MAY 2021 CONTENTS
COVER STORY
06
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC: MAKE IT DIGITAL, MAKE IT FOR LIFE
MAKE IT DIGITAL, MAKE IT FOR LIFE
ENERGY NAGEMENT
Energy efficiency is at the heart of sustanability
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SKILLS AND
TRAINING
Automation and the skills gap
18 Your technical experts for plastic injection moulding
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A NEW GENERATION OF
MANUFACTURING: Moving Towards a Green Recovery More on page 6
NEWS
04 Medical swab manufacturer gets help in its fight against COVID-19
05 The Mars helicopter makes history - with Maxon motors onboard
05 Jungheinrich expands Northern Ireland footprint to support leading businesses
FEATURES
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STORAGE OPTIMISATION 08 Seven-point checklist to warehouse systems design
CNC MACHINES
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INDUSTRY 4.0/IOT
18 To adopt Industry 4.0, we must look to the Lighthouses
20 Data integrity with the Internet of Things
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SKILLS 28 Automation and the skills gap
12 JJ Churchill uses Engineering Excellence in the fight with ~ COVID-19
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
14 Energy efficiency is at the heart of sustanability
TEST & MEASUREMENT
16 Strainsert’s new wireless load sensors and load cell telemetry systems enable long distance, cablefree measurement
24 Head in the Cloud: unlocking the missing component for call centres’ cloud migration
PLASTICS & INJECTION MOULDING
26 Taking plastic additives out of the equation
DATA CENTRES
22 The unique opportunity for Ireland’s data centre sector to lead in sustainable power
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