Romaco presented its Promatic secondary and tertiary packaging line for a wide range of applications, especially in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food industries as well as the KTP 420X rotary press from Romaco Kilian
PCN Europe met Marc Siemering, Senior Vice President – Industry, Energy & Logistics at Deutsche Messe AG, who explained how the digital transformation changed the industrial world and triggered the Industrie 4.0 revolution
The Motion Control Industry Awards will once again bring together the entire motion control industry in a celebration of business and professional excellence
Hannover Messe offers our readers the possibility to get a free ticket to the fair to experience the digital transformation first-hand. Free tickets give access also to CeMAT 2018. Don't miss this opportunity!
Having over 30 years of experience in manufacturing, in his new role Gilliam will lead a team that takes responsibility for educating and informing food manufacturers on the impact of digitalization and on long-term solutions to improve efficiency
Equipped with cutting-edge technology and a smartphone-like touchscreen for an increased measurement reliability
Can reduce the cost and complexity of calibrating power meters and analysers with accuracies up to 0.15%
The integration of automation, energy technology, IT platforms and artificial intelligence is the cornerstone of the factory of the future and therefore will play a key role this year, with the lead theme "Integrated Industry – Connect & Collaborate"
To monitor, report and display signal statuses with up to two switching thresholds
For remote access, monitoring and predictive maintenance
B&R presented at this year's SPS IPC Drives its image processing solution comprising cameras, software and lighting accessories that is seamlessly incorporated in the automation system
Reducing cost of ownership while increasing power efficiency are two of the main goals for today’s OEMs. This translates into a higher demand for lubricants which offer a well-balanced formulation that can maintain engine health
eWON Cosy allows remote access
Honeywell UniSim® Operations is a cloud-deployed learning solution that provides an interactive, real-time plant simulation as the foundation for a comprehensive training program to improve operators’ knowledge and skills
Wastewater management is a critical issue to face in today’s industry. In this article, Surendra Mappana explains how dedicated water automation products are helping industrial water users and utilities address the key challenges
The new sensors are able to continuously monitor and report their own performance and support on-the-fly reconfiguration using data transferred by the automation system
For easy measurement of photovoltaic panel soiling ratio
Lufthansa Industry Solutions chose ecom's technology for real-time localization and efficient, interconnected asset management
The digital plant of the future uses DeltaV Mobile to remove the confines of the control room and enable the digital worker to monitor operations and see critical operational data
The renovated website represents state-of-the-art operation and is more user-friendly, more informative and better structured, while being technically and graphically optimised
The company becomes first industrial LED lighting supplier to achieve this major result
ABB invited a great number of European and world journalists to its international press event at the Smart Lab in Dalmine, Italy, on 17th and 18th May 2017
Turbidity is an acknowledged criteria for high water quality assessment. With human eye, turbidity in water below than 20 NTU (nephelometric turbidity unit) is just rarely perceptible
French manufacturer SNF reduces maintenance effort and cost by implementing a modern FDT®-based device management tablet solution for plant processes and well injection skids
“The only source of knowledge is experience”, stated Albert Einstein. Siemens’ experience in radar and ultrasonic technology allowed end user companies to achieve good performance thanks to reliable and precise level measurement
For the remote maintenance of machines and systems
The proof-testing of safety instrumented systems in liquid level measurement applications has traditionally relied on workers in the field. However, new technology in modern smart devices is enabling this vital task to be performed remotely
What’s Hot at this year’s HANNOVER MESSE? PCN Europe interviewed Marc Siemering, Vice President, on the main trends of the 2017 edition. Industrie 4.0 is always at the top of the conversation, but also energy efficiency is strongly taking hold
Antón Valero, president of the Spanish Chemical Industry Federation (FEIQUE), received the appointment as new president of the Organizing Committee of Expoquimia, Fira de Barcelona's International Chemical Industry Event
They reduce energy usage and increase productivity
It’s a commonly held belief that industrial products such as drives and motors equipped with electronic components do not require any specific maintenance
When trying to identify and implement trends in water supply, it’s important to take into account topics such as system migration and modernization, data capture and analysis or preventive maintenance
Holistic modernization of the compressed air system engineered by Ingersoll Rand resulted in significant energy cost reduction and low capital expenditure solutions for TEKFOR Italy, thanks to the implementation of IR Global Air Solution
With this acquisition Pepperl+Fuchs complements the portfolio and the know-how in explosion protection with mobile solutions
They help reduce downtime
Capable to provide accurate data even in rough environments
Cutting costly false alarms and increasing the reliability of DGA monitoring will be crucial to boosting asset performance
Twisted Vine Brewery implemented Unitronics's PLC Vision1040™, paired with a V200-18-E3XB snap-in I/O module, to control a rotary phase converter, maintain their products at the optimum temperature while keeping low development and operating cost
Plant managers can upgrade existing control structures to PLc or SIL1 with a compact solution and minimal changes to the circuit. Bürkert's safety valves are a cheap solution to the problem, since they reduce energy usage and increase productivity
This smart wirelessly-monitored technology provides safety control by managing abnormally high storage tank pressures
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