Logistics

Managing Global Complexity: The Right Tools for the Job

Rajiv Saxena is Vice President, Global Supply Chain Engineering, APL Logistics, 602-586-4771 Henry

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The Bionic Warehouse

By Merrill Douglas When using warehouse technology to improve labor productivity, combining the

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Global Logistics—May 2012

By Joseph O'Reilly London's Olympic Park is one of 28 venues to host 302 Olympic events. Industry

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The Supply Chain World in 2050

Deutsche Post DHL recently released the findings of a study that projects possible future states of

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As the World Turns, Supply Chains Spin

By Joseph O'Reilly Continental instability, national volatility, and economic vulnerability force

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10 Tips for New Importers

For anyone new to the world of global trade, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the complexity of

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Safeguarding Your Supply Chain Against Rising Fuel Prices

By Lorcan Sheehan Rising fuel prices have affected most supply chains through fuel surcharges or

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Boosting Supply Chain Sustainability

By Deborah Catalano Ruriani Sustainable business practices and supply chains reduce waste, cut

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2D/3D Laser Scanners for Automation

Compact design, flexible installation options and versatile interfaces make the scanCONTROL 2600/2900 laser-scanners the ideal choice for high-precision profile and dimensional measurements in production environments. For measurements on red-hot glowing metals, transparent and organic materials, Micro-Epsilon offers a Blue-Laser series.

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95% High Efficiency, Fanless Power Supply with 1200W Peak Power

Nipron’s UZP-600, a Japanese-made PCB type switching power supply, achieved low noise and high efficiency which realizes reduced heat generation based on its improved circuit design. Despite its small size, UZP-600 has large output capacity of 600W continuous and 1200W peak. In addition, it has high lightning surge resistance and compliance with medical standard. An instantaneous power failure backup functionality is also available with an optional unit.

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XPlanar: Flying Magnets with Six Degrees of Freedom

Beckhoff sets new benchmarks with the XPlanar: free-floating planar movers move jerk-free and without contact over planar tiles arranged in an arbitrary layout. Travelling magnetic fields provide for exact and highly dynamic positioning. The result: maximum freedom in product transport, maximum flexibility and optimum machine design. Experience the new XPlanar at Hannover Messe in April!

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Automatic Spot Finder IR Camera with 80×80 Pixels

An all-rounder imager for numerous industrial applications: From metal processing to plastics, in fire prevention tasks as well as in the automotive sector. The spot finder function allows accurate temperature measurements of moving objects.

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Robust I/O Solutions with Profinet S2 System Redundancy

Turck is supporting the move towards Profinet integration in process automation with the world's first IP67 I/O module with Profinet S2 system redundancy. The IO-Link master is the only device of its kind at present, that is able to establish communication relations to two controllers via a single connection.

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Compressed Air System Filters

The F950 Series Inline Filter features barbs for 1/16” or 1/8” I.D. tubing. The F960 Series Filter has 10-32 UNF male threads with a barb for 1/16” or 1/8” I.D. tubing, and the F970 Series Filter is available with 10-32 UNF female threads or M5 female threads.

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