Industrial Applications

May 2013

Wireless utility monitoring

reduces water and gas consumption

Measurement and Instrumentation

Wireless utility monitoring products from HWM’s Radio-Tech brand have been used by Verco Advisory Services to reduce a major UK food producer’s...

May 2013

Ballast control system

for semi-submersible heavy transport vessel‏

Measurement and Instrumentation

Designed to transport megastructures to remote, offshore locations, the Dockwise Vanguard relies on Emerson technologies for ballast control...

May 2013

The black gold in the deep sea:

a new challenge for the valve industry

Pumps, Valves and Fittings

Exploring for oil reserves beneath the seabed is associated with high risks. Innovative technologies help minimise the dangers.Worldwide outrage...

April 2013

Remote I/O in Irish distillery -

Tradition and modernity

Automation and Communication

In the Irish Distillers whiskey distillery, a remote I/O proves that traditional manufacturing processes can also benefit from state-of-the-art...

April 2013

Overfill safe operation using guided wave radar

Innovative design of probes

Measurement and Instrumentation

Although approvals like the German Federal Water Act (WHG) obtained from TUV, or the Flemish Regulation on Environment (VLAREM), certify Overfill...

April 2013

SCADA system provides supervision

for confectionary manufacturer

Automation and Communication

By integrating a SCADA system into its ‘Baci’ chocolate production line, Nestlè in Perugina is now able to plan and optimise production...

April 2013

Fertilizer out of thin air -

100 years of industrial-scale ammonia production

Equipment and Services

In September 1913, the first industrial-scale ammonia production plant came on stream at BASF in Ludwigshafen. Even a hundred years after the...

April 2013

Optical gas imaging camera

to check for SF6 leaks

Measurement and Instrumentation

Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) is used as an insulating gas in the distribution of high voltage electrical power, but it is also a very potent greenhouse...

April 2013

Communication technologies

change tank terminal operation

Automation and Communication

Internet and wireless technologies are present in our daily life but they are still in the early adopter phase in the tank and terminal management...

April 2013

Reliable signal transfers

for sugar production process

Automation and Communication

A high degree of plant availability essentially depends on the reliable and efficient transfer of signals between the field device and process...

April 2013

Air skates

got confectionery ready for Easter

Processing Machinery

Air skates have helped Kinnerton confectionery prepare for the Easter rush by allowing the chocolatiers to expand and reduce its production line...

April 2013

Safe supply of drinking water

UNIHA Wassertechnologie GmbH with headquarters in Linz, Austria, has been awarded contracts for the construction of a total of six water treatment plants in Africa. For these contracts, UNIHA is now getting Lenzing GmbH on board as a main supplier.UNIHA and Lenzing together will therefore secure a safe drinking water supply for 150,000 individuals with about 23,000m3 of drinking water per day. Work...

Processing Machinery

UNIHA Wassertechnologie GmbH with headquarters in Linz, Austria, has been awarded contracts for the construction of a total of six water treatment...

April 2013

Collator/shrink wrappers

on ice-cream production line

Processing Machinery

By installing two collator/shrink wrappers on its ice-cream production line, a major UK ice cream manufacturer has achieved substantial savings...

April 2013

Current generation of MES systems

can bring high investment risk

Automation and Communication

Current MES systems only represent a preliminary stage of development toward the goal of intelligently controlled production processes, according...

April 2013

Sensors and communication

in hygienic applications

Automation and Communication

With consumers increasingly demanding food that is as fresh as possible while being free from preservatives, hygiene requirements are becoming...

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