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Constanze Schmitz

Constanze SchmitzConstanze Schmitz holds the position of editor of Processing & Control News Europe (PCN Europe) since 2006. She is responsible for the editorial content of the print and digital issues of the magazine as well as the website pcne.eu.
Before working as an editor for Thomas Industrial Media, Constanze Schmitz worked for its sister company Thomas International Publishing Company as editor for the industrial buying guide Thomas Register.

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Helical bevel gears

April 2013

Helical bevel gears

for food technology & conveyors

For hygienically demanding applications, NORD supplies aluminum two-stage helical bevel gear units in five sizes with a maximum torque of 660Nm...

Overfill safe operation using guided wave radar

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...

Waterproof trackball

April 2013

Waterproof trackball

with integrated IP68 scroll wheel

Automation and Communication

NSI's waterproof trackball range offers an integrated IP68 scroll wheel with click function, allowing for easy scrolling & rolling throughout...

SCADA system provides supervision

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...

Rotary screw compressor

April 2013

Rotary screw compressor

compact and energy-efficient

Pumps, Valves and Fittings

Atlas Copco introduced the compact oil-injected rotary screw compressor from 7 to 37 kW: the 7-37 GA VSD+. Besides a small footprint, it offers...

Malvern and NETZSCH

April 2013

Malvern and NETZSCH

sign agreement to cooperate

Materials and biophysical characterization company Malvern Instruments Ltd. (Malvern, UK) and NETZSCH Grinding & Dispersing (headquartered...

Fertilizer out of thin air -

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...

Optical gas imaging camera

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...

Communication technologies

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...

Frost & Sullivan: ACS market to benefit

April 2013

Frost & Sullivan: ACS market to benefit

from increased investments in Russian oil and gas industry

Increased investments, government regulations and the exploration of new oil and gas deposits will favour the development of the automation and...

ExxonMobil starts production

April 2013

ExxonMobil starts production

from Telok Gas Field

After a slight stumble in 2010 in the wake of the global recession, the worldwide flow meter market has rebounded strongly, growing at double...

Reliable signal transfers

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...

Worldwide flowmeter market ARC

April 2013

Worldwide flowmeter market ARC

driven by energy sector project activity

After a slight stumble in 2010 in the wake of the global recession, the worldwide flow meter market has rebounded strongly, growing at double...

Air skates

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...

Mobile computer

April 2013

Mobile computer

for explosive environments

Automation and Communication

The i.roc Ci70 -Ex mobile computer works with Windows Embedded 6.5.3 based on the Intermec CN70eplatform and is certified not only for ATEX and...

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