50 CONTENTS n Drives & Controls is a controlled circulation publication. If you live in the UK and want to subscribe phone 0333 577 0801 or fax 0845 604 2327. Alternatively for both UK and overseas subscriptions please subscribe online at www.drivesncontrols.com. If you have any enquiries regarding your subscription, please use these numbers. The content of this magazine, website and newsletters do not necessarily express the views of the Editor or publishers. The publishers accept no legal responsibility for loss arising from information in this publication. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be produced or stored in a retrieval system without the written consent of the publishers. Paid subscriptions UK: £110 per annum Europe: £145 per annum Rest of World: £180 per annum Printing: Warners Midlands PLC., PE10 9PH ISSN 0950 5490 Copyright: DFA Media Group 2023 NEXT ISSUE The May issue of Drives & Controls will contain our annual supplement on electric motors, plus a look at developments in linear motion technologies, and applications in the scientific, pharmaceutical and medical engineering markets. UPDATE 25 Comment 26 ABB Back to Basics 58 Gambica Column 61 New Products 64 Design Data and Multimedia 64 Appointments 65 Products & Services IN DEPTH Follow us on Twitter @DrivesnControls Drives Magazine Web site www.drivesncontrols.com Follow us on LinkedIn @ Drives & Controls Join us on Facebook Drives & Controls Drives& Controls REGULARS DfAmedia group 40 34 30 8 5 62 DRIVES & CONTROLS April 2023 Vol 39 No 4 Editor Tony Sacks t: 01732 465367 e: tony@drives.co.uk Consultant Editor Andy Pye t: 07808 137312 e: andy.pye@dfamedia.co.uk Production Manager Sarah Blake t: 01233 770781 e: sarah.blake@dfamedia.co.uk Operations Manager Emma Floyd t: 01732 370340 e: emma.floyd@dfamedia.co.uk Marketing Executive Hope Jepson t: 01732 370340 e: hope.jepson@dfamedia.co.uk Financial Finance Department t: 01732 370340 e: accounts@dfamedia.co.uk ADVERTISING Sales Director Damien Oxlee t: 01732 370342 m: 07951 103754 e: damien.oxlee@dfamedia.co.uk Sales Manager Andy Wylie t: 01732 370341 m: 07939 607855 e: andy.wylie@dfamedia.co.uk DFA Direct Ian Atkinson t: 01732 370340 e: ian.atkinson@dfamedia.co.uk Italy Oliver & Diego Casiraghi e: info@casiraghi.info t: +39 031 261407 f: +39 031 261380 Managing Director Ryan Fuller t: 01732 370344 e: ryan.fuller@dfamedia.co.uk Chief Executive Officer Ian Atkinson t: 01732 370346 e: ian.atkinson@dfamedia.co.uk Reader/Circulation Enquiries Perception-MPS Ltd t: 01825 701520 e: cs@perception-sas.com HEAD OFFICE DFA Media Group 192 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1BE t: 01732 370340 f: 01732 360034 e: info@dfamedia.co.uk www.drivesncontrols.com 46 5 News A round-up of the latest business and industry developments from around the world. 30 Technology Cutting-edge innovations in motion, power transmission, controls and related technologies. 13 Talking Industry Live In a special 12-page preview we look forward to what visitors to this month’s free Talking Industry Live event at the National Manufacturing Centre in Coventry, can expect to see and hear. 40 Machine Vision Examples from the wide range of applications emerging for machine vision technologies, including tracking batches of laundry and the automated processing of apples. We also examine trends in the vision sector, and offer advice on choosing machine vision lighting systems. 46 Conveyors and Materials-Handling Advice on ensuing that conveyor belts in food-processing plants are operating hygienically. We also examine the use of linear-motor-driven production transport systems as a flexible alternative to traditional belt conveyors for some applications. 50 Machine-Building We look at the technology involved in a UK-developed low-cost automated medical diagnostics system that could affect the way that medicine is practiced worldwide. Plus an expert offers advice on identifying and assessing fire risks in machinery. 56 Talking Industry The latest in the series of Talking Industry online panel discussions considered the role that manufacturers can play in decarbonisation and cutting energy consumption. We report on a lively discussion that took many turns. 53 50 58
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