Today’s Industrial Ethernet connects any standard ethernet-based protocols. It flexibly integrates devices based on open and vendor-specific (safety) protocols.
BASF is convinced of Ethernet-APL technology: it offers powerful and consistent digital communication in process automation from sensors to control levels. We talked to Andreas Ziegler, Automation Manager at BASF SE, about advantages and challenges.
Replacement for hydraulic cylinders and long hydraulic pipe installations
Wide flow range 0.005..150 l/min with integrated temperature measurement
Smart RFID labelling enables industry 4.0 efficiencies in identification and management of components, products, machinery and tools
For higher operational reliability with less maintenance effort
Hygienic measurement without media contacting sensor elements
Advanced system for bearing condition monitoring
Stainless-steel housings for harsh indoor and outdoor environments
Global data volumes are growing exponentially as a result of digitization. More and more industrial processes are being monitored, analyzed, and automated using sensors. The new JUMO Cloud and the JUMO smartWARE SCADA make an important contribution to the development of the intelligent factory of the future.
Size matters – particularly in competitive markets such as pharma and nutraceuticals due to its direct result on costs. Tradichems patented Hipering® process begins right at the start of the process chain by miniaturizing the ingredients. Thanks to Piab’s piFLOW®p vacuum conveyor their patented process is continuously fed thus maintaining the required pressure level.
The increasing variety and complexity of parenteral drugs calls for new dimensions in quality assurance. Fully automated inspection technology with a combination of visual inspection and container closure integrity testing (CCIT) offers the highest product and hence patient safety. Pharmaceutical manufacturer CDM Lavoisier decided to change their inspection processes for no less than 30 products in four different packaging formats. They are now all inspected on the new AIM 3000 from Syntegon.
The current Microsoft Windows® 10 operating system is widely used in the automation industry. PCs and thin clients with Windows can be found in scores of today’s industrial applications. Windows 10, which was released in 2015, is available in several editions and has been continuously expanded with new features and security updates over the years.
Monitoring and additional control functionality for any 4…20mA/HART field device
As the importance of reducing CO2 emissions continues to increase, companies are developing new technologies that will enable this on an industrial scale. In the case of C-Capture, perfecting the carbon capture process requires precise solvent control.
Bühler and Vyncke form strategic partnership to offer low-carbon-emissions food plants
Intelligent feed silos on the farm, communicative waste containers in the city and mobile containers that “communicate” how full they are: The use of smart radar sensors VEGAPULS Air helps to optimise supply processes and save resources.
The Endress+Hauser Open Integration partner program unites 13 manufacturers that want to ensure the streamlined interaction of their complementing products
Vision can be deployed in a number of different ways on a food processing line to tell if food is safe to eat and meets the quality standards demanded by retailers. Now the kind of hyperspectral technology that NASA has used to study planets and plant life is being applied to the food that ends up on household plates.
SAMSON and InfraServ Wiesbaden Join Forces to Develop Digital Information System for Biological Water Treatment Plant in Industrial Park
Reliable real-time communication between machines, plants and cloud systems
Brady engineers have created thousands of lockout procedures for hundreds of companies in various industries
Sensirion Holding AG, a leading supplier of environmental and flow sensor solutions, completes the acquisition of Qmicro B.V., an innovative OEM supplier of miniaturized gas-analysis technologies
For use in a wide range of applications with low flow rates
Titan Enterprises has implemented a package of measures to ensure price stability, competitive delivery times and provision of supporting paperwork to ensure trouble-free supply of its high-quality flow meter and flow measurement systems to EU customers
Multi-Drop of up to 32 units to single communication link
Optimization of biogas production with continuous measurement of methane and CO2
For De-Chlorination of Effluent in Municipal Water Systems and for Industrial Cooling Water Treatment Processes
Controller-independent access to new and existing PROFIBUS DP networks
For demanding applications in the automation and process industries
Raising the standard of iron measurement
Accurate long-distance inspections with highly maneuverable long videoscope solution
Safety system with individual valve isolation for online maintenance without process interruption
For control of most regulators, small valves and pumps with pressure ranges from 0-0.5 psig to 0-3,000 psig
For protection of rotating equipment in hygienic environments
Reduced service effort thanks to faster identification and removal of measuring and parameterization errors without additional parameterization tools
Swiss Manufacturer of Chilled-Mirror Dew Point Hygrometers will complement the measurement portfolio with its expertise
Reliable toxic gas detection protects workers & equipment
Rugged and flexible solution for monitoring and control in extreme environments
Agreement to advance digital twin modeling and simulation technology across energy and process industries
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