Fluidised bed granulation processes are used in the manufacture of a multitude of products within many process sectors.

Minor ingredient weighing systems are conventionally based on labour intensive manual weighing operations.

For gravimetric feeding of granules and free flowing bulk ingredients Brabender Technologie KG has developed the ScrewDisc Feeder with a novel metering principle.

The innovative range of plastic safety barriers manufactured and marketed by plastic extruders A-Fax Ltd have gained certification of compliance with impact loadings required by and laid out in relevant British Standards, primarily BS6399 but also BS6180 which refers to BS6399.

Bvision is introducing a high-definition version of its Mobilescan 3D laser scanning system that moves the capability of 3D laser scanning into fields for which it was not sufficiently accurate for in the past.

Burckhardt Compression will deliver two Labys to Dragon LNG Limited for its LNG import facility at Milford Haven, UK. The company recorded an order from Whessoe – Volker Stevin, to deliver two Labys – labyrinth piston compressors – for the LNG import facility in the UK.

Schmersal is introducing a stainless steel version of its non-contact BNS33 safety sensor. This new model is designed for monitoring safety guards in hygienic or dirty working environments where a conventional safety switch may be compromised.

The new World-Beam QS18 laser adjustable-field sensors from Banner Engineering Corporation deliver high-performance sensing with a visible Class1 laser, tightly collimated sensing beams and precision background suppression.

Barrels of chemicals that ‘talk’ to each other to improve safety, and smart shelves that automatically log inventory changes, are just some of the ways businesses stand to benefit from new sensor network technology currently being developed in Europe.

Asco Joucomatic’s new 551 series of 316L stainless steel valves has been developed for use in corrosive and hazardous environments in the petrochemical, process, chemical, oil and gas and food industries.

In 2004, the European Commission asked the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work to produce a short report identifying future EU research needs in the field of occupational safety and health (OSH). The Commission intended to use this report as input into its preparations for the seventh research framework programme.

David Dyer seeks to illustrate the holistic rather than piecemeal approach needed to business improvement. He also attempts to show that taking a longer term view provides better sustainability for the business than taking shorter term actions. The organisation in question has been in existence for over 50 years and has in the past been very profitable. It is now faced with strong competition from the Far East.

The Daldowie fuel plant at Daldowie, near Glasgow, in Scotland is operated by SMW Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Power Generation Limited

Scientists at the University of Manchester in England have invented a new device which remotely monitors bad odours and methane gases at waste landfill and water treatment sites.

By 2007/8, some 4500 installations regulated by the UK’s Environment Agency (EA) under the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) regime brought in by the EU IPPC Directive should finally have completed the permitting process.

Temperature calibration provides a means of quantifying uncertainties in temperature measurement to optimise sensor and/or system accuracies

Relative humidity sensor technology has many advantages over traditional titration methods, making it an ideal choice for companies who want to make quality products as efficiently as possible, but without the recurring costs of chemicals, glassware or disposal.

Ronald A Buchanan looks at the key factors in optimising the performance of float-style liquid level switches and ways to prevent the life of the switch being reduced.

Achieving micro-meter accuracy sampled in micro-seconds and almost independent of the shape, texture and colour of the object is indeed a major undertaking. The new smart sensor ZS-L combines CMOS image capture technology and laser light beam to meet this challenge.

Euroelettra Sistemi, a leader in the automation of ceramics production from Italy, has designed a skid-mounted blending system for its ceramic slip and colouring materials.