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Wireless environmental sensing kit

Cypress Introduces PSoC Wireless Environmental Sensing Kit for atmospheric pressure, humidity, temperature and ambient light

Fanless PC designed for in-vehicle applications

Amplicon's new VTC-3300E fanless PC features power ignition control, GSM/GPRS communications and a choice of ruggedised hard drives or solid-state drives

Intelligent line shaft boost packaging machine throughput

Elau has taken a fresh look at electronic line shafting and created a new system that enables machine cycle rates to be improved by up to 30 per cent

Automation experts launch frequency inverters

B and R is renowned for its automation and control products, and now the company is entering the market for frequency inverters

Microcontroller uses Zigbee communications

IDC is launching the ZB108 programmable microcontroller that uses Zigbee wireless communications to eliminate the need for control cabling

PLCs gain more I/O and faster counters

The new Allen-Bradley Micrologix 1400 programmable controller benefits from more I/O, faster counters and improved networking capabilities

Device extends Ethernet networks using twisted-pair cabling

Westermo is launching the DDW-120 device that enables twisted-pair copper cables to be used for Ethernet communications over distances of up to 15km

Open Modbus/TCP links Simatic automation products

Siemens has developed the Open Modbus/TCP protocol that enables all of its Simatic automation products to be connected together

Low-profile linear axis offer good dynamics

Schunk's new MLD-FU direct-drive flat linear axes are available in lengths up to 4000mm and with the option of multiple motor units on a single guide

Motor starter’s cableless connections

Easy installation, reduced panel space requirements, quick fitting click together modules, different permanent cable interconnection

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Facing the 'hard truths' of energy supply and carbon emissions

Ben van Beurden, Executive Vice President of Shell Chemicals, outlines one of the greatest social and technological challenges humanity has ever faced: meeting a doubling in the supply of energy while halving carbon dioxide emissions

ACHEMA 2009: A showcase of major process industry trends

ACHEMA 2009 is drawing closer, and bookings forecast a significant growth of the flagship event for the process industries

Nanostructures improve the next generation of chemical reactors

Novel nanostructures, improved support materials and advances in process technology are driving advances in the next generation of chemical reactors. Sean Ottewell outlines the latest developments

Heaters provide hot air to evaporate soil contaminants

Soil treatment system uses hot air instead of an open flame. Pascale Tholl report

Convection heater sealed to IP68

Intertec is introducing a compact new electric convection heater that has been designed for temperature maintenance or control in harsh environments

Electric actuation provides precision control of valves

Chris Warnett looks at how an electric actuator is providing high precision valve positioning and facilitates the tightest possible tolerances

High-pressure condensate service module

In the majority of steam boiler systems, any condensate that is formed is taken via open condensate containers or the feed water container back into the water-steam cycle

Electro-osmotic micro pump collaboration

With lab-on-a-chip technology, entire complex chemical management and analysis systems are created in a microfluidic chip and interfaced with, for example, electronic and optical detection systems

Static electricity reminder as the Seveso accident rears head again

The US Chemical Safety Board's latest accident investigation report is a reminder of the importance of tackling static electricity issues around the plant. In Italy, research finds ongoing thyroid problems, 30 years after the Seveso disaster

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