News releases on Processingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 22 January
to Saturday 28 January 2006
Multi-lingual FISCO liquid analytical transmitter
Rosemount Analytical model Xmt two wire transmitter for liquid analysis now provides multi-lingual displays and FF/FISCO compliance for pH, conductivity and Amperometric Brochure Available
News from Emerson Process Management (27 January 2006)
Industrial wireless Ethernet radio modem
Westermo Data Communications announce a stand-alone industrial radio modem that offers both a long range and high reliability when connecting 10/100 BaseT Ethernet networks wirelessly
News from Westermo Data Communications (27 January 2006)
Free UK industrial data communications events
Westermo will stage a series of free-of-charge industrial data communications events focusing on GSM/GPRS, industrial Ethernet and wireless Ethernet
News from Westermo Data Communications (27 January 2006)
New recruitment specialists in Glasgow
Three recent additions have been made at specialist technical and engineering recruitment company, NES, in their Glasgow branch
News from NES International (27 January 2006)
TTE Scotland invests in new training facilities
TTE Scotland is upgrading its training facilities in Grangemouth as part of their business expansion programme
News from TTE Technical Training Group (27 January 2006)
Beware of all Trike promotion arguments!
Technical Background Article With prevailing issues surrounding the continued use of Trichloroethylene (Trike) the same question seems to arise for users: can you justify the use of such a chemical, against all the legislation? Brochure Available
News from Enviro Tech Europe (27 January 2006)
All circuit breakers RoHS compliant now!
E-T-A Circuit Breakers has announced that all its circuit protection products manufactured now are fully RoHS compliant, six months ahead of the date required by legislation Brochure Available
News from E-T-A Circuit Breakers (27 January 2006)
New cement plant filter media improve performance
User Application Article Two new bag filters from Donaldson Membranes installed on Belgian cement plant used for dedusting kiln exhaust gases and cooler gases, to increase capacity
News from Donaldson Membranes (27 January 2006)
Innovative tank heating systems at detergent plant
User Application Article Inditherm recently completed the installation of heating and insulation for 3 large storage tanks in a leading detergent manufacturing plant in the Manchester area
News from Inditherm (27 January 2006)
New relative humidity measurement from Michell
Michell offers a range of relative humidity sensors, transmitters, hand-held instruments and humidity sensor calibrators, adding to its existing line of dew-point hygrometers and moisture analysers Brochure Available
News from Michell Instruments (27 January 2006)
Buy measurement instrumentation on-line, safely
The new Plan-B Marketing website brings cost-effective access to measurement and instrumentation technology: a new safe source for instrumentation Brochure Available
News from Plan-B Marketing (27 January 2006)
Eliminate risk / eliminate waste, in your factory
This subject should focus business minds on the unnecessary levels of waste and risk in food, drink, dairy, pharmaceutical and personal-care production environments
News from Harford Control (27 January 2006)
A truly universal landfill gas analyser
The Gas Data GFM430, part of the new acclaimed range of small yet high-speed field instruments, is a truly universal landfill gas analyser
News from Gas Data (27 January 2006)
Long term fatigue testing with DSCC load cells
The DSCC low profile "pancake" style load cells from Applied Measurements are providing aerospace engineers with a solution to long term fatigue testing of aircraft structures Brochure Available
News from Applied Measurements (27 January 2006)
New appointments at Orton
Orton, the international leader in valve manufacture, together with Truflo International, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ing Stefano Nucci as its new Sales Manager
News from Truflo International (27 January 2006)
Schroeder automatic self-cleaning filters
Schroeder Industries, a recognized leader in filtration and fluid conditioning products, introduces the SC line of automatic self-cleaning filters
News from Schroeder Industries (27 January 2006)
Chemineer mixers for desalination plants
The Chemineer range of static mixers for use in desalination plants provide major benefits for additive injection/chemical dosing applications
News from Chemineer (26 January 2006)
Low cost temperature logging tag for storage
Signatrol are introducing their low cost SL51M MiniTag portable temperature data logger for transportation and storage applications, especially in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries
News from Signatrol (26 January 2006)
Primary standard gas flow calibration system
The Cal-Trak SL-500 primary standard gas flow calibrator is the first in the new Sierra Cal-Trak line of high-precision, cost-effective, primary standard gas flow calibrators
News from Litre Meter (26 January 2006)
SIS Engineers are certified to IEC 61511
TUV has certified that all the engineering work done by SIS engineers from Emerson consistently meets the requirements of the IEC 61511 global standard for functional safety in the process industries Brochure Available
News from Emerson Process Management (26 January 2006)
New ASTM method to measure moisture in plastics
Able Instruments and Controls is pleased to announce the approval and conformity of the Computrac Vapor Pro moisture analyser to ASTM method D7191-05
News from Able Instruments and Controls (26 January 2006)
Ultra-sanitary batch sifter
A new FDA, USDA and cGMP compliant Batch Sifter from Kason Corporation meets the most stringent food, dairy and pharmaceutical standards for particle sieving
News from Kason Corporation Europe (26 January 2006)
OPC enabled real-time access to remote field data
User Application Article Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) produces 43% of Nigeria's oil and is the pioneer and leader of the Nigerian petroleum industry
News from Matrikon (26 January 2006)
Global technology partners link-up at MACH 2006
ABB at MACH 2006 exhibits the SVIA Miniflex, a powerful new robotic parts feeding system based around the ABB six-axis robot, the IRB 140 Brochure Available
News from ABB Robotics (26 January 2006)
Affordable, comprehensive document control
Documents are the life-blood of business, used to define processes, specify products, record transactions and communicate with customers
News from Quality Systems International (UK) (26 January 2006)
Contract for the Statoil Gjoa field
Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a contract for front end engineering design of the floating production unit for the Statoil Gjoa project in the North Sea west of Floro
News from Aker Kvaerner Oil and Gas (26 January 2006)
Verano acquires PlantData Technologies
Verano has acquired PlantData Technologies, a leading SCADA security, IT services and industrial automation firm headquartered in Houston
News from Industrial Defender (25 January 2006)
Keystone double block and bleed butterfly valve
Tyco Valves and Controls has further expanded its range of valves for hygienic applications with the introduction of the new Keystone F250D double block and bleed butterfly valve (BFV)
News from Tyco Flow Controls (25 January 2006)
Revolutionary super light weight butterfly valve
Tomoe, a world-leading manufacturer of butterfly valves and actuators, has announced the new 773Z, a revolutionary super light weight butterfly valve allowing higher flow rates
News from Tomoe Valve (25 January 2006)
TrendReader software for ACR Data Loggers
The TrendReader software package for ACR data logging products, available in the UK from the jdl company, has been much expanded
News from JDL (Just Data Loggers) (25 January 2006)
Mono equipment still shipshape on the Mary Rose
User Application Article The Mary Rose Trust is highly satisfied with the role of Mono pumps in the conservation of the historic 16th century warship 'The Mary Rose'
News from Mono Pumps (25 January 2006)
Workshops ask 'What future for sewer adoption?'
The WRc Group, authors of the latest (6th) edition of Sewers for Adoption will host a series of 1 day regional workshops in March 2006, with the aim to define the future for sewer adoption
News from WRc (25 January 2006)
Heat exchangers for Johnson Matthey
User Application Article Welded plate heat exchangers from Tranter PHE are being used to cool solvents in the production of titanium alkoxides for specialist chemicals company, Johnson Matthey, at its plant in Billingham
News from Tranter PHE (25 January 2006)
Anti-tamper lock protects assets, saves accidents
By ensuring valves and actuators are only operated by authorised individuals, the Anti-Tamper Lock (ATL) secures companies' assets by reducing the risk of human error or deliberate tampering Brochure Available
News from Smith Flow Control (25 January 2006)
Mobile drive helps solve cloudy water problem
User Application Article Cloudy water at a borehole owned by South Staffordshire Water has been investigated with the help of a hired ABB drive, supplied by ABB Drives Alliance member Central Electrical
News from ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors) (25 January 2006)
Another MCERTS 'First' for ET ambient analysers
Enviro Technology Services scored yet another 'first' recently when their range of Continuous Air Monitoring Teledyne API ambient gas analysers were awarded MCERTS certification
News from Enviro Technology Services (25 January 2006)
Lord Sainsbury launches new materials future
KTN offers "A new partnership between businesses, research and technology organisations and universities that will help give UK manufacturing an edge as global markets become ever more competitive"
News from Faraday Plastics (25 January 2006)
Vacon opens new factory in Suzhou, China
The grand opening of the new Vacon factory in Suzhou, China will be celebrated on January 24, attended by customers and partners from China and Asia as well as Finland
News from Vacon (25 January 2006)
New submarine salinometer for Rolls-Royce
Lee-Dickens will design a new salinometer for Rolls-Royce for use in the next generation of Royal Navy nuclear powered attack submarines, known as the Astute Class, which are being manufactured by BAE Brochure Available
News from Lee-Dickens (25 January 2006)
New GM website easily provides more data
New website provides valuable hazardous gas and flame detection information: easy to navigate, the site has application info, data sheets, free downloads and more
News from General Monitors (25 January 2006)
Environmental instrument hire launched in Ireland
Ashtead Technology Rentals will launch a major new instrument rental initiative at the IWWE Exhibition in Ireland
News from Ashtead Technology (25 January 2006)
Advance MTEC and Industrial Networks bookings up!
Trident Exhibitions announce that visitor pre-registration figures for Mtec and Industrial Networks workshops and seminars are up by 30% compared with the same period in 2005
News from Trident Exhibitions (25 January 2006)
Roundtable on South American chemical industry
Invensys Process Systems executives, along with leaders from other major companies, participated in the Chemical Week recent Annual Executive Roundtable conference held in Sao Paulo, Brazil
News from Invensys Process Systems (25 January 2006)
GSM/GPRS modem connects devices to the Internet
Westermo Data Communications has released a new GSM/GPRS modem incorporating an enhanced TCP/IP stack that enables remote devices to be connected to the web
News from Westermo Data Communications (25 January 2006)
Simulation software aids renewable fuel processes
User Application Article Invensys Process Systems has won a major contract to supply a new version of its PRO/II simulation software to a German synthetic biofuel manufacturer, Choren Industries
News from Invensys Process Systems (25 January 2006)
Subsea steel tube umbilicals for Shell
Shell UK has extended its frame agreement for the supply of subsea steel tube umbilicals with Aker Kvaerner Subsea by two years and expanded the scope to include Shell Norway
News from Aker Kvaerner Oil and Gas (25 January 2006)
Thermal mass gas flow measurement is simple
Flotech Solutions are pleased to announce the addition of the Eldridge Products range of thermal mass flow measurement solutions to our already extensive flowmeter product portfolio
News from Flotech Solutions (24 January 2006)
Get rolling fast with a new mobile eyewash
Having easy, fast access to an eyebath facility can be a problem if the environment in which you are working does not allow for a permanent, plumbed in piece of kit
News from Showers and Eyebath Services (24 January 2006)
Medium pressure UV system gets Austrian validation
UV disinfection specialist Hanovia has achieved validation from Onorm, the Austrian standards Institute, for its medium pressure UV water disinfection system and its UV-C intensity monitor
News from Hanovia (24 January 2006)
Krohne entering the industrial temperature market
Krohne announces that it has completed its acquisition of Inor Process AB, a Swedish company specialising in the development, production and sale of temperature transmitters
News from Krohne (24 January 2006)
25 years of data logging
Technical Background Article The development of data loggers: what the future has in store for these ubiquitous products, a view, by Brian Turner, Technical Manager at Signatrol
News from Signatrol (24 January 2006)
New software from TrendReader: the 'Standard 2'
JDL, as the distributor for ACR data loggers of Canada, is pleased to announce TrendReader 'Standard 2' software for the very popular range of ACR SmartReader data loggers
News from JDL (Just Data Loggers) (24 January 2006)
Second licence for green technology in China
Davy Process Technology is pleased to announce that it has contracted with Jilin Fuel Alcohol Company of Jilin City, China to provide its licensed process technology for ethyl acetate
News from Davy Process Technology (24 January 2006)
Improved visibility of key plant parameters.
User Application Article Eurotherm safety technology delivers improved visibility of key plant parameters at Dungeness "A" Nuclear Power Station, view ed in a trended or mimic format
News from Eurotherm (24 January 2006)
New training room for practical exercises
A state-of-the-art practical training room is the latest addition to the Pilz Automation Technology training facilities in Corby, Northamptonshire
News from Pilz Automation Technology (24 January 2006)
Ball valve offers a high-end specification
Durapipe UK has launched the new VKD ball valve to offer a high-end specification valve solution that extends superior performance levels to all valve applications serving the industrial markets
News from Durapipe UK (24 January 2006)
Low-cost temperature and humidity datalogger
Measurement Computing adds low-cost temperature and humidity devices to an expanding datalogger product line
News from Measurement Computing (24 January 2006)
Analysis of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons
Thermo Electron has developed a new application for the analysis of total petroleum hydrocarbons using its Trace GC Ultra Flame Ionisation Detection system Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Chromatography) (24 January 2006)
New sales engineer for Eastern region of the UK
Promotion at Pilz for Ian Murgatroyd, to the new product launch role, means that Scott Booth has been appointed the new Eastern Area Field Sales Engineer
News from Pilz Automation Technology (24 January 2006)
New torque sensor to revolutionise machine control
Sensor Technology will show TorqView2 at MTEC, a complementary software programme that generates a visual instrumentation display of the output of all torque transducers in the TorqSense range Brochure Available
News from Sensor Technology (23 January 2006)
Pneumatic valve terminal simplifies automation
A new Festo electro-pneumatic valve family builds full-featured automation systems around a configurable manifold - replacing control cabinet functionality with a standalone, point-of-use system Brochure Available
News from Festo (23 January 2006)
IR sensor has remote variable focus capability
Raytek, a leading worldwide provider of infrared thermometry, has enhanced the Marathon MM Series Infrared Thermometer with an optional motorised, remote-controlled variable target focus capability
News from Raytek Corp (23 January 2006)
PLC-controlled workstations for training college
User Application Article The Tresham Institute of Further and Higher Education has recently installed a Festo PLC-controlled workstation in its Engineering Department, after further funding from East Midlands NTI Brochure Available
News from Festo (23 January 2006)
Ireland magazine looks at wireless
The latest issue of Read-out (Dec05-Jan06), Ireland's journal of Instrumentation and Control, features the latest buzzword in technology - wireless sensors
News from Read-Out Publications (23 January 2006)
CNG home refuelling appliance introduced
CleanGas business partner GTC Almere Pressure Controls from the Netherlands will introduce a CNG Home Refuelling Appliance in cooperation with some car manufacturers around April 2006
News from CleanGas (23 January 2006)
Ford Dagenham chooses Castrol multi-pack fluids
User Application Article Castrol has been chosen by Ford of Britain as the supplier of production fluids for its new DVM-4 engine range, to be produced at Dagenham
News from Castrol UK (23 January 2006)
Guide shows small double-block-and-bleed manifolds
Parker Instrumentation has published a FREE guide that details their compact double-block-and-bleed manifolds for connecting process instrumentation Brochure Available
News from Parker Instrumentation (23 January 2006)
Hygienic Micro Motion Coriolis meter is polished
The Micro Motion H-Series hygienic Coriolis mass flowmeter now offers a 0.4 micron electro-polished internal surface finish on all line sizes from 0.25'' to 3'' Brochure Available
News from Emerson Process Management (23 January 2006)
FREE motor starter selection tool
Free from Moeller is its new easy-to-use 'Starter Selection Tool': it tells you which starter to choose from the Moeller range for given motor data, using either fuses or circuit breakers
News from Moeller Electric (23 January 2006)
Determine Bromate in drinking waters
A low cost ion chromatography method to determine Bromate in drinking waters using EPA method 326.0 achieves parts per trillion sensitivity Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK (23 January 2006)
Implementing your next safety system?
Do you know all you need to know before implementing your next safety system? DeltaV is holding free safety seminars around Europe and USA to discuss IEC61511 and safety systems Brochure Available
News from Emerson Process Management (23 January 2006)
PDX Sonic at Anuga Foodtec 2006
As a system integrator for the UK company Pursuit Dynamics, Berief Innovativ will attend Anuga Foodtec 2006 to present the revolutionary PDX Sonic steam-based supersonic shockwave technology
News from Pursuit Dynamics (23 January 2006)
The new Viscosity and Texture Catalogue available
The new 2006 edition of the Brookfield 'Viscosity and Texture' Catalogue is now available, packed with information about the extensive range of viscometers, rheometers and texture analysers
News from Brookfield Viscometers (23 January 2006)
Pantek runs Irish "Hardware Solution" days
Pantek and Advantech, a partnership that offers a complete range of industrial automation computer hardware and software solutions, host a series of free solution events in Ireland
News from SolutionsPT (23 January 2006)
New handheld machine condition analyser
A new, versatile and comprehensive handheld machine condition analyser, the Leonova Infinity, is launched by SPM Instrument, to measure and analyse shock pulses, vibration, speed and temperature
News from SPM Instrument (23 January 2006)
NEW industrial inter-fieldbus interfaces
New industrial interfaces, now available in the UK from Metrix Electronics, offer cost-effective conversion of Fieldbus or Ethernet data to standard serial standards
News from Metrix Electronics (23 January 2006)
Industrial workshops in the UK during February
IDC is presenting three workshops in various centres in the UK during February, on practical introductions to data communications and industrial flow measurement, and the fundamentals of OPC
News from IDC Technologies (23 January 2006)
Metal detectable safety knives
E-Components and Chains announce the launch of their exciting new range of "Detectamet" SK Series metal detectable plastic safety knives
News from E-Components and Chains (23 January 2006)
Innovations in on-line recruitment
Specialist technical and engineering recruitment company NES has been short-listed as a finalist in the 'Onrec' awards for 2006, for their innovations in on-line recruitment
News from NES International (23 January 2006)
Multifunction Waterproof pH Meter!
This NEW pH meter from Harvard Apparatus is microprocessor controlled and housed in a rugged, waterproof casing, to withstand the elements!
News from Harvard Apparatus (23 January 2006)
Clamp-on flowmeter for WFI in pharma plants
User Application Article The KATflow range of clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeters from Katronic Technologies provides an excellent non-invasive flow measurement alternative to more conventional in-line metering techniques Brochure Available
News from Katronic Technologies (23 January 2006)
Equipment handbook has data for SIL calculations
exida.com is publishing the second edition of its Safety Equipment Reliability Handbook, containing essential safety integrity verification and failure information for safety-related equipment
News from exida (23 January 2006)
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