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DPA’s February 2025 issue is now live!

This month's issue covers the topics of Machine Building & Safety, Sensors & Transducers, Enclosures & Panel Products, and IIoT/Smart Manufacturing.

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Something significant is happening in the space sector – and it’s launching from the shores of Scotland. Here, DPA’s Editor takes a look at a new project that will see the first UK-manufactured and UK-launched orbital rocket launched into space by the end
of 2025 (p. 4).

If the PLC is the brain of industrial operations, sensors are the nerve endings that collect information and send it to be interpreted. But can you optimise what you can’t see? In our cover story, SICK UK explains how
augmented reality enables us to see what was previously unseen and how sensors will play a central role in the factories of the future (p. 16).

Finally, Roger Haw, CEO of Flame Hardeners, offers a personal view on the future of manufacturing in
the UK (p. 34).

Other top stories include:
• NASA accelerates product development with digital manufacturing tech (p. 28)
• Why smaller may be better: A guide to compact enclosures (p. 20)
• Video of the Month: Growing UK manufacturing with robotic automation
(p. 37)
• Designing for safety: Navigating the UK's machinery standards (p. 6)
• Back to the future with magnetic levitation (p. 27)
• Flipping human motion detection on its head (p. 18)

Grab your free digital copy now and let us know your thoughts!

Contact sophia.bell@imlgroup.co.uk if you think there are any specific topics we should be covering.

Written By Sophia Bell

Sophia Bell is the Group Editor of DPA, Connectivity, and PBSI. She joined the team in 2020 as Assistant Editor after achieving a First-Class Honours BA in English Literature and Film Studies from the University of East Anglia. In her current role, she leads the editorial strategy, driving digital growth and ensuring each title continues to deliver trusted, relevant insight for engineering and manufacturing professionals.