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September 2020
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WELCOME
7 Editor’s comment
What is the new normal?
NEWS
9 News
A round-up of the latest news from Irish
manufacturing and engineering
12 Technology Briefs
The latest engineering product and
application stories
FEATURES
15 Motors
Stewart Goulding, managing director at
Electro Mechanical Systems, explores
how powerful and high precision
micromotors can advance automated
equipment.
18 Profi le
Maghera-based Specialist Joinery Group has
moved its operations to 100% green electricity
thanks to a partnership with 3T Power
partnership.
21 Materials
A new material has the potential to shift entire
industries. Kari Hjelt, Head of Innovation of
the Graphene Flagship explains how graphene
is set to change things.
24 Management
Has the pandemic changed digital
transformation forever? Matt Graves,
Director, Connected Enterprise Consulting,
EMEA, Rockwell Automation off ers his ideas
on the shape of things to come.
26 Automation
An autonomous, modular robot platform
stands is helping accelerate chemical balance
testing in shampoo.
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