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Surging demand for valves and actuators
Rising demand from diverse process industries supports steady growth in global valves and actuators market
Sensor market is forecast to grow
Frost & Sullivan predicts the market for sensors will grow, largely due to the development of sensors with greater functionality
Reach duty of care rules are 'onerous'
Reach legislation: Christopher Bryce outlines how the duty of care aspect of the new rules is putting global supply chains at risk
Problems uncovered risk-based asset management
As companies move towards risk-based asset management, they need to be confident that their decisions will increase the profitability and productivity of their asset bases while minimising the exposure to the risk of catastrophic events
Embracing the challenges of chemical industry sustainability
Traditional chemical engineering skills will help towards achieving sustainability. But this does not mean simply doing more efficiently what has led to success in the past.
Asset intimacy and measuring the return on investment in plant
Lyondell Chemical Company is a global enterprise specialising in the production of basic chemicals and derivatives that are the building blocks for everyday products, such as clothing, food packaging, building materials, household furnishings and automobile parts.

High profit margins in providing services are obliging market participants into shifting their focus from municipal to industrial sector while supplying water treatment chemicals. This move significantly boosts the demand for these chemicals.
 
Reflecting the trend in the European and the US paint/coatings market, there has been a slow but perceptible shift from solvent to water-based or high-solid coatings in China.
 
Thorsten Arnhold explores the difficulties  of safety dealing with hazardous and potentially explosive materials.
 
Featuring the latest infrared technology, the Draeger Polytron Pulsar Open Path Gas Detector is able to detect hydrocarbon leaks within a line of sight of up to 200m.
 
Accurate protection of process plant and personnel is what every plant manager is looking for. Roger P Bours looks at solutions whether it comes down to providing the right pressure relief solution, runaway reaction control or monitoring the status of signaling devices.
 
The UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is currently leading a joint investigation with the Environment Agency (EA) under the supervision of a Major Accident Investigation Board (MAIB)
 
T he EU Directive (2003/53/EC) makes it mandatory on participants in the cement value chain to control levels of toxic chromium (VI).
 
Parker Instrumentation is launching a modular distribution manifold for high-pressure gases or liquids.
 
The T 4000 multi electronic safety interlock system from Sick offers users a host of features that make it suitable for a wide range of sensing applications.
 
The Super Magnet, created by BTI, is designed to lock a door while an integrated electronic switch controls its position.
 
A single encoded photometric infrared (EP-IR) spectroscopy analyser can replace multiple non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) units and provide better performance. Which is why chemical companies are among the first to order this new technology.
 
EAO’s is introducing an innovative touch-sensitive switch that is designed to suit new-generation public transport vehicles fitted with large areas of glass.
 
Top-entry agitator shafts on reactors, fermenters, crystallisers and similar machinery frequently cause sealing difficulties. Usually, the driveshaft is suspended from a coupling at the top, and terminates at the bottom inside the vessel.
 
Plant managers are constantly looking for opportunities to improve process performance as they respond to pressure for increased output, reduced emissions and lower costs.
 
The new Rising Ball visual flow indicator from Flow-Mon is a high-quality unit suitable for use in any flow or fluid circulation system, whether chemicals, lubrication or cooling fluids.
 
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