Plant, Process and Control
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Getting the measure of technical mirrors

Measuring technical mirrors is a constant challenge in the optics industry. Glenn Wedgbrow looks at how special sensors and measuring systems can be used to can help solve these tasks with the highest precision

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Complex sandwich processing aided by smart sensors

Smart sensors have become an essential component in many manufacturing systems as the demand for ever more sophisticated automation continues apace. This was illustrated by a recent project which saw Baumer provide its sensor solutions for Weber Maschinenbau’s sandwich production line.

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Reliable connectivity for industrial ethernet

Ethernet is being deployed across more and more areas of industry and is the connecting element for both IT and OT. Mark Rushton looks at the options available to those wanting to implement robust and reliable networks for industrial use.

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Software turning robotic opportunities into reality

Have you ever wondered if your production line could benefit from using robots? If robots could transform your costs, cut energy use, boost quality, and dramatically reduce waste? If you can think it, the strong probability is that today’s robots can do it. Julian Ware explains

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Intellectual property rights vs AI training

With OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, facing a series of lawsuits for having trained its models on materials available on the internet, Zohar Kantor argues that access to copyrighted material will be essential to developing effective AI systems for manufacturing

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