News releases on Processingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 7 December
to Saturday 13 December 2003
Faraday Plastics signs top UK academic affiliates
Faraday Plastics, the UK's plastics research and development centre, welcomes two of the leading UK academics to its affiliate community: Dame Prof Julia Higgins and Prof Tom McLeish
News from Faraday Plastics (12 December 2003)
Fibercore limited applies 'Rocket Science'
Employees at Fibercore Limited, Europe's premier speciality optical fibre manufacturer, had a Kepner-Tregoe workshop as part of the company drive to deliver world class solutions for its customers
News from Fibercore (12 December 2003)
Fieldbus Foundation launches "Fieldbus Forum".
The Fieldbus Foundation today announced the launch of its new "Fieldbus Forum", a convenient, web-based interface to the latest Foundation fieldbus news and technical information
News from Fieldbus Foundation (12 December 2003)
Functional test system for motor drive systems
User Application Article The latest generation of motor drive systems from Control Techniques are benefiting from sophisticated functional and flash test systems developed by the Peak Group
News from Peak Production Equipment (12 December 2003)
Tube fittings for EnCana "Buzzard" project
User Application Article Parker Instrumentation has been selected by EnCana (UK) Limited to supply exotic-material tube fittings for its recently approved Buzzard Project in the central North Sea Brochure Available
News from Parker Instrumentation (12 December 2003)
Piston pump dispensers are durable and accurate
Durability and high accuracy are among the important benefits of the new range of FMI dispensers and piston pumps, recently introduced to the UK by liquids handling specialists Michael Smith Engineers
News from Michael Smith Engineers (12 December 2003)
PC-based data-acquisition platform
MX100 DAQMaster from Yokogawa UK is a modular, distributed PC-based data acquisition system designed for process monitoring and distributed I/O, delivering rugged industrial and portable measurements
News from Yokogawa UK (12 December 2003)
ActirisT provides 3D CMM vision in the palm of you
ActiCM has unveiled ActirisT, its latest range of high-performance and user-friendly 3D Coordinate Measurement Machines (CMM) based on innovative optical technology
News from ActiCM (11 December 2003)
Guide to specifying stainless steel long products
Technical Background Article BS EN 10088-2 is now widely recognised as the standard for specifying stainless steel flat products: BS EN 10088-3, its counterpart for stainless steel long products, has been less widely adopted
News from British Stainless Steel Association (11 December 2003)
Viscometry catalogue from Brookfield
Brookfield Engineering and Brookfield Viscometers celebrate their foundation in 1934 and 70 successful years of viscometer production with a special anniversary catalogue for 2004
News from Brookfield Viscometers (11 December 2003)
R and D contract with Oxford Technology Centre
A five year, GBP3.5 million contract between Invensys and Oxford University Technology Centre builds on successful applications of digital control and validating sensor technology to market needs
News from Invensys Process Systems (11 December 2003)
Univac lets you take time off
Users of Ilmvac Univac centralised vacuum systems can now take time off from working: the latest control software stops operation of the plant outside of working hours Brochure Available
News from Ilmvac UK (11 December 2003)
Brewed to perfection with Optimass
Results in customer trials showing the ability to handle high viscosity products at low flow rates, have led Decker Maschinenbau to adopt the Krohne Optimass mass flowmeters for hops extraction
News from Krohne (11 December 2003)
Hydraulic cylinders on coke oven machinery control
Parker Hannifin Series 2H hydraulic cylinders have been specified for use on a new set of coke oven machinery supplied to Lucchini Impianti, an Italian steel making company, based in Piombino, Tuscany Brochure Available
News from Parker Hannifin (11 December 2003)
New safety equipment cataogue
Safeforce, the specialist safety equipment arm of Hire Station, has unveiled its new pocket guide catalogue
News from Safeforce (11 December 2003)
Smart level and interface measurement
The new Sitrans LC 500 provides reliable continuous level and interface measurement, even in the critical conditions found in the chemical and hydrocarbon processing industries
News from Siemens Automation and Drives (11 December 2003)
Load cell for on-board vehicle weighing
Thames Side-Maywood introduces a compact, rugged, trade-approved load cell for 'total body' on-board vehicle weighing: designed for use with waste trucks, the VC6600 load cell is reliable and accurate
News from Thames Side Sensors (11 December 2003)
New HR-US technology at Pittcon 2004
Ultrasonic Scientific, innovator in high-resolution ultrasonic spectroscopy for material analysis, will be showcasing its innovative NEW ultrasonic titration analyser, and spectroscopy at PITTCON 2004
News from Ultrasonic Scientific (11 December 2003)
Wittmann builds in China
Automation and materials-handling expert Wittmann has begun work on building a new factory in China and expects large robot-supply contracts in China for the automated moulding of automotive parts
News from Wittmann UK (11 December 2003)
Wastewater sampler passes Yorkshire Water test
Yorkshire Water completed a comprehensive report the evaluation of a portable wastewater sampler: eventually selecting the Aquamatic Aquacell P-2 Coolbox, which meets the stringent requirements of E32
News from Aquamatic (10 December 2003)
Precision adjustable-field laser sensors
Precision field laser sensors offer superior error-proofing capabilities, and feature a mechanically adjustable sensing cut-off point that allows them to reliably detect extremely small objects
News from Banner Engineering (10 December 2003)
Cambridge Sensotec announces Oxybaby V price cut
The Oxybaby V, the latest portable oxygen gas analyser package from Witt, in Germany, is now available for GBP 1026.79 excluding delivery and VAT where applicable
News from Cambridge Sensotec (10 December 2003)
SCADA system launched for facilities managers
Citect has launched CitectSCADA Facilities, a flexible, open, control and monitoring package for facilities management companies and the commercial building sector Brochure Available
News from Citect (10 December 2003)
Extrusion dies for laboratory applications
Celsum Technologies, located near Leicester in the UK, is supplying extrusion dies for applications such as extrusion rheometry in laboratories and pilot plant processes Brochure Available
News from Celsum Technologies (10 December 2003)
LP Oxo Process for Butanol Plant in Jilin, China.
User Application Article Davy Process Technology have signed an agreement with PetroChina International to provide a license, design package, equipment and technical services for a 128 KTA normal butanol plant in China
News from Davy Process Technology (10 December 2003)
Sandoz selects Rosemount for critical levels
After evaluating the performance of several pressure transmitters on a difficult level measurement application, engineers from Sandoz placed an order for 56 Rosemount 3051S transmitters from Emerson Brochure Available
News from Emerson Process Management (10 December 2003)
Rugged level sensors extend optical range
Stainless steel industrial grade liquid level sensors have been added to the growing range of optical sensors available from switching sensing and control solutions specialists Gentech International
News from Gentech International (10 December 2003)
Upgrade for Haven flagship process calibrator
Already probably the most accurate process calibrator on the market, the new Spec-Cal Eclipse II is now probably the most cost effective calibrator available anywhere
News from Haven Automation (10 December 2003)
New, 4 language summary brochure
Published in four languages, the 7-page brochure outlines how Panduit electrical wiring solutions can help solve the unique challenges that the chemical industry faces
News from Panduit (10 December 2003)
Solenoid valves from Red Dragon
Red Dragon is based in Wales, UK and distributes industrial solenoid valves to industry, for steam, air, light and heavy oil, gas, water, fuel, aggressive fluids, high temperature fluids and vacuum
News from Red Dragon (10 December 2003)
Surface-mount strain gauge amplifier/controllers
Celsum Technologies Limited can now supply the LCA15 range of surface-mounting intelligent strain gauge amplifiers and controllers, specifically designed for weighing applications Brochure Available
News from Celsum Technologies ( 9 December 2003)
New European distributors for Castell
Trapped-key safety systems provider Castell is now distributing its products in Germany, Austria and Switzerland under its own banner, through its sister company CEF Safety Systems BV
News from Castell Safety International ( 9 December 2003)
Long stroke, low-noise linear actuator
As industry focuses on the working environment Danaher Motion have launched a new and improved Movopart range that has a very low operational noise profile, giving increased in product life
News from Danaher Motion ( 9 December 2003)
Emerson and Huntsman European Supply Agreement
Emerson and Huntsman are developing their close working relationship, following the supply of DeltaV digital automation systems to upgrade various UK plants, and projects involving PlantWeb services Brochure Available
News from Emerson Process Management ( 9 December 2003)
Improve plant performance with Expertune
"Almost every factory engineer is fully familiar with the operation of process plants, but needs some knowledge of the finer points to get the plant to run like an Indianapolis winner": Expertune CEO
News from ExperTune ( 9 December 2003)
Haven Automation have new range of calibrators
A new range of hand-held calibrators for the process industry has arrived in the UK and is available from Haven Automation, who have been appointed exclusive UK and Ireland distributors
News from Haven Automation ( 9 December 2003)
Wing nut turbine flowmeters for high pressure
Hoffer Wing Nut High Pressure turbine flowmeters excel in both liquid and gas applications such as water, liquid carbon dioxide, cement/sand slurry, and nitrogen gas
News from Hoffer Flow Controls ( 9 December 2003)
Kerry Microsolve provides replacement for HCFC141B
Kerry Ultrasonics is experiencing a significant increase in the number of enquiries received from customers seeking an alternative cleaning method to the use of solvent HCFC 141B
News from Kerry Ultrasonics ( 9 December 2003)
"Virtual Website" multilingual CD launched
A "Virtual Website" compact disc allows off-line display of the company Website information relating to the design, production and application for roll-press briquetting , compacting and granulating
News from Komarek ( 9 December 2003)
Lee-Dickens regulates Slovenia natural gas flow
The latest Lee-Dickens Data Concentrator module is being used in a gas distribution system in Slovenia to collect and forward calculated mass flow data to a SCADA system Brochure Available
News from Lee-Dickens ( 9 December 2003)
Intrinsically safe relative humidity transmitters
Instrumentation specialist Lee-Dickens has released its first ever range of ATEX approved intrinsically safe relative humidity transmitters, believed the only products of their type on the market Brochure Available
News from Lee-Dickens ( 9 December 2003)
Introduction to a lubrication manual
Technical Background Article Lubrisolve makes the case for establishing a plant or site Lubrication Manual, to collect the lubrication details scattered around a plant, and access people's memories before they retire
News from Lubrisolve Engineering Solutions ( 9 December 2003)
An even greater step towards higher performance
Oriental Motor has announced an enhanced version of its Alpha Step range of stepping motors and drivers, offering even more functionality
News from Oriental Motor ( 9 December 2003)
RDP new sensor technology at MTEC 2004
Transducer solutions specialist RDP Electronics Ltd will be showing the latest developments in its "plug and play" sensor technology at MTEC 2004 Brochure Available
News from RDP Electronics ( 9 December 2003)
Fuji Electric new FM-Approved PYL Limit Controller
The new Fuji Electric PYL Limit Controller meets the Factory Mutual Research Corporation stringent approval criteria for "temperature limit and supervisory switches".
News from TTI (Total Temperature Instrumentation) ( 9 December 2003)
Windmill data acquisition and control software
Windmill Software is delighted to announce a major new release of their Windmill data acquisition and control software suite: Version 6 collects data from a vast range of sensors and equipment
News from Windmill Software ( 9 December 2003)
ASi-tech 2004 goes North East and South West
AS-Interface UK has announces next years ASi-tech Conference and Exhibition, at cricketing venues in Durham and Gloucestershire: products and solutions will be on show, with contributions from users
News from AS-Interface UK ( 8 December 2003)
New 500 Series Flow Computer from Contrec
The design brief for a new Contrec flow and level computer was "to be easy to configure for a wide range of flow and process applications, the flow computer that is exactly what you want it to be"
News from Contrec Europe ( 8 December 2003)
Micro-dispense valves give precise drops on demand
High speed repeatability of up to 1,200 Hz and long life up to a minimum of 250 million cycles, are two of the important features of Lee Products Micro-Dispense Valves Brochure Available
News from Lee Products ( 8 December 2003)
Accurate results - even for the smallest component
User Application Article The Maxell Europe manufacturing plant in Telford has discovered improved counting accuracy thanks to the installation of a new weighing system, even for the smallest components Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo ( 8 December 2003)
Custom electric valves for laboratory instruments
Electric valves suitable for incorporation into laboratory instrumentation can now be custom-designed by Omnifit, the leading UK manufacturer of fluid transfer components
News from Bio-Chem Valve and Omnifit ( 8 December 2003)
A process industries supplier directory
ProcessRegister.com claims to be one of a kind, a process industries supplier directory! An online supplier directory for process industries including news, links, forums and event calendar
News from ProcessRegister ( 8 December 2003)
Couplings for new anchor handling/supply vessels
User Application Article Renold Hi-Tec Couplings has a contract for high performance DCB 838.0 rubber compression shaft couplings for marine propulsion systems to be installed in a fleet of anchor handling/tug supply vessels
News from Renold Hi-Tec Couplings ( 8 December 2003)
New steam trap station cuts maintenance costs
An all-in-one steam trap station that helps cut installation and maintenance costs and simplifies the selection of components has been launched by Spirax Sarco
News from Spirax Sarco ( 8 December 2003)
Cyber threats recognised for the electricity grid
User Application Article New bill says that "Process control systems, switching stations and substations should be adequately protected by any cyber security standards issued for the national power grid" in the USA
News from Verano (UK/EMEA office) ( 8 December 2003)
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