Category: Process Automation & Control

In addition to their well-known uses in saving energy,   variable-speed drives are also sophisticated control elements in their own right. Neil Ritchie, from ABB, looks at the functions plant managers are coming to...

Using variable speed drives (VSDs) to control fans and pumps saves energy and cuts running costs, but, according to Stephen Takhar, managing director at Vacon UK, if the VSDs have been in service for over  five years, it...

Pet food manufacturer Iams is using the NWA?Quality Analyst statistical process control package, available from Adept Scientific, to ensure consistency at each stage of the process When it comes to cat and dog food, The Iams...

According to Mike Abbott from Siemens Industry Automation, assessing primary and secondary processes from a single perspective and finding a common    automation technology platform can drive down costs and...

Cherwell Laboratories has introduced DataTrace Pro (DT Pro) integrated software for use with DataTrace wireless data-loggers for critical manufacturing and validation applications. DT Pro offers users insight into productivity...

Paul Hurst, from Products 4 Automation, explains how Progea’s Movicon 11 SCADA solution has been used in a system developed by GIMA?Spa for Wrigley that collects, stores and displays statistical data for OEE?purposes. When...

Optimal Automation has upgraded a legacy control system to a PLC and networked SCADA system on a large fluidised bed dryer (FBD) at a major pharmaceutical manufacturer. By working with the client to optimise the efficiency of...

Chemicals manufacturer Allessa Chemie has found a more mobile way of working by implementing Schad’s Extend7000 to monitor power distribution changes. Immediate notifications help reduce downtime and allows the company to...

An example of where the flexibility of Bürkert’s process equipment has proved its worth is in an application at Stroud Brewery, where the challenge was to combine traditional organic craft brewing with the latest...

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems explains how it offers three different, yet equally important, approaches to automation: centralised and decentralised automation, and locally installed, compact pneumatic valve block...

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For over a decade, Re-Pack, Inc. has focused on the design and manufacturing of labelling equipment. However, to stay competitive in the industry and acquire greater market share, Re-Pack needed to reduce the cost of an existing...

Water companies are challenged to find a 20% reduction in operating costs. Andrew Reeks from Siemens Industry Automation believes they should take a holistic approach to the deployment of technology and outlines three areas...

In order to prevent pollution from its CVD coating process, the NSG Group has installed a gas cleaning plant from ACWA Air. As an added bonus, the plant is also recovering energy for use within the glass production process. The...

Designed to meet the performance and function requirements of machine automation applications, Mitsubishi Electric has introduced the L series PLC. The PLC bridges the gap between the FX compact PLC and iQ platform PAC in a...