Integration of OPC UA with Allotrope Standards for seamlessly interoperable communications and information data in analytical labs
As businesses in industry continually aim to become environmentally sustainable, the demands are increasingly pushed throughout the supply chains. Liquid and gas flow controls, ubiquitous throughout industry, are highlighted within the sustainability drive. Optimising the performance of valves and their controls can directly improve energy efficiency for end users. Moreover, procurement teams are progressively checking that flow control suppliers are achieving a holistic position to meet sustainability goals.
To help engineers and operators meet the challenges of precision batching and ensure accurate measurements and smooth process operations, the editorial shares some key insights.
Simplicity from installation to sustainable recycling
All over the world, farmed salmon suffer from salmon lice, a small crab that infests the fish and feeds on their mucus, skin and blood, causing disease. However, an innovative solution from the Norwegian company Harbor AS offers effective protection against this parasite. The customised connection solutions required for this are provided by LAPP.
Compatibility with harsh environments and different media
Compact series for cost effective fan and pump applications
Turnkey UHF RFID tunnel for precise tracking in conveyor belt applications
Analysis technology insensitive to cross-contamination allows cost effective measurements
Cylindrical proximity sensors for safety applications
Affordable connectivity for large distances of up to 1.000 m in large plants
Robust sensor series hygiene-sensitive production and packaging processes
Intrinsically safe phone for digital workflows in hazardous environments
Use of different remote measuring probes and decentralized system integration allow flexible monitoring solutions
How to select the most suitable solid state relay for your motor control application
6x Non-Browning Zoom Lens design-optimised for 1-inch sensor format
For hazardous environments and operating temperatures from -40°C to 70°C
Converts standard pulse output flow meters to give linearised analog and NPN/PNP outputs
Intrinsically safe optical liquid level switches for direct contact with flammable or explosive liquids
Personalized medicine means an elementary change for the pharma and biotech industry aimed at the production of large quantities. Pharmabotix is developing automation and robotics solutions for filling smaller batches as they occur in cell and gene therapy. The Swiss company is thereby focusing on a hygienically designed Yaskawa Motoman HD8 industrial robot.
Ethernet-APL extends connectivity all the way to process automation field devices. This is achieved with 2-wire cabling via Ethernet-APL switches at data transfer rates of 10 MB/s. Transmissions are intrinsically safe and therefore possible into Ex zones as well. This paves the way for the straightforward collection of large volumes of field data, which facilitates plant optimization as well as the development of new business models in process engineering. Yet physical transmission is only part of the story.
JUMO has added a comprehensive solution for process technology operations to the automation range. Using the JUMO variTRON system and the new JUMO smartWARE Program graphical program editor, customer-specific solutions can be configured easily and without special programming skills.
Innovative fluid property detection for precise media detection and comprehensive monitoring of fluid properties
The measurement of low flow is becoming widely used in many industries. However, the smaller the flow, the trickier it is to control and measure, and finding a suitable flow measuring technology at reasonable cost can prove challenging for both users and flow sensor manufacturers.
Important addition to the pharmaceutical processing and packaging portfolio with innovative technologies and comprehensive services
Single terminal combines weighing function and sensor power supply
Shallow-depth 1/8’’ casing with IP65 front protection for outdoor use
New family members in versatile rugged tablet series
At the event from April 22 to 26 the new format points the way to a carbon-neutral industrial society
Wizard guided user support for process optimisation and enhanced sustainability
Endress+Hauser plans to take over Swiss Angenstein ESTECH AG, including the company’s production site in Cernay, France, ESTECH Industries Angenstein SA, succursale de Cernay. Representatives of both companies have signed a memorandum of understanding. All workplaces at the metal processing company are to be retained.
High-resolution, radiometrically calibrated for temperatures from 300 to 1,700 °C
Supporting sustainability goals with zero ozone depleting potential
Reliable measurements despite films and adhesion
Supply chain optimization with wireless level measurement: The IIoT radar sensor measures fill levels in mobile tanks, containers and silos. The values are sent to the cloud so that they are available at any time and from anywhere. Close cooperation with users of the innovative sensor has led to further expansion of its fields of application since its market introduction three years ago.
A digital twin is not only the basis for a holistic view of the system and the individual processes. It is also the basis for automatic routines that react autonomously to changes in the process. It helps applications identify unwanted situations and the countermeasures to be taken often long before the plant comes to a standstill. Predictive maintenance is a key to the efficient operation of a process plant. However, digital processes are not a question of individual products or components, but require the seamless interaction of people and systems.
How can mining companies make their operations more sustainable to reduce their environmental footprints? One element that can be perfectly adapted to match the conditions is the efficient transport of the mined material. Here overland conveyors that can move large quantities of material over long distances are required. BEUMER Group relies on modern planning and layout tools to support operators at an early stage of the project and design the ideal conveying solution together with the customer.
Pneumatic conveying processes have a key function in the material flow of many industrial companies and place correspondingly high demands on blower technology, with efficiency, reliability and purity of the conveying air particularly in focus.
Corrosion resistant, non-ventilated units meet highest protection standards
Easy-to-use control solution with IIoT functions
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