New product launches to scope out at Automate 2025:
- A Fully Modular Vacuum Gripper System
- Moving Lines and Variable Automotive Part Positioning? No Problem
- There’s an App for That: Remote Access and Monitoring of Automation Cells
- A High Speed, Flexible Cobot for Multiple Applications
For more show coverage, be sure to check out Machine Design’s Automate 2025 content hub.
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Rehana Begg
Editor-in-Chief, Machine Design
As Machine Design’s content lead, Rehana Begg is tasked with elevating the voice of the design and multi-disciplinary engineer in the face of digital transformation and engineering innovation. Begg has more than 24 years of editorial experience and has spent the past decade in the trenches of industrial manufacturing, focusing on new technologies, manufacturing innovation and business. Her B2B career has taken her from corporate boardrooms to plant floors and underground mining stopes, covering everything from automation & IIoT, robotics, mechanical design and additive manufacturing to plant operations, maintenance, reliability and continuous improvement. Begg holds an MBA, a Master of Journalism degree, and a BA (Hons.) in Political Science. She is committed to lifelong learning and feeds her passion for innovation in publishing, transparent science and clear communication by attending relevant conferences and seminars/workshops.
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