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High-pressure inductive sensors 350bar rated

Inductive position sensors that are rated to 350bar for use in high-pressure machinery

Production of quality graphics from numerical data

ITT Visual Information Solutions is releasing IDL 8.0, which benefits from a new graphics system and an extended programming language

AS-Interface field modules are sealed to IP68/IP69K

Pepperl+Fuchs G11 AS-Interface field modules are suitable for machinery in hostile environments

Small power supplies now available with DC inputs

Siemens is launching revised Logo!Power miniature power supplies that benefit from AC and DC inputs

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Demand for second hand plant includes whole sites

As the worldwide economy continues to struggle, more and more used process equipment is becoming available - along with entire plants and even sites. And the modern second hand process plant dealer is interested in all three. Sean Ottewell looks at this growing market

Buying high quality used process equipment

Dylan Dyer outlines the benefits which can be gained from purchasing high quality used process equipment

Dairy processing benefits from new testing facilities

New processes and technologies are helping dairy sector meet demands for continuous, more efficient operation

Integration with complex database

Doug Kolak reports on the need for engineering knowledge to be captured in an accessible format and shared across organisations irrespective of their geographical location

Cyber security certification for process security

As greater demands are placed on the process industry's digital infrastructure, threats to cyber security continue to grow. Sean Ottewell reports on one solution to ensure that automation and control products are certificated properly

Steam trap contract helps reduce carbon emissions

Steam trap survey, which saved enough energy and treated water to pay for itself

Factors affecting caking behaviour of powdersa

Caking compromises the value of raw materials and products in many processes

How to make sure a new product goes through the customer's plant

Manufacturing process for a powder or granular material changes can affect the flow of the material through downstream process plants

Process benefits drive interest in peristaltic pumping

Without valves, seals, or glands, peristaltic pumps are becoming the accepted low-maintenance solution for difficult pumping challenges in the process industries

Seveso II Directive reporting system to be reviewed

The EU's latest report on implementation of the Seveso II Directive records a decline in the number of serious accidents. At the same time, however, concerns remain that the reporting system used is neither as coherent nor as effective as it should be

SIL-level identified for pressure safety devices

Fike Europe's range of Fike bursting discs (also known as rupture discs)assigned equivalent SIL-level 3

New family of terminals off er uncompromised weighing

Family of weighing terminals that offer the same functionality and capabilities regardless of the hazardous area classification

Legislation drives demand for emissions monitoring

Tougher environmental legislation is driving the emissions monitoring, from acquisitions and distribution deals to new technologies

Biofuel processing takes a step closer to reality

The start of a biomass-to-liquids demonstration project in Austria and the award of funding to a commercial bioethanol project in England highlight how close such processes are to competing with traditional fossil fuel sources

IR thermometry: fast and cost-effective measurement

With energy costs one of the top expenses for the process industries, accurate measurement is essential. The latest IR thermometry releases use the most up to date technology to ensure that measurement accuracy is the best ever

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