1.2015
Inspiration
Compass
trends inautomation
Editorial
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Panorama
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Festoworldwide
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About thismagazine
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Soft Stop
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Magicmoments:
curtainup
for theEhrlichBrothers.
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Theart of illusion
IllusionistsAndreasandChrisEhrlich
makeextensiveuseof automation in
their spectacular shows. They talk tous
about how they transform technology
intoemotion.
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Motionwithout contact
SupraMotion3.0: for thefirst timeever,
theSupraCycleexhibit shows theactive
transferof asuspendedpermanentmag-
net fromonesuperconductormodule to
anotherusingsuperconductivity.
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Photo:©NASA, ESA, and
theHubbleHeritageTeam
In focus
Dimensions
Since1990, theHubble
Telescopehasbeenproviding incredible images
from thedepthsofouter space.What lookssmall
inacolourphoto takeson trulyvastproportions
in reality. In this issueof trends inautomation
you’ll findouthow thegreat and thesmall inter-
actwithoneanother. Evermorecompact systems
aredeliveringhigher productivity. Extremely
small componentsare creatingspace for new
possibilities.
SupraCycle:
new future concept for
superconductivity.
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