Machinery Update May\June 2018
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www.machineryupdate.co.uk MAY/JUNE <strong>2018</strong> MACHINERY UPDATE 3<br />
May/June<br />
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Contents<br />
7 NEWS<br />
Learn how machinery makers<br />
are contributing to the whole<br />
plastics packaging debate<br />
14 NEW MACHINERY<br />
13 pages of new equipment<br />
28 FOODEX REVIEW<br />
Four pages of the very latest<br />
products shown at the NEC<br />
34 INSTALLATIONS<br />
Delivering end user benefits<br />
42 MACH <strong>2018</strong> REVIEW<br />
New equipment that helps<br />
to drive industries forward<br />
44 ANUGA FOODTEC<br />
REVIEW<br />
Four pages of the highlights<br />
seen at this German exhibition<br />
52 SPECIAL FEATURE<br />
CHEMICALS<br />
This feature reports on how<br />
the latest technology is being<br />
used to meet the need for<br />
robustness in the hazardous<br />
factory conditions in this sector<br />
56 DRIVES & CONTROLS<br />
REVIEW<br />
‘Smart’ manufacturing on show<br />
42<br />
REGULAR FEATURES<br />
50 LABELLING,<br />
CODING & MARKING<br />
A CIJ printer is marking frozen<br />
cakes packed by a German baker<br />
in film, despite the condensation<br />
60 COMPONENTS<br />
The design of new turtle pumps<br />
delivers savings in the cost and<br />
complexity of vacuum systems<br />
for a diverse range of applications<br />
64 REGULATIONS<br />
As machinery becomes more<br />
agile and automated in readiness<br />
for Industry 4.0, can the current<br />
<strong>Machinery</strong> Directive keep up?<br />
66 WHO WHAT WHERE<br />
People, events and diary dates<br />
67 BUYERS’ GUIDES<br />
<strong>Machinery</strong> and services<br />
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