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B&M

B&M |

Automation prospects in F&B industry

A&D India invited professionals with expertise in the food and beverage industry to share their views on automation in this sector

B&M |

“Setting new benchmarks!”

A&D interview:Dr Axel Vietze, Head – Process Instrumentation, Baumer Group, in a tête-à-tête with Shekhar Jitkar. Excerpts…

B&M |

Towards automated future

In automation markets, there are pockets of technology and market growth that deserve special review

B&M |

Expansion continues…

Automatica has expanded its international scope, registering over 30,000 trade visitors from around 90 countries in this year’s edition

B&M |

A complete electronic show

electronicIndia 2008 is set to offer the entire electronics manufacturing spectrum

B&M |

Tracking the trends

ARC India forum ‘Winning Strategies and Best Practices for Process Industries’ reflected the buoyant mood of India’s manufacturing sector

Focus |

“Flexibility & usability are becoming more important”

A&D interview: Thilo Brodtmann, Managing Director, VDMA Robotics + Automation, Germany, talks to Shekhar Jitkar. Excerpts…

Cov

Cov |

Automation trap

There is an acute need to address the challenges faced by SMEs in leveraging automation, how? Read on to know more…

Management

Management |

The success saga

Treading the path of experiments and opportunities over the last 18 years, PARI believes in delivering world class automated solutions

Management |

Unveiling automation wonders

A look at the strategies to extensively leverage automation as a business enabler and not as a technology enabler

Management |

“Rittal is here to stay”

Norbert Müller,Worldwide President of Rittal GmbH & Co KG, talks to Shekhar Jitkar on his company, the strategies, business potential in India, and much more. Excerpts from the interview…

Focus

Focus |

Drive with integrated brake

Line-commutated energy recovery reduces the operating costs for standard drives

Focus |

Standardised process monitoring

British supplier of fruit juices, The Serious Food Company (TSFC) unified its process monitoring applications in a recent production update

Focus |

Deploying innovations

F&B manufacturers are persistently trying to meet consumer demands without compromising on quality in a fierce competitive marketplace

Focus |

The complete seal

It is challenging to make packaging machines very fast, and keep unit price of packaging low

F&N

F&N |

Device connectivity - A big picture

Interface standardisation help users manage the complexity of network systems and standards make new technologies more user-friendly

F&N |

Getting wireless

Wireless monitoring can eliminate operator rounds, reduce costs, and yield consistent, high quality data from previously unwatched assets

F&N |

Bringing benefits

Today, Foundation fieldbus H1 (FF H1) is accepted as a cost-saving tool in design and installation of new process industry plants

S&E

S&E |

Decentralisation at field level

Know more about decentralisation at field level using sensor-actuator cabling to protection category IP67 connections in the field

S&E |

The virtual boon

EPLAN Cabinet provides users with more reliability in engineering process and exact results

S&E |

Assimilated product development

Achieving the best overall product development environment requires CAD and CAE systems to work well together

I&M

I&M |

Creating a‘Poka-Yoke‘ world

Machine vision technology cuts down installation and maintenance time of ‘zero defects’ systems

I&P |

Futuristic packaging models

The use of industrial PCs offers great flexibility and make modular expansion of the controller possible

P&E

P&E |

Switch mode power supplies

SMPS are the heart of any control cabinet and fulfil all the essential requirements to ensure long life of the electrical components

R&H

R&H |

Manifesting extended facilities

Industrial robots increase productivity by providing consistent high quality and improving workplace safety

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