry
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NEWS 4 Ibec launches European Election Manifesto 6 Schneider Electric’s “next generation of power distribution busway for data centres
EDITOR’S CHOICE 10 Overcoming obsolescence challenges in the automotive sector
12 Raising the bar for tomorrow’s standards
COMMENT 14 Entries for robotics contest up 50% as FANUC continues to inspire Gen Z
16 Fortress Technology makes digital data work smarter
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Medical 18 Need clinical-grade PPG from your wearable? 22 The PAT(h) to highly profi table manufacturing: Process Analytical Technology
Test & Measurement 24 GE&EL+ Regenerative Load & Grid Simulator now available from Intepro
Sensors & Sensing Systems 26 Custom ICs advancing machine vision
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Warehousing, Storage & Logistics 28 Digital twins help postal and logistics companies plan for the future
30 New Mitsubishi Electric robot handles larger payloads with longer reach
Automation 32 From parts to perfection 36 NOA and HELIO put to the test at Smart Factory OWL hackathon workshop
38 The good, the bad and the future of generative AI
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