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This year’s PPMA Show is set to showcase the lat- est developments in the UK’s pro- cessing and pack- aging industry. The free-to-attend showpiece event on September 26-28 at the NEC in Birmingham, spans the full spectrum of the processing and packaging indus- try.
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NEWS 4 Irish manufacturers report rises in activity 8 Altus Group opens new facility in Cork
FEATURES Data Centres & UPS
12 Data centres’ net zero plans blown off track by the energy crisis
14 Unlocking data centres: Sustainable refurbish- ments
18 Ensuring uninterrupted power in critical en- vironments
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
20 Contrinex’s RFID eliminates hose-coupling bulk-handling errors
Test & Measurement 22 Measuring in all three dimensions
Storage Optimisation 24 Warehouse staff and robots work hand in hand to meet demand
Automation 28 Choosing the right cobot for your process 32 Optimising intralogistics with AI
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Sensors & Sensing Systems
34 Measuring vibration, linear and angular mo- tion
Case Study
38 New packaging line for Steinbacher Dämmst- off GmbH
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