Shell recently performed comprehensive assessment tests of the HIMax safety system from HIMA. Upon successful completion of the tests, the system can be used worldwide in the oil company’s future projects, without additional evaluations. As with its chosen control systems, Shell performs assessment tests (acceptance tests) on safety systems. During the qualification process, the product is subjected...
uses the 2.4 GHz waveband
lithium-based battery system capable of delivering the performance and meeting reliability and safety-acceptance criteria
Successful move from the Meuse to the river Rhine
Pre-parameterization of control systems facilitates their planning and commissioning
with G1 process connection
for petrochemical project
for spice blend producer
assessing bakery equipment
guarantees supply of gase
for natural gas station
for offshore application
PCN Europe talked to Dipl.-Ing.Thomas Kleinbongartz, Pepperl+Fuchs
for hazardous atmospheres
GEMÜ has developed a new motorized open/close actuator for globe and diaphragm valves. The 24 V DC actuator is an advanced alternative to current designs and also to solenoid valves.
helps produce high performance pipelines
used in induction heaters
from planning to operation
for critical leak-testing
with steel belt coolers
for zone 1 blending system
measures greenhouse gas
using IR absorption-based sensors
technology for bulk solids
with integrated electrical equipment
to oily-water treatment
for the mineral industry
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
A non-contact laser distance sensor looks into the tank with liquid chocolate through a Perspex window and determines its level.
The optimized ultrasonic limit switch SONOCONTROL 15 from SONOTEC detects quickly and reliably whether a pipe is filled with liquids / liquid gases or not.
for 24-hour operation
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.
with mini-double vessel
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.
for front panel installations
Plant monitoring and control is particularly vital in the continuous process industries, where multiple machines must act in harmony day after day.
Compressed tablets are still the most popular dosage form for pharmaceuticals. Over 75% of pharmaceutical products are sold in solid dosage form. Strong growth is predicted for compressed tablets due to the nutraceuticals market, especially in the USA.
Industrial Ethernet is widely used in the industry and is now finding its way into process instrumentation.
Ciba, a leading global manufacturer of specialty chemicals, has implemented an innovation process management solution to enhance its capacity to govern innovation processes and focus resources on high-value product innovation projects.
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