in medical syringe pump
expected to grow by 9.5% in 2010
reduces water loss and costs
in flammable or combustible atmospheres
for challenging level and interface measurements
measuring technology
better electricity tarifs
provide safe shut off for fuel oils
for bulk materials
Mixing of materials in the small volumes is traditionally done by hand, or with a mechanical blade, impellor or paddle
Novartis, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies, uses a digital automation system and integrated wireless network in their biotech production facility
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
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 Eastman Chemical Company uses Foundation fieldbus technology and Delta V hardware throughout its mostly non-hazardous facility
The Linde Group chose predictive maintenance for its plants in China.
Functional safety, the last major domain of conventionally wired signal cables, is facing a changeover.
PDC Systems is using explosion-proof enclosures to protect fire and gas monitoring and control systems f
The Road to Europe 2020
Greater safety in the transport of hazardous goods is the subject of intensive debate. This applies in particular to the formation of explosive compounds in freight containers as a result of permeation through the walls of plastic containers.
The high accuracy achieved by a transducer array has allowed a Premier Foods owned company in Newport, UK, to make a substantial saving on effluent charges.
E.ON Sverige decided to replace some of the old pneumatic instruments and valves on the condensers in its Örebro plant. Guided Wave Radar was tested next to electronic displacers.
To support its naturally cooled ‘eco-cellar’ Otter Brewery, UK, has installed a sequentially opening loading bay door system, ensuring the cellar is never exposed to the outside environment.
In the BP Oil Refinery Emsland in Lingen, Germany, a clamp-on ultrasonic measuring system measures non-invasively the heavy gasoil slowly flowing back during crude oil distillation.
Beneath the former Kakola regional prison in Turku, Finnland, an innovative water treatment plant has been built into the rock.
for Remote Pumping Station
Rainwater Harvesting Systems
a Water Treatment Plant
Gas and Energy Distribution
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.
Godiva Chocolatier in Brussels, Belgium meet the highest quality standards with the installation of Self-Cleaning Filters and Compact Sieves, delivering maximum customer satisfaction everytime.
A major steel plant on the east coast of Sweden has recently installed a new rolling mill.
Industrial Ethernet is widely used in the industry and is now finding its way into process instrumentation.
Tray washers are playing a major role in helping A F Blakemore & Son, a principal supplier to more than 700 Spar grocery stores in England and Wales, to minimise the environmental impact of its operations.
Productivity, Safety & Security
Senior Vice President responsible for Hannover Messe
At American Crystal Sugar Company a rigid sensor couldn’t measure molasses temperature accurately in a conventional thermowell, but a custom thermowell and a flexible sensor provided the solution.
Digital Edition Download PDF
