News releases on Processingtalk categorised by date

Sunday 19 June
to Saturday 25 June 2005

Sterility testing for isolators

Following the Steritest Equinox pump for laminar flow hoods, Millipore has developed the isolator version of the Steritest Equinox pump for sterility testing in isolators  Brochure Available 

News from Millipore (24 June 2005)

Landia pump and mixer expansion to UK operations

Landia, established for over 70 years as a manufacturer of ultra-reliable pumps and mixers, has more than doubled the size of its UK and Ireland operation, with an entire new office development

News from Landia (24 June 2005)

The Measuring Instruments Directive - 13 years on

 Technical Background Article  John Anthony, Technical Officer for the UK Weighing Federation, looks at the implications of the new Measuring Instruments Directive for users and manufacturers of weighing and measuring equipment

News from UK Weighing Federation (24 June 2005)

Pulsation dampeners protect pumping systems

Pulsation and hydraulic shock created by the reciprocating nature of positive displacement pumps can be countered by introducing a pulsation dampener as close as possible to the pump outlet  Brochure Available 

News from AxFlow (24 June 2005)

Cost saving approach to ingredient dosing

 User Application Article  Where a range of products have essentially the same basic ingredients other than colour, flavour and smell, take a base material and add the ingredients that differentiate the finished product

News from SPX Process Equipment (24 June 2005)

Chloramine disinfection toxic by-product scare

A recently discovered by-product of chloramine disinfection, iodoacetic acid, is the most toxic ever found, according to the University of Illinois in the USA, focussing attention on UV disinfection

News from Hanovia (24 June 2005)

Enhanced aeration with cost-effective mixer

Landia and Air Products have combined their quality mixing and oxygen generating technology to provide a highly cost-effective and energy efficient solution to wastewater treatment aeration

News from Landia (24 June 2005)

Expanding municipal market in Alabama and Georgia

McCrometer, the flow measurement specialist, is pleased to announce the immediate expansion of its municipal market representation for the States of Alabama and Georgia

News from McCrometer (24 June 2005)

Course will explain power of EDDL technology

The Fieldbus Foundation launches a workshop for Electronic Device Description Language Extensions: the course will help developers leverage the power of EDDL technology

News from Fieldbus Foundation (24 June 2005)

Pumps provide accurate, cost-effective dosing

At a fraction of the cost of conventional precision metering pumps, Wanner Engineering Hydra-Cell introduces the D35 Metering series of industrial pumps for dosing at up to 2220 GPH

News from Wanner Engineering (24 June 2005)

Internet based M2M telemetry system: microWeave

Comtech Holdings, the leading machine-to-machine (M2M) solution enabler, today announce the release of the uWeave M2M telemetry system

News from Comtech Holdings (24 June 2005)

Controlling the cement deliveries at Terminal 5

 User Application Article  Remote inventory management and supply chain logistics keeps construction on schedule for the new Terminal 5 project at London's Heathrow Airport, using Lee-Dickens Sitewatch Remote Terminal Units  Brochure Available 

News from Lee-Dickens (24 June 2005)

Emerson buys Solartron Mobrey for GBP26M

Emerson Process Management, an operating unit of Emerson USA, has reached agreement with Roxboro Group plc in the UK to buy Solartron Mobrey for a sum of GBP26Million

News from Editorial Articles: Miscellaneous submissions (24 June 2005)

New Astra-Plus flow regulating valve

ARI-Armaturen has announced the availability of the new Astra-Plus bellows sealed, flow regulating valve using a metal to metal seat for extreme conditions up to +350C  Brochure Available 

News from ARI Armaturen (UK) (23 June 2005)

Filters improve resin filtration system efficiency

 User Application Article  In an extremely competitive industry, Neville Chemical found that modernising their resin filtration system could enable significant productivity gains, reduce waste, and eliminate health hazards

News from Russell Finex (23 June 2005)

ABB new AV400 UV analyser will be on display

The ABB new AV400 UV analyser will be just one of the many products on display at stand 18 at the Water, Sewerage and Waste exhibition at the Glasgow Moat House Hotel, 30th June

News from ABB Automation Tech (Instrumentation + Automation) (23 June 2005)

Davy at World Congress in Glasgow

Davy Process Technology is an active supporter of the 7th World Congress of Chemical Engineering to be held in Glasgow on 11-14th July 2005

News from Davy Process Technology (23 June 2005)

The new Ultraline range of magnetic sensors

Ultraline is a leading global provider of pneumatic rodless cylinders and magnetic sensors

News from Ultraline (23 June 2005)

Ultra-miniaturised force sensors

The new Kistler Type 9215 piezoelectric force sensor for tensile and compression forces ranging down to a few millinewtons is exceptionally compact

News from Kistler Instruments (23 June 2005)

New project engineer for South America

Malvern Instruments has appointed Henrique Kajiyama to the post of Project Engineer - Process Systems for South America, to significantly enhance our support to customers in South America

News from Malvern Instruments (23 June 2005)

Major order for vial loading pharma systems

 User Application Article  BOC Edwards Pharmaceutical Systems has signed a GBP7m deal to supply its engineered-to-order loading and freeze drying production equipment to one of the world's largest pharmaceutical manufacturers

News from Edwards (22 June 2005)

Remote I/O via matched Ethernet modules

Ethernet I/O modules now have the ability to speak directly to each other without a PLC, PC or any other controller in between, for fast and easy remote I/O

News from Acromag (22 June 2005)

Hygienic temperature data logging tag

The SL150 is a unique portable temperature data logging tag, approved as hygienic, in a food grade polystyrene construction, for temperature measurements during transport, storage and distribution

News from Southern Temperature Sensors (22 June 2005)

New legal metrology training course

A joint training initiative between the UK Weighing Federation and the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC) is bringing about an important milestone in the weighing field of legal metrology

News from UK Weighing Federation (22 June 2005)

Plastic oil level sight glasses available

JW Winco, a leading supplier of standard industrial machine components, announced it now offers plastic oil level sight glasses with a synthetic rubber gasket

News from Winco (22 June 2005)

Maintenance-free, personal monitoring for 100 days

Designed to meet the needs of short-term projects, the new Draeger Pac 1000 Personal Monitor provides an immediate alarm as soon as harmful gas concentrations are detected

News from Draeger (22 June 2005)

Redesigned website gives faster access

Procter Machinery Guarding has completed a major redesign of its website following an assessment by some of the UK's leading consultants specialising in website usability

News from Procter Machinery Guarding (22 June 2005)

Revolutionary new compact airlock sieve

Fine mesh separation and filtration specialists Russell Finex Limited have introduced the new Compact Airlock Sieve, adding a new dimension to screening technology for the Pharmaceutical Industryff

News from Russell Finex (22 June 2005)

BP uses Rotork electro-hydraulic valve actuators

 User Application Article  BP Exploration has specified heavy duty electro-hydraulic actuators manufactured by Rotork for a critical valve upgrade on the BP Unity platform, a vital unmanned facility in the North Sea.

News from Rotork Fluid Systems (22 June 2005)

PowerFlex 700H drive extended to 500KW

The Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 700H power range is extended to 500 kW, and now offers the popular IP21 enclosure drive in two additional versions of IP54 dust tight enclosure and open-frame IP00 option

News from Rockwell Automation (22 June 2005)

Low-nitrogen flash rust preventative for radiators

 User Application Article  Univar Benelux has helped Radson to develop a state of the art ecological solution to radiator leak testing in its manufacturing facility at the company headquarters in Zonhoven, Belgium

News from Univar Europe (22 June 2005)

SABIC launches Chinese website

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) today announced the launch of its Chinese website to better serve its customers and business partners in Chinese markets

News from SABIC (22 June 2005)

Chemineer reactor agitator bound for India

 User Application Article  From its base in Derby, England, mixing technology specialists Chemineer have designed and built a new polystyrene reactor agitator for a major petrochemical plant in Mumbai, India

News from Chemineer (22 June 2005)

Separator or membrane filter effluent treatment?

 User Application Article  When Schering Plough in Avondale were looking to resolve a process effluent problem, Westfalia Separator stepped in and suggested they looked at a separator as well as membrane filtration technology

News from Westfalia Separator (21 June 2005)

New IPCs offer more options

The Beckhoff enhanced compact control cabinet range now has three free PCI slots and can therefore be used for a greater range of applications

News from Hayes Control Systems (21 June 2005)

RECIPE - FREE benchmarking of energy usage

Plastics processors throughout Europe now have a free opportunity to collaborate on and benchmark their energy usage and costs against their peers in plastics manufacture

News from Smithers Rapra (21 June 2005)

Manufacturing and controls security forum

Evan Hand, Electrical CFL Leader at Kraft, will moderate a panel on manufacturing and controls security on 25 October at ISA EXPO 2005 in Chicago, Illinois

News from ISA:Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society (21 June 2005)

New website on particles and rheology

Malvern Instruments new website integrates information about the company's entire range of products, technologies and services

News from Malvern Instruments (21 June 2005)

The new revolution in digital GMA welding: CMT

CMT: Three letters, but one new technology: innumerable benefits! CMT stands for Cold Metal Transfer: reduced thermal input leads to advantages such as low distortion and higher precision

News from TPS-Fronius (21 June 2005)

Centralisation brings faster deliveries

Faster deliveries, higher service levels and competitive prices are just some of the key benefits Hoerbiger-Origa is promising UK customers, following centralisation of manufacturing and logistics  Brochure Available 

News from Hoerbiger-Origa (21 June 2005)

Chemical recycling plant for industrial wastes

 User Application Article  The Ecotron chemical recycling plant for industrial wastes developed in Belarus has no counterparts in the world

News from RCCnews (21 June 2005)

Russia will produce 40% of world helium by 2030

The world consumption of helium is soaring while its recovery is decreasing: when the helium liquefaction plant is built in Sayansk, it will be able to export the gas to China, USA and other countries

News from RCCnews (21 June 2005)

Competitively priced rotary vane pump

Rietschle Thomas has now closed the gap between miniature rotary vane pumps and rotary vane pumps with a flow of 3 m3/hr and more: the new VTF 1.5 series reaches a flow of 1.5 m3/h

News from Rietschle Thomas (21 June 2005)

Machine Vision training and seminar event

DISL today announced the next Machine Vision training and seminar event, to be hosted at ABB Robotics at Milton Keynes on the 4th and 5th of July 2005

News from Digital Inspection Systems (20 June 2005)

SAP implementation eliminates language barriers

 User Application Article  SAP dominates the language of users around the globe: BASF IT Services has implemented Unicode on the database of SAP R/3 for BASF Coatings in Muenster, over 17 countries

News from BASF IT Services (20 June 2005)

IPL Introduces Shure-Lock industrial pails

Leak-proof, polypropylene pails are easy to open, easy to close, easy to handle: a uniquely user-friendly solution for packaging, protecting and displaying a wide variety of industrial products

News from IPL Packaging (20 June 2005)

Webcast training for rheometer users

 Technical Background Article  A recorded version of a recent live webcast, which details the enhanced capabilities of new software for Malvern Bohlin rheometers, is now available on the Malvern Instruments website

News from Malvern Instruments (20 June 2005)

Thermal imager for predictive maintenance

The new Fluke Ti30 Thermal Imager is specifically intended for infrared preventive and predictive maintenance at industrial and large commercial property sites  Brochure Available 

News from Fluke (UK) (20 June 2005)

Breezair cools the employee environment

 User Application Article  The Breezair Evaporative Cooling System on the factory production line at Kingspan Insulation in Herefordshire has reduced summer temperatures to a comfortable 20 - 22C at floor level  Brochure Available 

News from Seeley International (Europe) (20 June 2005)

Scandinavian Ontime Networks acquired

Westermo, the market leading industrial data communication company, with representatives in over 30 countries, has acquired the majority of the Swedish-Norwegian company Ontime Networks

News from Westermo Data Communications (20 June 2005)

Simplified and lower cost models of checkweighers

Thompson Scale Company has announced the release of newly reengineered and simplified versions of its intermediate and heavy-duty checkweighers, to provide economical quality control

News from Thompson Scale Company (20 June 2005)

Wastewater plant control for Robin Hood Airport

 User Application Article  Controlstar Systems has just commissioned the control system for the wastewater plant at the recently opened International Robin Hood Airport, (previously known as Finningley) near Doncaster

News from Controlstar Systems (20 June 2005)

Quantitative analysis of oils using XRF

Thermo Electron Corporation has developed Petroil Quant, a unique pre-calibration programme to help analysts in the petrochemical and petroleum industries meet various analytical requirements  Brochure Available 

News from Thermo Fisher Scientific Informatics (20 June 2005)

RF products help emerging wireless technologies

Emerging wireless communications standards assisted by co-operation to deliver complete RF/communications test and analysis solutions based on modular hardware and software  Brochure Available 

News from National Instruments (20 June 2005)

New Manager for service and customer support

Robert Newman as Business Manager, Service and Customer Support will assure Mettler Toledo customers get the services and support they need to generate maximum long-term return on their capital  Brochure Available 

News from Mettler Toledo (20 June 2005)

Sustainable (Bio)Chemical Process Technology

The BHR Group Sustainable (Bio)Chemical Process Technology Conference, planned for 27-29 September in Delft, The Netherlands, opens registration: it is expanding to encompass green chemical technology

News from BHR Group (20 June 2005)

Chemical Engineering Congress, Glasgow 10-14 July

Be part of the action, don't miss out! The 7th World Congress of Chemical Engineering is 10-14 July and is set to be the biggest meeting of the process community in Europe this year

News from IChemE (Institution of Chemical Engineers) (20 June 2005)

Wide range mass flowmeter is ATEX Approved

Bronkhorst have announced that their CORI-FLOW liquid and gas mass flow meter is now ATEX approved for use in hazardous areas

News from Bronkhorst (20 June 2005)

Major water treatment plant in China for harbour

 User Application Article  ProMinent Fluid Controls has installed a water treatment plant featuring reverse osmosis and ozone dosing to treat in excess of 1000 m3 seawater each day at China's Dalian freight harbour

News from ProMinent Fluid Controls (UK) (20 June 2005)

Plastics 2006: International conference

Achieving good joints is more important than ever for both the manufacturing and construction industries: Joining Plastics 2006 provides an opportunity to network with the experts

News from Smithers Rapra (20 June 2005)

Plastics processing innovation at PPE Bradford

This year's Polymer Processing Engineering conference, exhibition and process demonstrations at Bradford on July 5-6 - is a must for the UK plastics industry to attend

News from Faraday Plastics (20 June 2005)

Using the new portable Panametrics gas flowmeter

RS Hydro have recently acquired the latest portable ultrasonic gas flowmeter from Panametrics: the Transport PT878GC, reported to be the only portable, clamp-on flowmeter for ultrasonic gas flow

News from RS Hydro (20 June 2005)

Injection moulding machine for building products

 User Application Article  Leading building products manufacturer Hambleside Danelaw has just purchased and installed its second Sandretto Nove 400 tonne injection moulding machine

News from Sandretto UK (20 June 2005)

Profibus PA on the biggest sugar and alcohol mill

 User Application Article  The Maracai Mill has chosen Profibus PA devices for the most significant plant in the world sugar and alcohol industry using Profibus: Smar provided all PA instrumentation, design and commissioning

News from Smar UK (20 June 2005)

Powerful Ethernet solutions for digital plants

Mynah Technologies has released the Ethernet/IP Driver for the Emerson DeltaV Virtual IO Module, allowing high-speed, high-performance Ethernet integration from DeltaV controllers to Rockwell PLCs

News from Mynah Technologies (20 June 2005)

Resistance decade boxes with improved design

Smaller and lighter with a re-engineered rugged case design, new high-performance decade resistance boxes provide 0.05% accuracy over a wide range, and are offered in 4, 5 and 6 decade versions  Brochure Available 

News from Seaward Electronic (20 June 2005)

PICME saves significant time in process operations

 User Application Article  AH Marks has completed a programme of work with PICME that has seen the Wyke based manufacturer achieve a quantum leap in process decontamination effectiveness

News from PICME (20 June 2005)

Buying Office in China? - see us next year in MN

E-Trade2China is proud to have successfully introduced and demonstrated its low-cost, low-risk Buying Office approach to trade with China at the recent Supply Management Conference in San Antonio USA

News from ET2C International (20 June 2005)

Two new directors at Jiskoot

New Group Directors at Jiskoot are Gary Potten, who has served as Vice President of Engineering at Jiskoot Incorporated in Houston, Texas, for over 14 years, and Jon Moreau, Director of Marketing

News from Jiskoot (20 June 2005)

Technical Sales Manager for materials technology

Sandvik Materials Technology in the UK has announced the appointment of Haydn Eagle as Technical Sales Manager

News from Sandvik Process Systems (20 June 2005)

GO pressure regulators for forced entry systems

 User Application Article  GO regulators are used for decreasing and stabilising oxygen pressure from high pressure cylinders used in rapid entry intervention systems employed by military, anti-terrorist and police forces

News from Circor Instrumentation (20 June 2005)

New flow, level and environmental handbook

Omega Engineering is pleased to announce the release of Volume MMVII Flow, Level and Environmental Handbook 7th Edition, including over 300 pages of technical reference material  Brochure Available 

News from Omega Engineering (20 June 2005)

Analytical solutions for semiconductor manufacture

Thermo Electron Corporation will be exhibiting its complete semiconductor manufacturing solutions offering at Semicon West 2005 exhibition, in San Francisco, July 12-14

News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (20 June 2005)

Faster deliveries and improved service

Faster deliveries, higher service levels and more competitive prices are key benefits promised to UK customers, following centralisation of manufacturing and logistics at its European facilities  Brochure Available 

News from Hoerbiger-Origa (20 June 2005)

NEW near infrared analyser for feed and grain

An all new NIR analyser is capable of quickly analysing the constituent properties of feed and grain required to make decisions about raw material quality control and process adjustments

News from Spectro Service (20 June 2005)

Committee seeks input on Human-Machine Interface

ISA again helps set the standard for automation with the formation of a new standards development committee on human-machine interface, or HMI, from industry members with useful experience

News from ISA:Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society (20 June 2005)

Bright spark ideas raise over GBP30K for the NSPCC

Schneider Electric is celebrating raising over GBP30,000 for its chosen charity, the NSPCC, in a week of employee based fund-raising events

News from Schneider Electric (20 June 2005)

Success at Valve World Asia 2005

Leading global flow control specialist FCX believes there are many new opportunities in the Asian market, following attendance at the first ever Valve World Asia Expo and Conference in Shanghai

News from Truflo International (20 June 2005)

Consumer Guide seminars in Philadelphia

Register now for one or more Consumer Guide seminars in Philadelphia that will focus on the pharmaceutical and food industries

News from Spitzer and Boyes (20 June 2005)

Order for advanced dual drilling system

Aker Kvaerner has signed a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea for delivery of an advanced dual drilling system to a new semi-submersible drilling platform

News from Aker Kvaerner Oil and Gas (20 June 2005)

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