News releases on Processingtalk categorised by date

Sunday 9 April
to Saturday 15 April 2006

ABB adds GSM-SMS option to AquaMaster range

ABB has added GSM-SMS technology to its AquaMaster electronic water meters, enabling up-to-date information to be remotely collected from anywhere around the world

News from ABB Automation Tech (Instrumentation + Automation) (14 April 2006)

500th robotic waterjet cutting system

KMT Cutting Systems, the world's leading supplier of robotic waterjet cutting and routing systems, has announced the sale of their 500th robotic waterjet cutting system  Brochure Available 

News from KMT Robotic Solutions (14 April 2006)

Experience secures order for plant rooms

 User Application Article  Fulton Boiler Works has supplied four prefabricated heating and hot water plant rooms to Wetherby HMYOI, to provide cover for a central boiler plant decommissioning and decentralisation programme

News from Fulton Boiler Works (14 April 2006)

Monition 'Asset Management Support' service

The Monition Asset Management Support service goes international - partnering processing plants in Libya, Singapore and Australia to drive reliability to the forefront of their maintenance programmes

News from Monition (14 April 2006)

A visible revolution for food production processes

John Beddis of Comocri knows most food production processes in detail: he can improve quality and reduce operating and labour costs by installing a media and maintenance-free filtration system

News from Comocri (14 April 2006)

NI joins ZigBee alliance for wireless connectivity

National Instruments recently joined the ZigBee alliance, an association promoting the growth of a global, open standard for wireless control of devices, at the participant level  Brochure Available 

News from National Instruments (14 April 2006)

You are invited to attend our Flowexpo in 2007!

Flowexpo, in Guangzhou, in China, is an International Exhibition of Fluid Engineering for the Process Industry, founded in March,1997: the next Flowexpo is to be held in March 2007

News from Guangzhou Flow Expo (14 April 2006)

Sensors ensure quality of critical safety assembly

 User Application Article  The most safety critical component on a motor vehicle is the steering - with brakes a close second - a Kistler transducer based monitoring system ensures the quality of a safety critical assembly

News from Kistler Instruments (14 April 2006)

ATEX certified electro-pneumatic transducer

The Fisher Type i2P-100 electro-pneumatic transducer uniquely allows the end user to select and mark the protection method upon installation of the unit, simplifying ordering and reducing inventory  Brochure Available 

News from Emerson Process Management (14 April 2006)

Hysol XF extends sump life, reduces costs

 User Application Article  Hysol XF is developed for general and arduous machining applications, especially where high pressure delivery systems and soft water conditions may lead to foaming and other environmental problems

News from Castrol UK (14 April 2006)

Institute of Measurement and Control Dinner

Table bookings are now being taken for the InstMC (London Section) 39th Annual Dinner in the Westbourne Suite at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London on Thursday 27th April 2006

News from IMC London Section (14 April 2006)

Emotron expands, opening a new office in China

Emotron opens an office in Shanghai, specialising in solutions for starting, protecting, controlling and stopping machines and processes driven by electric motors in water and industrial markets

News from Emotron (14 April 2006)

Affordable, comprehensive document control

Documents are the life-blood of business, used to define processes, specify products, record transactions and communicate with customers: WinDocs delivers document control at an affordable price

News from Quality Systems International (UK) (13 April 2006)

Process plant modernisation brings savings

 User Application Article  Energy savings of at least 50%, along with less downtime and cheaper maintenance were the important benefits achieved following a process water plant modernisation and pump replacement project

News from Process Installations (13 April 2006)

Dual redundant programmable automation controllers

The Maxiflex P3-R CPUs are designed specifically for redundant remote I/O and control applications, where high availability is required in hot standby configurations  Brochure Available 

News from Omniflex (UK) (13 April 2006)

Fundamentals of Test Measurement Instrumentation

ISA announces the release of the new book 'Fundamentals of Test Measurement Instrumentation' by Keith Cheatle, for those who want to design test measurement systems

News from ISA:Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society (13 April 2006)

World's first "enterprise control system"

New "InFusion" offering combines Invensys industrial-strength automation technology with advanced information technology to create a unified real-time control, information and application environment

News from Invensys Process Systems (13 April 2006)

Portable high-spec photometer for water analysis

The Photometer 7500 is a high performance, fully featured portable photometer for water analysis, an upgrade to the 7000, successful in the water utility industry and industrial pollution monitoring

News from Palintest (13 April 2006)

Apprentice wins David Brown musical challenge

At Maintec 2006 - the UK's leading maintenance exhibition, visitors to the David Brown stand were given the chance to win a specially engraved iPod nano

News from David Brown Engineering (13 April 2006)

'Mission Impossible' achieved by Wolf torches

The combined lightweight and exceptional light output features of the innovative rechargeable torches from Wolf Safety represent fulfilment of a 'Mission Impossible' by the company R and D team

News from Wolf Safety Lamp Company (13 April 2006)

Capability spans pressure, temperature and flow

Roxspur Measurement and Control is proud to be one of the largest independent manufacturers of process instrumentation in the UK, with product ranges spanning pressure, temperature and flow

News from Roxspur Measurement and Control (13 April 2006)

New management strengthens worldwide operations

Rotork Fluid System announces a number of senior management appointments to further strengthen the company and achieve market leadership in medium and heavy duty fluid power valve actuation

News from Rotork Fluid Systems (13 April 2006)

High power ahead at Drives and Controls 06

Phoenix Contact will be showing a new 400Amp current transducer for the first time in the UK, at the Drives and Controls exhibition in May, alongside high current PCB connectors and surge protection

News from Phoenix Contact (13 April 2006)

Air-Draulic meter dispense system saves costs

Sealant Equipment and Engineering launches the new See-Flo 202 Air-Draulic meter system in the second of a series of their Micro-Meter 2 product line

News from Sealant Equipment and Engineering (13 April 2006)

UV Units Literally "Off The Shelf"

ProMinent Fluid Controls is delighted to announce that its complete range of standard UV disinfection systems is available with a two week delivery guarantee

News from ProMinent Fluid Controls (UK) (12 April 2006)

Measuring level with non-contacting ultrasonics

The latest Siemens range of ultrasonic transducers for level measurement is delivering accurate and reliable measurement to the water industry

News from Siemens Milltronics (12 April 2006)

Hidrostal supply 'fish friendly' pumps

Hidrostal has the answer for transfer, grading or tanker loading duties on the modern fish farm, whilst eliminating the damage and high labour costs incurred with traditional manual methods

News from Hidrostal (12 April 2006)

New Klaxon Signals sales engineer

Sound signaling specialist Klaxon has appointed Sara Mudalige from UMIST as its new Sales Engineer

News from Klaxon Signals (12 April 2006)

All-metal filter systems for refinery processes

Mott HyPulse LSI all-metal filters provide the optimal solution for the most demanding liquid/solid applications in refinery processes, particularly at high temperatures

News from Mott (12 April 2006)

Specialists in listening to machines

 Technical Background Article  Mark Oliver spends most of his working day listening to and analysing vibrations from food and beverage industry machines: he is a man who understands these machines  Brochure Available 

News from AV Technology (11 April 2006)

Elscint double outlet roller feeder pump unit

The Elscint double outlet taper roller, feeding, orientation and elevating pump unit is a system designed for feeding and orienting taper rollers for taper roller bearings

News from Elscint Automation (11 April 2006)

Magnetostrictive position sensors for hydraulics

Position sensor manufacturer ASM has extended its successful family of magnetostrictive position sensors Posichron with a new sensor designed for use in the field of mobile hydraulics

News from ASM (11 April 2006)

If Carlsberg ran a production line, it would.....

Competition is brewing in the beer industry, with more manufacturers, and sales declining at 5% a year: Carlsberg has improved efficiency by upgrading its ProMark shopfloor data collection system

News from Mark Information UK (11 April 2006)

Relative humidity and temperature transmitter

Rense Instruments is delighted to introduce its relative humidity and temperature transmitter, the HT-780, a rugged industrial transmitter  Brochure Available 

News from Michell Instruments (11 April 2006)

Combo container incorporates sight glass

A new Combo liquid container model has been launched by Arlington Packaging: adding a dropside door and sight glass makes it easier to fill and to check the contents level of the container

News from Arlington Packaging (11 April 2006)

Single solution for water testing needs

Oftentimes the task of collection scheduling, efficient route preparation and other pre-test activities is separated from in-laboratory testing and activities performed on water and wastewater samples  Brochure Available 

News from Thermo Fisher Scientific Informatics (11 April 2006)

ISA Automation West 2006 presents Innovation Alley

ISA is giving automation professionals another reason to attend its premier western region automation and control event: a 'Sneak Preview' of tomorrow's technology

News from ISA:Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society (11 April 2006)

New laboratory for climatic test measurements

As the result of ever-increasing performance requirements for components and ICs, MAZeT is investing in the construction of its own climate test laboratory

News from Mazet (11 April 2006)

Metal detectable general purpose compound

Metal detectable Detectamet/Detectathane is a metal detectable general purpose compound having good mechanical properties

News from E-Components and Chains (11 April 2006)

New gripper eases high speed sack palletisation

The new TIA sack gripper is ideal for handling sacks containing materials such as aggregates, grain, sand, potatoes and granules, materials normally difficult to handle

News from TIA Robotic Solutions (11 April 2006)

Fluid flow and heat transfer simulation software

Nika, the leading provider of easy to use fluid flow and heat transfer simulation software for engineers, has announced that it has become the latest PTC Platinum Partner

News from Nika (11 April 2006)

Compact Grid open-mesh conveyor belting

Wire Belt, a developer of advanced conveyor belting, introduces the new compact grid open-mesh conveyor belt for optimal product support and efficiency

News from Wire Belt Company of America (11 April 2006)

LVDT, load cell, pressure signal conditioner

The E725 transducer signal conditioner has many advanced features, providing a low cost, easy-to-use design for use with pressure, load and displacement measurement applications  Brochure Available 

News from RDP Electronics (11 April 2006)

New aseptic assembly environment for Saunders HC4

Crane has completed a major refurbishment programme of its finishing suite, dedicated to the CPFT Saunders HC4 range of aseptic and sanitary diaphragm valves

News from Crane Process Flow Technologies (11 April 2006)

Development programme for Saunders HC4 products

Crane Process Flow Technologies has implemented a new development programme targeted at enhancing manufacturing and training within its manufacturing facility at Cwmbran

News from Crane Process Flow Technologies (11 April 2006)

Operator training to improve effectiveness

Continuing its commitment to improving customer operational excellence, Emerson has launched the DeltaV Operator Training Solution to improve operator and plant effectiveness  Brochure Available 

News from Emerson Process Management (11 April 2006)

Liquid level switch is safe against all failures

The new Echotel liquid level switch makes use of unique self-diagnostics to detect malfunctions of the electronics and transducer, and also alarm on excessive electro-magnetic noise interference  Brochure Available 

News from Magnetrol International (11 April 2006)

Safety-certified IEC 61508 Coriolis flowmeters

Emerson Micro Motion Coriolis flow meters are the world's first to be safety-certified to IEC 61508 standards simplifying safety standard compliance and boosting plant availability  Brochure Available 

News from Emerson Process Management (11 April 2006)

Be aware - MCERTS could affect your business

 Technical Background Article  Any organisation, whether an operator of a water and wastewater treatment plant or manufacturer of instrumentation used in environmental monitoring knows about the arrival of MCERTS

News from Partech Instruments (11 April 2006)

Car park ventilation helped by high-temp motors

 User Application Article  Novenco is one of the world's leading suppliers of ventilation and fire fighting systems to the industrial, offshore and marine sectors: car park ventilation systems are a significant growth area

News from Leroy Somer (11 April 2006)

Efficient liquid filtration at lower DP

In process technology, flow rates, load capacity and lifetime are important factors for the quality of liquid filters - and in the long run also influence purchasing decisions

News from Donaldson Membranes (11 April 2006)

TUV awards SafetyNet certificate as safety system

MOST SIL 2 SafetyNet system architecture has received TUV Certification for burner management and emergency shut down or fire and gas applications without requiring the use of redundant I/O

News from MTL Instruments Group (11 April 2006)

RFID software captures entire goods flows

Siemens Automation and Drives has launched new software which allows the integration of RFID (radio frequency identification) systems into business processes

News from Siemens Automation and Drives (10 April 2006)

ABB takes on automation market with scalable PLC

The ABB PLC offering for industrial automation applications adds the AC500 system, comprising three new automation products: the PLC, the input/output module, and the HMI operator interface

News from ABB Automation Technologies (Low Voltage Products) (10 April 2006)

All thermoplastic acid dilution system developed

To eliminate the problems of corrosion, thermal shock and operator error, Chem Resist have developed an all thermoplastic, corrosion and thermal shock resistant fully automated acid dilution system

News from Chem Resist Group (10 April 2006)

Ceram extends China lab deal to boost ceramics

Ceram, the leading supplier of technical, manufacturing and business consultancy services to the global ceramics industry, has secured a major deal with the HuaXia Ceramic Technical Centre

News from Ceram (10 April 2006)

Oval gear meters for accurate oil flow measurement

The rugged Titan OG Series Oval Gear meters are high accuracy positive displacement flowmeters, offering excellent performance over a wide operating range particularly on oils, fuels and hydrocarbons  Brochure Available 

News from Titan Enterprises (10 April 2006)

Reliable process viscosity measurement

Viscosity is one of the most useful process control parameters, so it is worth investing in a reliable measurement system designed for in-line process use  Brochure Available 

News from Hydramotion (10 April 2006)

Specialists in motor control panels for skids

Orange Instruments have recently successfully completed an order for six motor control panels for package units that will ultimately be supplied to Aramco for the Sufaniya offshore oilfield

News from Orange Instruments (10 April 2006)

Antaris Target analysers for tablet production

The Antaris Target achieves best-of-class performance, repeatability, and reliability for formulation development, process development, and production scale use in solid dosage form manufacturing.  Brochure Available 

News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Molecular Spectroscopy) (10 April 2006)

Industrial grinder processes frozen or fresh meat

Food industry equipment supplier UFM has launched an industrial grinder for processing entire blocks of frozen or fresh meat, well placed to help meet the increased demands of the barbecue season

News from Union Food Machinery and Equipment (10 April 2006)

HR-US titration technology for ligand binding

 Technical Background Article  A new technical poster discussing the use of HR-US Titration analysis to monitor ligand binding for material analysis was presented by Ultrasonic Scientific at the recent PITTCON 2006 conference

News from Ultrasonic Scientific (10 April 2006)

James Walker targets the marine sector

James Walker Marine Transportation has been established to focus on the supply of fluid sealing products and associated services to the marine transportation sector worldwide  Brochure Available 

News from James Walker and Co (10 April 2006)

High safety infrared (IR) window for marine duty

The latest generation of the C-Range Hawk IR Sightglasses are the first of their kind to have been classified by Lloyds of London for use in marine switchgear running at up to 11,000 volts  Brochure Available 

News from Hawk IR International (10 April 2006)

Flexible screw conveyor for cement at Harwell

 User Application Article  It's not often that customers take the trouble to send unsolicited testimonials, but Bernard Partridge, Technical Advisor for the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority at Harwell did just that  Brochure Available 

News from Spiroflow (10 April 2006)

Alliance with Expertune broadens expertise

Control Specialists, a UK-based company providing services around the implementation, optimisation and improvement of process and manufacturing systems, announce an alliance with ExperTune

News from Control Specialists (10 April 2006)

Thyristor control range adds more new features

CD Automation has extended its range of thyristor power controllers by incorporating analogue input and heater break alarm to its solid state relay series, available in the UK through Paragon Alliance

News from Paragon Alliance (10 April 2006)

A new, low-cost USB data acquisition device

Adept Scientific is pleased to announce the release of a new, low-cost USB data acquisition device, the Measurement Computing USB-1408FS 14-bit analogue input USB device  Brochure Available 

News from Adept Scientific (10 April 2006)

Jekyll is now the 'Infinite Distributor'

Jekyll has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for a unique range of data collection devices from Greek industrial engineering specialists, Infinite Industrial Informatics  Brochure Available 

News from Jekyll Electronic Technology (10 April 2006)

New man to lead in low voltage automation control

ABB has appointed James Large as product manager for its low voltage industrial automation products

News from ABB Automation Technologies (Low Voltage Products) (10 April 2006)

Mag-drive chemical pumps resist corrosives

The Ultrachem range of pumps are designed to withstand the challenges of transferring the most aggressive fluids in the toughest chemical process applications

News from Michael Smith Engineers (10 April 2006)

Materials handling system for plastic moulders

 User Application Article  Wittmann UK, leading supplier of plastics manufacturing ancillary equipment, has supplied a complete mini-materials handling system to leading technical moulder St Davids Assemblies

News from Wittmann UK (10 April 2006)

Demand for System 800xA continues strong growth

 User Application Article  Demand for the ABB IndustrialIT System 800xA has continued to grow strongly with over 2,500 systems sold and installed to date: some example applications in the process industries are explained

News from ABB Automation Tech (Instrumentation + Automation) (10 April 2006)

Alliance enhances fabrication capability

Crane Process Flow Technologies has formed a manufacturing alliance with leading UK pharmaceutical fabricator, Axium, for Saunders valve welding and finishing operations

News from Crane Process Flow Technologies (10 April 2006)

Implementation of the WEEE directive in Germany

RAL is demanding more stringent control mechanisms for the German market to guarantee the transparency of the fridge recycling process and ensure full compliance with minimum environmental standards

News from RAL: Quality Assurance Association (10 April 2006)

New Parker Racor diesel fuel filter assembly

New from the Parker Hannifin Racor range of Spin-On filters, is the series 400HH (head heater) filter assembly, specifically designed for use with modern diesel engines that run on low sulphur fuels  Brochure Available 

News from Parker Hannifin - Filtration Division (10 April 2006)

ICS launches free IMAC technical support hotline

Industrial Control Software , the producers of the IMAC alarm management suite of software products have just announced the launch of a new free technical support hotline for their customers.

News from ICS (Industrial Control Software) (10 April 2006)

Air/gas mass flow meters have accuracy and economy

With an innovative thermal dispersion mass flow sensing element and leading-edge transmitter electronics, the ST Series are a family of highly accurate air and gas flow measurement devices

News from Fluid Components International (10 April 2006)

Listgrove - the fully outsourced HR solution

Leading recruitment and human resources company Listgrove launches fully outsourced HR services: staff management and coaching, competency based frameworks, training, HR admin and other functions

News from Listgrove (10 April 2006)

New lightweight portable multisensor system

Inertial Aerosystems announce the availability of a new portable, lightweight digital data bus system as an accessory to the popular Xsens MTx Motion Tracker Sensor  Brochure Available 

News from Inertial Aerosystems UK (10 April 2006)

Herculine actuators are easy to fit and efficient

Herculine Smart actuators from Honeywell are fast and easy to fit; improve process productivity and product quality: they also minimise maintenance costs and process downtime

News from Honeywell Field Solutions (10 April 2006)

Accurate particle size measurement

The Microtrac S3500 particle size analyser provides unrivalled accuracy, range and repeatability, for spherical and non-spherical particles from 0.024 to 2800 microns

News from Honeywell - Particle Analysis (10 April 2006)

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