The new Vacon NXL is a powerful and compact ac drive for industrial and building automation available up to 30kW in 400V.

Depu is an ATEX-approved, universal on-site solution for controlling/limiting temperature and for controlling power.

Two new fluid seals, from James Walker, will cut maintenance and improve the reliability and profitability of water turbines in hydropower plant.

Siemens Automation and Drives is launching control systems for metal forming machinery that also make use of energy-saving technologies

Polymer-based RFID tags are here to stay. But one company is aiming to manufacture the electronic components they require using high-volume printing techniques

The European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Bureau has now issued the latest in its series of guidance documents to improve environmental performance in energy and resource-intensive EU industry.

A new conveyor installation using a power feeder system with spring connection technology is helping a major German meat handling plant to improveefficiency

Encoded Photometrics Infrared (EPIR) spectroscopy replies upon a photometrically simple, yet rugged and efficient design, where the incoming infrared beam from the sample is imaged on to a diffraction grating based spectrograph.

Thermiculite meets all sealing needs, claims Flexitallic. For years users and manufacturers alike have been searching for a non-asbestos sealing material that works as well as the now defunct asbestos.

Filter media made from Haver Porostar make possible a migration-free filtration in the range from <1micron to 200microns.

Radar sensors are often used for level measurement under extreme process conditions, such as temperatures above 150°C and pressures over 10bar. The construction of the sensors is therefore mechanically elaborate and expensive.

Bitumen is always quite a challenge to process. It is viscous, abrasive, highly flammable, and must be maintained at constant high temperatures.

Plant managers are constantly searching for opportunities for increased output, reduced emissions, lower costs and adequate protection for personnel and equipment.

Stainless steel metal hoses provide a particularly efficient method of flexible heat tracing for pipelines, vessels and valves in industry.

At present, the little is known about the condition of the continental shelves’ transport arteries – the pipelines that carry oil and gas across the seabed.

As the process industries face increasing challenges, Terry Ingham makes the case for competencies in the workplace.

Illinois, western Indiana and western Kentucky alone are responsible for more that 255milliontonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from stationary sources in the USA every year. Such sources include electric power plants, refineries, cement plants, and other industrial facilities.

There are numerous situations in which process engineers need to measure moisture in high-pressure gases.

For decades, R&D teams have done their best to improve relays. So, you would think that the humble relay had now reached perfection, right? Wrong. In pursuance of extreme reliability and the best performance in the smallest housing, development continues at pace. Tetsuya Fujiwara reports.

The process sector has been quick to respond to the ISA’s call for proposals to be considered by its Wireless Systems for Automation standards committee. However, the committee is hoping for yet more replies to ensure that any draft standard meets the needs of all end users.