trends in automation
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There are many tricks and
methods
that you can use to
help remember something
you have just learnt.
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Eye catching discs:
Brake discs on
the Audi R8 GT.
Eye catching discs
Technology from Sprimag and Festo
enhances brake discs at Audi – and
makes them the centre of attention for
motoring fans.
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Good outlook all round
Ready to install control cabinets from
Festo play a vital role in Merck Serono’s
new Biotech Center.
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Impulse
Layer by layer
Rapid manufacturing is mainly used
in product development today, but is
becoming increasingly important in
small production runs.
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Cover story
There is no end to learning
How
do we remember the really
important things when up to 90%
of what we’ve learnt is forgotten
after 24 hours? Are there actually
ways of learning without being
aware of it? For companies, the
informal acquisition of knowledge
is becoming increasingly
important.
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Further related articles
“You are your brain”
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Synergies
Shaken, not stirred
An impressive solution for the safe
removal of the bed plate from the
V8 engine block in the Aston Martin
Engine Plant.
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To your health
The valve terminal VTSA assists the new
system from Uhlmann with packaging
500 pharmaceutical folded boxes per
minute.
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At jaw dropping speed
OYSTAR IWK has broken the filling
record with its new toothpaste tube line.
Valve terminals CPX/MPA control the
plant.
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