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A Fieldbus presentation and demo to UK contractors

Interest is growing from EPCs in learning more about fieldbus systems: Nick Denbow reports on a well attended Reading event organised by the Fieldbus Foundation in the UK for these contractors

News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor (18 April 2008)

The INEOS ChlorVinyls use of fieldbus at Runcorn

In a Euro300M project at Runcorn, INEOS ChlorVinyls updated the control system for the major production of caustic soda and chlorine to a digital fieldbus system, described at the FF General Assembly

News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor ( 4 April 2008)

New condition monitoring services seen at MAINTEC

Nick Denbow reviews some of the new products and services that were of special interest at the MAINTEC NEC Show, to try to highlight some you may even have missed!

News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor (31 March 2008)

Foundation Fieldbus World General Assembly 2008

The Fieldbus Foundation this year conducted their 2008 Worldwide General Assembly in Antwerp, in February: Nick Denbow presents a review of the presentations

News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor (21 March 2008)

The easyfairs Solids and Bulk Handling Expo2008

A report on products of interest found at the easyfairs Solids and Bulk Handling Exhibition, held at the NEC from 11-12 March, by the editor, Nick Denbow

News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor (17 March 2008)

Level alarms for dry solids storage

Adrian Morris of Synatel reviews the methods for fixed point level alarm monitoring on silos, tanks and containers for powders, plastic pellets or granules

News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor (14 March 2008)

Processingtalk Review of the MTEC 2008 Exhibition

What was there that was worth seeing, for the average visitor, at MTEC? Our review tries to pull out some different aspects of the old products, and the new products on display this year

News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor (26 February 2008)

An infrastructure for operational excellence: FF

The story of how Brunner Mond (UK), a major producer of sodium carbonate (soda ash), replaced the outdated control system at its main UK plant with the latest process automation technology

News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor (20 February 2008)

The Yokogawa CentumVP presentation to journalists

Nick Denbow provides a view of the Yokogawa presentation in Amsterdam on 7 February where they outlined the direction of the extended Roadmap for their VigilantPlant, with the CentumVP DCS

News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor (12 February 2008)

Government R+D tax relief deadline looming

Alma Consulting Group, Europe's largest R+D tax specialist, is advising UK companies to act now and claim the R+D tax relief they are entitled to before time runs out

News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor (24 January 2008)

Review of Vortex Shedding and Fluidic Flowmeters

An excerpt from the report 'The Consumer Guide to Vortex Shedding and Fluidic Flowmeters', published by Spitzer and Boyes, reviews the techniques and technology behind these meters

News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor (14 January 2008)

The 60 Stories people have read the most

The ranking shown here presents the top 60 Processingtalk Stories - the most popular, measured by the number of readers achieved over the period 2003-2007, our first five years

News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor (24 December 2007)

A universal solution for plant networks

Industrial Ethernet is the fastest growing industrial network choice, but does it really offer the single universal solution that is so often talked about? Three experts in the field comment...

News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor (13 December 2007)

Industrial Ethernet delivers a networking paradigm

Three experts offer an overview of industrial Ethernet for control networks, focusing on exactly what IE is, how you implement an IE network, and why it offers such a compelling solution

News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor ( 6 December 2007)

HazardEx seminars - expertise on tour!

Nick Denbow reports on a recent HazardEx seminar and conference, held as one of the regional UK events: these events will tour the Middle East and various major EU cities over the coming months

News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor ( 4 December 2007)

The accuracy of open channel ultrasonic flowmeters

Real world working conditions on water sites mean that ultrasonic level sensors used on open channel flumes and weirs can be significantly in error, because of ambient changes: is there a solution?

News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor (26 November 2007)

ATEX and IECEx flexible conduit systems from Kopex

In a major press launch this week, Kopex International presented their current plans and product developments for hazardous area electrical installations on process industry installations

News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor (20 November 2007)

Combustible dust accidents reported by OHSA

This article presents examples from an OSHA report on 'Combustible Dusts in Industry' to illustrate the hazards of dust explosions, in relation to the current DSEAR requirements for hazard assessments

News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor (19 November 2007)

Finding experienced freelance process engineers

A new way of locating process industry engineers with specialist expertise, who have been redeployed, retired early, or just worked for companies that went bust!

News from SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor ( 9 November 2007)

Condition monitoring is as essential as insurance

A recent press launch described the combined condition monitoring experience and businesses within Schaeffler, CNES (Corus Northern Engineering Services), and a marine supplier who uses their monitors