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CONTENTS POWER TRANSMISSION, BEARINGS, BUSHES AND SEALS 6 Power transmission solutions and high quality to price ratios Frans Odendaal, SKF product manager for Power Transmission, argues that the quality to price ratio of SKF-branded components and solutions is the lowest available. 8 Automated drives for materials handling at ports 11 Gearmotors and monorail system for automotive manufacture HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC SYSTEMS 12 Pneumatics and the IIoT Emerson’s Enrico De Carolis, global technology vice president for Fluid Control and Pneumatics, explains how pneumatics is already established as an advanced technology that lends itself well to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). 14 BI champions Berntel pneumatic and hydraulic solutions 15 Faster drilling and reduced fuel costs with DrillAir compressors AUTOMATION, PROCESS CONTROL, INSTRUMENTATION AND CAE 16 Wireless makes the connected mine possible – and powerful With the need for greater data access, real-time analytics, and autonomous systems and services, Rockwell Automation is realising the connected mine faster than some of its competitors. 17 Oval wheel flowmeters for multiple applications 18 Enabling the smart factory for smooth IIoT implementation 19 twisterband HD for rotary motion in very small spaces MINERALS PROCESSING 20 Fit-for-purpose vibrating screens built to last Kwatani CEO Kim Schoepflin and GM Operations Riaan Steinmann discuss how the company is leveraging years of experience in the field to bring fit-for-purpose products to clients. 22 Custom cyclone solution solves Zambian TSF challenge 23 Weir Minerals launches Linatex ® ceramic hose to meet global demand 24 Efficient milling productivity with FLSmidth trommel screens 25 TOMRA’s XRT sorting delivers high recovery rates on Chrome mine INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING 30 Captured CO 2 as a raw material for the chemical industry VTT and its business partners have launched a two-year project called BECCU to produce speciality chemicals from the CO 2 produced during bioenergy production. Regulars 2 Comment: The COVID-19 pandemic and the climate emergency 4 On the cover: VEGAPULS 64 secures raw material supply in the cosmetics industry Jürgen Skowaisa, product manager for radar at VEGA, shows by way of a success story, how to effectively deal with the replacement of an existing sensor. 26 Product and industry news 32 Backpage: Breath analysis: from smelling breath to sophisticated diagnoses

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