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More Precision IRISH MANUFACTURING


SOLUTIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY NOVEMBER 2024


Bring More Precision to Ireland


1D, 2D & 3D Sensors, Systems and Solutions for displacement, temperature and colour measurement


Micro-Epsilon has expanded its pres- ence in Ireland with the founding of a new division, Mi- cro-Epsilon Ireland. The new company is located in Dublin and is headed by regional sales manager, Robert Redmond.


 2D/3D Laser profile sensors  3D sensors  Capacitive sensors  Colour sensors  Confocal Chromatic


 Draw wire sensors  Eddy Current sensors  Fibre optic sensors  Inductive sensors  Interferometers


 Laser triangulation sensors  Optical micrometers  Thermal imaging cameras  Turbo speed sensors  Turnkey Thickness systems


+353 (1) 525 2642 | info@micro-epsilon.ie | www.micro-epsilon.ie Micro-Epsilon Ireland Ltd, The Black Church, St Mary´s Place, Dublin, D07 P4AX


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NEWS 4 Skillnet Innovation Exchange expands into the northwest region


6 Taoiseach welcomes Microsoft’s new commitment to Ireland


EDITOR’S CHOICE


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12 Five-year warranty becomes standard at Nidec Drives


COMMENT


14 Printing and assembly: key services from an enclosure supplier


16 Norelem launches clamping systems for metrology


18 Does inertia matching still matter when designing a servo system?


FEATURES


Test & Measurement 20 Bipolar Power Solutions for Precision Test and Measurement System


Food & Beverage 26 Flex your high-protein inspection muscle 28 Five cobot hygiene considerations


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Automation 32 Reaching for a better grip with robots


34 How combining technology and industry ex- pertise is delivering pain point busting-auto- mation solutions


Warehousing, Storage & Logistics


36Trained fork truck operators lift safety standards and lower business costs


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EDITOR Simon King


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MEDIA DIRECTOR/ ADVERTISING Louise Tiller


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