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www.mac<strong>hi</strong>neryupdate.co.uk JULY/AUGUST 2018 MACHINERY UPDATE 3<br />
<strong>July</strong>/<strong>August</strong><br />
Contents<br />
7 NEWS<br />
Six pages of industry news also<br />
includes a piece on women in<br />
engineering and manufacturing<br />
14 NEW MACHINERY<br />
A <strong>hi</strong>gh speed bagging mac<strong>hi</strong>ne<br />
provides fast changeovers<br />
between seven styles of bag<br />
26 INSTALLATIONS<br />
W<strong>hi</strong>tby Seafoods has doubled<br />
its packing speeds for scampi<br />
by installing a new line<br />
36 SPECIAL FEATURE<br />
AUTOMATION,<br />
ROBOTICS & VISION<br />
T<strong>hi</strong>s 40 page feature examines<br />
the very latest technologies<br />
available to bring the IoT ever<br />
closer to reality and covers<br />
much robot and vision success<br />
36<br />
REGULAR FEATURES<br />
76 LABELLING,<br />
CODING & MARKING<br />
Botanist Gin has switched from<br />
hand labelling to a blow vac<br />
print & apply system labeller<br />
78 COMPONENTS<br />
An IO-Link analogue hub is used<br />
for Shawpak’s thermoformer to<br />
deliver forming control and<br />
critically, the sealing parameters<br />
26<br />
80 REGULATIONS<br />
T<strong>hi</strong>s time, we cover an updated<br />
standard for designing-in the means<br />
to prevent any unexpected mac<strong>hi</strong>ne<br />
start-ups to stop any lucky escapes<br />
82 WHO WHAT WHERE<br />
People, events and diary dates<br />
83 BUYERS’ GUIDES<br />
Mac<strong>hi</strong>nery and services<br />
EDITOR:<br />
Gail Hunt<br />
PUBLISHING MANAGER:<br />
Bill Lake<br />
BUYERS GUIDE CO-ORDINATOR:<br />
Chris Valdes<br />
ARTWORK CONTRIBUTOR:<br />
Barry Heath<br />
HEAD OF PUBLISHING:<br />
David Chadd<br />
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