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Smart simulation solution

Ulrich Heck reveals the merits of using computational fluid dynamics for filter applicationsUsing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to optimise flow configurations is becoming increasingly popular in...

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More flexibility for safe connectors

Harting has extended the Han Ex intrinsically safe connector family with a number of new standard inserts and housings that offer users greater flexibility by providing additional contact numbers.The...

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Latest advances in purge plugs

Ensuring that your stainless steel tubes and pipes are welded without oxidation, which leads to loss of corrosion resistance, it is vital in industries such as oil and gas, nuclear, food and beverage,...

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Trace heaters

Gloria Hillesheim explores the role of trace heaters in process engineeringA trace heater with heating tapes, heating cords and heating cables is used wherever uniform process heat is required....

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Chemical control solution

A large chemical facility in Brazil will be the first to use a new control console that has been designed with plant operating personnel in mind, by providing a single visual workplace that allows for...

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Ice pigging: a cool concept

Greta Eliasson reports on how a new ice pigging machine is set to clean up in the food and FMCG processing sectorIce pigging is a relatively new process for clearing pipes that uses slush ice instead...

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The path to productivity

Steve Leech outlines some key areas that can have a big impact on releasing a process plant’s productivity potentialRecent headlines have concerned the taxing issue of national productivity. The...

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New oxygen gas analyser

Siemens UK & Ireland has launched Oxymat 7 - its next-generation oxygen measuring solution.It is part of the new, innovative and modular-based Siprocess GA700 series of gas analytic solutions and...

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New oxygen gas analyser

Siemens UK & Ireland has launched Oxymat 7 - its next-generation oxygen measuring solution.It is part of the new, innovative and modular-based Siprocess GA700 series of gas analytic solutions and...

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Actuators are up to scratch

Electric control valve actuation passes the glass-making test, says Katie WilsonFollowing extensive testing, leading glass container manufacturers are specifying electric actuators for a critical valve...

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New service helps decrease wireless operating costs

Roke Manor Research has launched a radio interference mitigation service, which will help industrial processing plants that wirelessly monitor assets and operations to overcome interference, increase...

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Rupture dics: safety-critical solutions

James Hay explains why rupture discs are your most important safety devicesA rupture or bursting disc is a non-reclosing, fail-safe device. It is among the most misunderstood and least appreciated...

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Smoother, safer shutdowns, turnarounds and outages

How a single-source approach can simplify safety and reduce costs during plant shutdownsPlanned STOs (shutdowns, turnarounds and outages) are often scheduled for preventative maintenance and new...

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Handheld particulate meter

The Omega HHTP21 handheld particulate, humidity and temperature meter allows users to be proactive in measuring fine and course particle pollution that comes from many different types of sources, so...

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Plant asset management: looking below the surface

Mike Priddle on the increasing importance of a planned approach to plant asset managementIn human nature, we prefer to think of ourselves as proactive rather than reactive. To be reactive implies that...

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Pumps: Rising to the challenge

From fine paper coating to high-viscosity paint, materials for surface coating represent extreme challenges to pump technology, explains Martina WindorferThe printing and ink industry represents one of...

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Camera tech for process tasks

Glenn Wedgbrow on optimising the measurement performance of infrared thermal imaging camerasInfrared thermal imaging cameras measure the temperature of an object without touching it. It is therefore...

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Expert advice on flowmeters

Charles Wemyss lists 10 reasons why you should – and should not – calibrate your flowmeterWe use the word flowmeter to describe a device that measures the flow of a fluid. Mostly we’re considering...

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Smart process automation

Chase Shih describes how simple network management protocol I/O is an enabling technology for intelligent process engineeringWith the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) placing new demands on the...

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Adaptive control

Paul Hurst explains how vacuum brazing control technology is successfully transferring to other sectorsA SCADA/HMI control system originally intended only for vacuum brazing furnaces used in the...

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