Electricity and Control August 2020

CONTENTS

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIOT

Features

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIoT 4 Made-to-order production with mobile robots Omron

6 Using digital data to optimise toolmaking Anja Moldehn, Phoenix Contact

9 Products + Services

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ENERGY MANAGEMENT + THE INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT 12 Changing the landscape of centralised power supply Worley

14 Another mini-grid for Idjwi Island, DRC SustainSolar

16 Global e-waste surge dumps high-value metals

17 Products + Services

SENSORS + SWITCHES 22 Radio frequency sensors in pump control Mark Ingham, Sensor Technology

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24 Products + Services

PLANT MAINTENANCE, TEST + MEASUREMENT 26 Sound imaging simplifies air leak detection A Fluke case study

28 Products + Services

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Regulars

1 Comment What a difference leadership can make 3 Cover article Dynamic and dependable: Nidec Control Techniques 31 Cybersecurity IT governance ensures operational resilience 32 Write @ the back Recycling ocean plastic to make sneakers

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2 Electricity + Control AUGUST 2020