What comes to mind when you hear the word “app”? WhatsApp? TikTok? Linked-in? Broadening our scope from these examples that deliver entertainment and connection, what can apps do for users in the process industries? Quite simply, an app is an application software that generates benefits for the user - on your mobile device, in the cloud or on a server 'under the desk'. Let’s take a look at three apps for process instrumentation, exploring their different approaches as well as their advantages.
The Spanish PUCO2 Project, led by AIDIMME, AIMPLAS and INESCOP, uses R&D to fight the problem of global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions.
Device, system, and end users now benefit from an embedded unified environment unlocking universal device management, IT/OT convergence, data analytics, services, and mobility
On June 1, 2022, Peter Sieber was appointed to the position of Vice President Strategic Marketing of the HIMA Group. In this newly created function, he will drive the digitalization of functional safety and further expand the company's position as an independent solution provider in safety-related automation.
For solids handling applications with a capacity up to 3900 m³
Joined forces to expand offerings of levulinate solvents across Europe
Technology for hydrogen generation expected to go into production in 2025
Endress+Hauser has expanded its center of competence for silicon pressure sensors in Stahnsdorf near Berlin, Germany at a cost of more than 12 million euros. A new production hall was added to the existing building to serve the growing demand for silicon pressure instrumentation. The expansion also includes a new office and laboratory building, as well as a large outdoor area and additional parking.
Methanol reformers convert easy-to-transport methanol into hydrogen. But conventional reformers still come with a number of drawbacks – catalyst attrition, to name but one example. An innovative methanol reformer for mobile applications from the Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems IMM is able to overcome these challenges.
How production security can be at risk if water treatment fails
PROFIBUS & PROFINET International will help to further develop the joint creation of NAMUR and ZVEI
Brewers will often attribute their success to passion, determination and innovation, but once a beer has been developed and branded, it’s all about consistency. Process monitoring therefore has a key role to play. In the following article Keijo Pyörälä from Vaisala will explain how in-line refractometers, located strategically at every stage of the brewing process, enable process optimization, save energy, reduce waste, lower costs and help deliver top quality beer.
Reliable Measurement of Methane with Different Sensor Elements
Fluid Motion Solutions created from 6 established pump and mixer brands
Easy-to-disassemble single- and twin-screw feeders
Launch of sustainable lightweight Selective Hydrogenation Catalysts
During a virtual press conference, JUMO GmbH & Co. KG reviewed the past months and gave an outlook on the future of the company. Despite Corona, the overall balance of the managing directors was positive.
The world is going digital - this applies to our private lives as well as to large parts of our work. In the process industries, the focus is often on end-to-end digital engineering, the analysis of big data, or the utilization of legacy data. But in what way can digitalization change daily work routines and increase work efficiency? A practical example is provided by the specialty chemicals company Lanxess, which has abandoned the classic clipboard, thus demonstrating very clearly what digitalization actually means and what benefits it offers.
An industrial chemical mixer's high torque start-up was causing problems for a Mexican manufacturer of specialist automotive cleaning products. They turned to new Variable Frequency Drive technology to resolve the problem.
Precision for custody transfer and inventory control
Enabling 2D vision sensors for complex sorting and quality inspection tasks
Easier integration with new nominal sizes and higher flexibility in valve positioning
8% increased machine speed and boosted machine efficiency to 91% after upgrading from a PLC system to a motion control solution. These are the impressing numbers the liquid filling sachet and tube packaging solutions provider Unette presents after integration of Trio Motion Technology’s complete machine control package including controller, servo drives and motors, to improve its overall productivity.
Data acquisition for test & measurement and condition monitoring
Royal HaskoningDHV and Mitsubishi Electric provide integrated solutions for digitally connected water utilities
Devastating water leak drives move to improve sustainability
Gerhard Schubert GmbH strengthens its pioneering role in packaging technology during the 2020 pandemic year
24 Vdc version, optionally available as battery powered device
AIMPLAS coordinated the European LIFE ECOMETHYLAL Project, which has ended with the construction of a plant capable of extracting up to half a kilo of methylal from each kilo of non-recyclable waste. Methylal can be used as a solvent and as a raw material to produce new plastics. The project focused on recovering waste, mainly from the automotive, electrical and electronic, and packaging sectors, by means of chemical recycling.
Web-based solution for smart monitoring and management of control valves in process plants
Software increases ease-of-use for operators and safety of storage tanks for liquefied gas
Rise of PROFINET devices to more than 40 million devices, 2,6 million more PROFIsafe nodes in 2020
Endress+Hauser receives certification for meeting IEC 62443-4-1 standards in product development and product life cycles
Completion of another step in executing Vision 2020+ strategy for enabling Siemens to become a focused technology company
Just like cellulose, lignin and fats, proteins are renewable raw materials. Their potential for the chemical industry remains largely untapped. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV want to change that.
Swiss Manufacturer of Chilled-Mirror Dew Point Hygrometers will complement the measurement portfolio with its expertise
Safe and simple measurement and data recording with a range of up to 500 feet
NETZSCH invests 50 million euros for a new production unit to centralize facilities in Waldkraiburg
With ATEX/IECEx approvals for use in a wide range of industrial sectors
Automation platform diversifies into new end markets
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