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The topics to be discussed this year are more relevant than ever. Kay Petermann from IEN D-A-CH interviewed Dr. Jochen Köckler, Chairman of the Managing Board, Deutsche Messe AG, on the comeback of the fair as a live event.
Fraunhofer researchers develop sensors for fire and explosion protection
Cost-efficient switches with M12 Power
"Untouched since the ice age" is not a marketing slogan, but a fact - a real piece of the ice age that still exists today: When the ice melted, immense amounts of water drained away into the rock of the Swabian Alp mountains. The earth shifting in an unusual way then caused this reservoir to be sealed off approximately 400 meters below the outside world. As a result, EiszeitQuell has an original purity and quality - just like water over 10,000 years ago.
Users in process automation have the most to gain from insight through data from sensors and actuators. This is where the advanced physical layer for Ethernet, short Ethernet-APL comes in, the data highway to the field of process plants. Many questions must be answered when deploying Ethernet-APL for the first time. This article discusses topologies for Ethernet-APL that can be realized with currently available infrastructure components.
Even under normal conditions it is not simple to always have the right motor on hand to address a wide range of applications. It is all that much more difficult in large chemical companies if several thousand drives have to be kept running around the clock in harsh explosive environments. In the future, one of the largest chemical companies in the world will be depending on a team of external specialists and the comprehensive range of Simotics XP explosion-protected motors from Siemens.
The Endress+Hauser Group will soon be managing its worldwide logistics network from a single operations center in Ireland. A team of specialists is tasked with managing the day-to-day operation and enabling the smooth and sustainable movement of goods.
For long-term operation under harsh conditions
For safe and leakage-free decoupling for process connections and measuring devices
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.
Variable measuring ranges from -40 to +330 °C for capture and analysis of thermal images
Bringing color measurements from the lab to the process
High-precision measurement of liquid chromatograph flow rates
Inline measurements in real time directly in the system and without sampling
Food-compatible lubricants in all axes avoid potential contamination
An easy alternative to nitrogen purge for void space layup
For submersible pumps in cryogenic applications
IR detection to first-class SIL 2 high demand mode and SIL 3-capable IEC 61508 ed. 2 with a proof test interval of 8760 hours.
For commissioning, inspection and mobile maintenance tasks
Around three years ago, EBRO ARMATUREN worked closely with its customers to develop a butterfly valve adapted specifically to the requirements of the chemicals industry. A prototype has already been deployed in the food and beverage sector, including at Schneider Weisse. Besides the FDA compliance required with regard to food and pharmaceutical technology, resistance to chemically aggressive media...
Reliable measurement of hydrogen in gas networks
PROFIBUS & PROFINET International will help to further develop the joint creation of NAMUR and ZVEI
Research project for sensor systems for extremely harsh environments
Companies will be able to use data to better deploy their resources and pave the way towards an eco-friendly and sustainable economy
Unrestricted freedom of movement and maximum wearing comfort for remote support situations
In Germany, 55 percent of final energy consumption goes towards heating and cooling. However, a lot of heat dissipates unused because it is not generated as and when required. Thermal storage using zeolite material allows heat to be stored for long periods of time without losing any. Fraunhofer researchers are now working on significantly improving the thermal conductivity of zeolites.
Enabling IT/OT Interoperability in the New Age of Automation
Keeping a critical infrastructure running – The challenge of covering the last mile to service an oil rig
AS-Schneider valves are being successfully used at the Amal oilfield in Oman which uses steam generated at the Miraah solar thermal facility. Steam injection is a common enhanced oil recovery method.
HANNOVER MESSE 2022 will run as a five day live event with the lead theme “Industrial Transformation from April 25 to 29.
Durable on/off and control valves for switching and controlling gases, liquids and steam for media pressures up to 25 bar and temperatures up to 230 °C
Second control channel for use in complex aplications
Schaeffler is the consortium lead for the sub-project “Stack Scale up – Industrializing PEM Electrolysis” of the H2Giga hydrogen flagship project
Compact, rugged, secure wireless devices for demanding utility and infrastructure applications
Glenn Schulz, Managing Director at FDT Group, gives us the details of the FDT 3.0 IIoT ecosystem, as well as insights on smart manufacturing and mobility, CIP security enhancements and 5G technology
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.
We interviewed Andreas Hennecke, Pepperl+Fuchs Product Marketing Manager and Ambassador for Ethernet-APL about the development and possibilities of Ethernet-APL for the process industry.
Reliable 24/7 access to oil-free compressed air is essential in the food industry. Regardless of the application, all machines must be sanitary to avoid potential contamination
Enabling 2D vision sensors for complex sorting and quality inspection tasks
For temperature ranges from -25 to 70°C with high protection ratings
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