Gleadell Agriculture Limited has chosen a Mobile Shiploader and feeders, enabling peak loading rates of 1000 tonnes per hour
Mixing of materials in the small volumes is traditionally done by hand, or with a mechanical blade, impellor or paddle
becomes part of ABB’s Low Voltage Products division
LEU Anlagenbau, a swiss manufacturer of cheese care robots and cheeses slicing machines uses safety PLCs, two-hand control devices and non-contact sensors to ensure the safety and reliability of their devices
IP65 inverter drives upgraded the mixing and dough preparation equipment
Infrared temperature measurement devices are non-contact, relatively low cost, preventive maintenance tools. But when selecting the most suitable sensor users must consider two key parameters: emissivity and wavelength.
The Linde Group chose predictive maintenance for its plants in China.
A non-contact laser distance sensor looks into the tank with liquid chocolate through a Perspex window and determines its level.
Functional safety, the last major domain of conventionally wired signal cables, is facing a changeover.
extended to small nominal sizes
for washdown-duty environments
for heavy-duty applications
In Vinnolit’s chlorine production process at the Gendorf (Germany) industrial estate, a safety system is safeguarding the chlorine production process and protects staff and residents against the plant’s potential hazards.
for harsh environments
is now part of Videojet Technologies
made of corrosion resistant steel
Professional dairy staff and innovative process technology join forces at the Løgismose micro-dairy, Denmark.
for hostile environments
for photovoltaic units
with SIL 2 approval
for hard, crystalline or fibrous substances
for the beverage industry
in juice production
for all types of rotating machinery
for wireless transmission
Stringent Safety Standards
differential, scalable measurement range
The Longwatch Video Surveillance System now has an interface to Flir’s A-Series Thermal Imaging cameras, so that thermal images can be viewed on standard HMI/SCADA software, such as Wonderware InTouch or GE Fanuc iFix.
Plant monitoring and control is particularly vital in the continuous process industries, where multiple machines must act in harmony day after day.
Traditional filling technology based on piston pumps and time pressure filling systems, but new challenges and stringent validation requirements have put the focus on peristaltic pumps.
In a large snack food plant, a Compressed Air Management system has helped to reduce energy bills, by combining the compressed air supply for production operations, integrating retrofit variable speed drives, reducing pressure and fine tuning.
Axellia is a leading producer of fermented anti-infective active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and injectable finished products.
Compressed tablets are still the most popular dosage form for pharmaceuticals. Over 75% of pharmaceutical products are sold in solid dosage form. Strong growth is predicted for compressed tablets due to the nutraceuticals market, especially in the USA.
withstand food and chemical media
tailored to different requirements
Proper specification and selection of sealing systems for centrifugal pump power frame applications can help sustain the service life of pumps and avoid the need for pump replacement or rebuilds and their associated costs in time and money.
Explosion-protected panel PCs for the on-site control and visualization of processes make machinery and equipment user-friendly, highly available and cost-efficient.
The food industry probably faces more inspection problems than most other manufacturing industries.
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