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Absolute encoder for high productivity and easy integration
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Changing legal framework for safety, security and AI
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Industrial Technology Magazine - Spring 2025
Cover Story
2 Selecting the optimal end-of-arm equipment
Industrial update
8 Harness AI to transform development and engineering
10 Recyclable artificial vision system could be sweet for the environment
12 £83bn boost to UK economy if SMEs achieve their growth ambitions
14 Li-ion raw materials impact the battery recycling market
Aerospace report
16 Specialised aircraft bearings for extreme heat and pressure
Food manufacturing
18 Grasping the full potential of sensors
19 Baking rolls on a large scale
Medical report
20 Advanced drive systems could revolutionise surgical robots
21 Miniature ballscrews for medical applications
Design Engineering
23 Discovering the benefits of a machined spring
24 Thread grooves with the highest requirements
26 Bonding artificial turf to various substrates
28 Take action if you’re suffering from arc eye
Machine building
31 Flat packed kits versus fully assembled solutions
32 Encoders for position and motion control
34 Programming barrier to the democratise of automation
36 Keeping conveyors rolling
38 Overcoming the reluctance to automate with robotics
40 Ultrasonic inspection machine relies on servo drive system
42 Harmonised standards for risk assessments
44 Safe, seamless collaboration between cobots and humans
46 Control upgrade reduces configuration time by 75%
48 Machine vision improves component inspection