News releases on Processingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 4 May
to Saturday 10 May 2003
New ABB web site covers the big industry issues
Technical Background Article ABB Limited has launched a new web site addressing the latest hot topics affecting the use of instrumentation, drives and motors throughout industry
News from ABB Automation Tech (Instrumentation + Automation) ( 9 May 2003)
Medical valves for pinching tubing
Acro Associates medical valves for pinching tubing and disposable tube sets have been successfully applied where contamination-free, precise control of sterile fluids is required
News from Acro Associates ( 9 May 2003)
Brushless servo motors with 60% more torque
Baldor has released a new series of brushless AC servo motors with rare-earth neodymium iron boron magnetics, giving 60% more torque in a smaller package Brochure Available
News from Baldor UK ( 9 May 2003)
Major water reclamation plant uses UV technology
Berson UV-techniek has won the contract to supply ultraviolet (UV) disinfection systems for one of the largest municipal wastewater treatment systems to be installed in the United States
News from Berson UV-techniek ( 9 May 2003)
Invensys solutions optimise generation assets
Deregulation, competitive real-time markets, and environmental emissions constraints are issues that affect the ability of power generation companies to perform profitably
News from Invensys Wonderware ( 9 May 2003)
Embedded controller with touchscreen
Mosaic Industries has released new modular products that expand the capabilities of its Panel-Touch Controller, a C-programmable embedded computer with a built-in graphical user interface (GUI)
News from Mosaic Industries ( 9 May 2003)
Everywhere at ACHEMA
Vivendi Water Systems, the leading European supplier of water treatment systems, will be exhibiting on no less than three stands at ACHEMA
News from Elga Process Water ( 9 May 2003)
Getting toned up
One of the huge range of fine chemical products manufactured by Avecia at their Grangemouth site is a new chemically produced toner for use in copiers and printers
News from Elga Process Water ( 9 May 2003)
Nuclear Fuel Keeps Its Cool
Urenco, the uranium enrichment specialists, have awarded a contract to Vivendi Water Systems for the supply of cooling water treatment equipment at their new facility in the North West of the UK
News from Elga Process Water ( 9 May 2003)
Heated to destruction
Vivendi Water Systems Orion is the next generation hot water sanitisable water purification system designed to comply with the stringent standards and regulations of the pharmaceutical industry
News from Elga Process Water ( 9 May 2003)
New dosing system for all kinds of fluids
Nutrient International in The Netherlands has developed a new dosing system for all kinds of fluids, named Nutriflow
News from Nutrient International ( 8 May 2003)
Software cuts cost of regulatory compliance
Manufacturers in tightly regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals can cut the complexity and cost of regulatory compliance with the Rockwell Software Maintenance Automation Control Centre (RSMACC)
News from Rockwell Automation ( 8 May 2003)
Rotork Valvekits appoints European Sales Manager
Rotork Valvekits, the leading UK valve accessory company, has appointed Thom Shannon as European Sales and Marketing Manager
News from Rotork Controls ( 8 May 2003)
Flowserve Flow Control launch Master Station II
Limitorque, the Flowserve Flow Controls specialist electric actuator and controls manufacturer, has launched the Master Station II, a new single-source controller for up to 250 actuators
News from Flowserve ( 8 May 2003)
EVC standardises on magnetic induction meters
User Application Article Europe's largest PVC polymer manufacturer has chosen Krohne as its partner for a programmed upgrade of flowmeters at its emulsion PVC polymer plant at Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire
News from Krohne ( 8 May 2003)
Compressors have reduced energy consumption
ABAC UK has launched a new range of rotary screw air compressors that reduce energy consumption by as much as 35% through the use of variable-speed and SCD technology
News from Abac UK ( 7 May 2003)
Maple assists researchers using MRI technology
Researchers are exploring applications of Maple software in the interpretation of images from MRI scans for the early detection and characterisation of small tumours Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific ( 7 May 2003)
Solenoid control module enhances valve performance
The newly designed "CoolCube" solenoid control module produced by Bio-Chem Valve enables OEM instrument designers to place an overdrive voltage on a solenoid valve, enhancing performance
News from Bio-Chem Valve ( 7 May 2003)
A new high-performance B and K multi-analyser syst
Pulse 7.0 unleashes a wide spectrum of sound and vibration application solutions to speed measurement and analysis, with a new, simpler user interface for multi-channel applications
News from Bruel and Kjaer UK ( 7 May 2003)
Magnet drive pumps for difficult applications
Pumping limits have been expanded on the ESE range of magnet drive gear pumps to achieve applications to 300C and 40 bar pressures
News from ESE ( 7 May 2003)
Krohne flowmeter resists corrosion
User Application Article The problem of how to precisely measure highly corrosive electrolyte acid used to fill battery cells has been overcome using one of the world's most accurate flowmeters, the Krohne Profiflux IFS5000
News from Krohne ( 7 May 2003)
Analysis of Carbonate using Ion Chromatography
Technical Background Article Ion chromatography with Metrohm represents a robust, precise quantitative technique for the analysis of carbonate in a variety of different samples matrices that include washing powders (detergents) Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK ( 7 May 2003)
Mistura interlocks keep Kesan customers safe
Users of robot cells supplied by Kesan Automation are being protected by trapped key interlocks from Mistura Systems, controlling access to the perimeter guarding systems
News from Mistura Systems ( 7 May 2003)
Molybdate meter makes tests fast and easy
Palintest has developed a new meter for the accurate testing of the molybdate formulations used as corrosion inhibitors in industrial water treatment
News from Palintest ( 7 May 2003)
PML at Drives and Controls
On show at Drives and Controls Exhibition will be the world's first truly brushless 'pancake' flat motors, a new Intelligent Servo Drive and electric vehicle wheel motors, plus PML joysticks
News from PML FlightLinK ( 7 May 2003)
E-scio range of energy sub-metering equipment
Non-domestic buildings are subject to the new Building Regulations 2000: one is to provide sub-metering of energy, so that at least 90% of end energy use can be quantified for each fuel type used
News from Procuro ( 7 May 2003)
New Flow-X5 system controller for weighing
Sartorius has announced the release of a new system controller, the Flow-X5 Controller, for "Loss in Weight" applications Brochure Available
News from Sartorius UK ( 7 May 2003)
Weighing controller with internal recipe handling
The Batch-X5 from Sartorius is a weighing controller with internal recipe handling to allow automation of batching, offering an intelligent controller fully programmed for this type of application Brochure Available
News from Sartorius UK ( 7 May 2003)
Worcester Valves + Norbro Actuators achieve SIL 3
Worcester Valves and Norbro Actuators from Flowserve Flow Control have received third party approval to Safety Integrity Level (SIL) rating 3 from BASEEFA
News from Flowserve ( 7 May 2003)
ABB creates new Nationwide instrumentation network
A new comprehensive instrumentation supply and service network has been created by ABB to serve customers throughout the UK: the Instrumentation Alliance comprises five carefully selected partners
News from ABB Automation Tech (Instrumentation + Automation) ( 6 May 2003)
New software package for Agile motor drives
Agile systems announces DPWin, a configuration utility that operates across all Agile digital motor drive and distributed servo products
News from Agile Systems ( 6 May 2003)
PlantWeb helps Snam Rete Gas run Italian network
User Application Article Built on the proven PlantWeb digital plant architecture, this project for Snam Rete Gas is part of their programme to renew the automation of their gas pipeline network Brochure Available
News from Emerson Process Management ( 6 May 2003)
Portfolio management in pharmaceutical market
Technical Background Article Portfolio management carves a niche for itself in the resource-constrained pharmaceutical market, based on the need to identify and prioritise the most profitable projects in the R and D pipeline
News from Frost and Sullivan ( 6 May 2003)
Sticks to the wet and oily
User Application Article A label which sticks to wet and oily products, withstands more than 300C, and is designed to remain in place for 25 years, is the end result of a development program by the GSM Group
News from GSM Printer and Label Systems ( 6 May 2003)
Life cycle costs reduced with medium pressure UV
The total life cycle cost of plant and equipment is an increasingly important factor in procurement decision-making for operators of large-scale ultraviolet (UV) water disinfection systems
News from Hanovia ( 6 May 2003)
Efficient processing of whey and permeate
Technical Background Article APV Anhydro, part of Invensys, has developed a continuous process for highly efficient processing of the whey and permeate by-products from cheese production, with less energy use
News from APV ( 6 May 2003)
The Starmem range of nanofiltration membranes
Membrane Extraction Technology, the sole distributor for Davison Membranes Starmem range of organic solvent nanofiltration membranes, will be exhibiting its full range of products at ACHEMA 2003
News from Membrane Extraction Technology ( 6 May 2003)
Sugar determination in Dairy products
User Application Article In food chemistry the determination of sugars in dairy products is of the utmost importance: dialysis improves inline analysis Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK ( 6 May 2003)
MMI provides low cost, powerful HMI control
MMI Solutions Ltd is now supplying a special version of Citect Scada software preloaded onto its Aaeon industrial PC range
News from MMI Solutions ( 6 May 2003)
High precision manual rotary distribution valves
New from Omnifit is a range of large manual rotary distribution valves for high precision gas and fluid control in laboratory equipment and analytical instruments
News from Bio-Chem Valve and Omnifit ( 6 May 2003)
Coating prevents mould corrosion and adhesion
User Application Article A specialised Apticote coating from Poeton Industries has 're-covered' a set of rusty filter moulds, recovering their performance and saving Sogefi Filtration over GBP25,000
News from Poeton Industries ( 6 May 2003)
Early warning system for boilers in power plants
User Application Article Working in conjunction with Alsthom in Stuttgart, Procon Engineering have been awarded two important contracts to supply their "Boiler Leak Detection Systems" to both China and Turkey
News from Procon Engineering ( 6 May 2003)
Drilling machines for low seams underground
User Application Article Rotary Power and the mining and construction group Boart Longyear have jointly developed a special hydraulic wheel drive application for blast hole drilling machines in South African platinum mines
News from Rotary Power ( 6 May 2003)
SABIC presents industrial safety awards
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) today presented a series of awards to its affiliates in Jubail for excellence in industrial safety and environmental protection
News from SABIC ( 6 May 2003)
New sales manager at Smith Flow Control
Mike Fynes has been appointed Sales and Marketing Manager at Smith Flow Control Ltd, the world leader in valve control safety systems for the oil, gas and chemical processing industries Brochure Available
News from Smith Flow Control ( 6 May 2003)
Easi-Drive reduces valve operation time
User Application Article The time spent operating manual valves on the new Statoil Huldra platform in the Norwegian Sea has been significantly reduced since the introduction of the Easi-Drive portable valve actuator Brochure Available
News from Smith Flow Control ( 6 May 2003)
Flexi-Drive for hard to reach valves
The new 'Continuous Loop' Flexi-Drive for hard to reach valves is an enhanced version of the Smith Flow Control Flexi-Drive cable-driven remote valve operator Brochure Available
News from Smith Flow Control ( 6 May 2003)
Graphical diesel engine monitoring software
New software delivers 'instant instrumentation' solutions to vehicle and plant manufacturers, giving multi-window views of J1939-compatible data and computing capability for user views and reports
News from Teleflex Electronic Systems ( 6 May 2003)
Multi-talented welding equipment
Two wires, three welding processes and lots of features are built into one machine, with the new welding multi-talent TransPuls Synergic 2700 Duo-TIG from TPS-Fronius
News from TPS-Fronius ( 6 May 2003)
The sturdiest vehicle doors in the world
User Application Article The VW Phaeton incorporates an innovative solution using Laser-Hybrid welding from TPS Fronius for lightweight aluminium welding of door frame and panels
News from TPS-Fronius ( 6 May 2003)
Total number of news releases published during the week: 50
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