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Contents
Process Industry News & Events (2-5)
Applications (6-10)
Health & Safety (10)
Process Control (16)
Instrumentation (19-22)
Network Communications (22)
Data Transmission (22)
Enclosures (22-23)
Fluids & Liquids Handling inc Pumps & Valves (22-26)
Chillers (26)
BPMA News - The Pump Manufacturers Association News (27-34)
Analysers (37-38)
Heat Transfer & Energy (38)
Solids Handling & Processing Supplement/SHAPA News (41-59)
Editorial Features
Total Product Maintenance in Manufacturing (12)
Total productive maintenance or TPM is a long establish approach to driving increased competitiveness within manufacturing. It has long been seen as a fundamental component of both the Toyota production system and of lean manufacturing.
By Philip A Tugwell BA (Hons) M.Sc MIMC CMC, Senior Consultant, MCP Management Consultants
Membrane Bio Reactor Technology (14/15)
Filtering out the unwanted bits
Recovering water and ingredients in food and beverage processes
By Peter Rose – Alfa Laval Ltd
Emerson move the Goal Posts in Process Control (17)
Peter Ullmann reports from Rijswijk in The Netherlands.
Emerson Process Management announce during a press conference at their Rijswijk, Netherlands facility, that through the introduction of their Human Centred Design Institute they have now made process control technology easier to use…….
Hygienic Flow Metering (18)
Minimising contamination risks through hygienic design
All food manufacturers will be aware of the need to use equipment made from hygienic materials. However, even equipment that conforms to hygienic standards can still cause problems if not properly designed. Tony Hoyle, Flow Products Manager for ABB UK’s instrumentation business, explains how the latest generation of hygienic flow meter equipment now offers maximum protection against the risk of product contamination.
Understanding Vibration Induced Pipework Failure (36)
NEIL PARKINSON: TECHNICAL DIRECTOR AV TECHNOLOGY GIVES PROCESS INDUSTRY INFORMER AN INSIGHT INTO UNDERSTANDING VIBRATION INDUCED PIPEWORK FAILURE
Saving Energy via Drive Systems (39)
IT PAYS TO SAVE ENERGY
High energy costs and climate change highlight the need to cut energy consumption wherever possible in the process industry. Through the EuP Directive, the European Union requires designers of energy-using products to concentrate on the environmental aspects. Drive systems play an important role in saving energy, consuming two-thirds of the electrical energy used within the process industry. With that in mind, Mark Chrimes of Siemens discusses what those in the process industries can do in order to cut energy consumption within their drive system.
Optimising Bearing Maintenance Costs (40)
OPTIMISING BEARING MAINTENANCE COSTS START WITH DESIGN…says Adrian Menzies, Sales & Marketing Director of UK Split Roller bearing manufacturer, Revolvo Ltd
New approaches to High Capacity Silo Weighing (2SP)
By Steve Motteshead – MD – AV Technology Ltd
The accurate contents measurement of large tanks, vessels and silos plays a vital role across a broad spectrum of industry sectors. The fiscal and operational requirements for this include: stock inventory control; vendor managed inventory monitoring; process control and the loading or unloading of vehicles, ships and railcars.
Controlling Static Hazards in Combustible Dust Atmospheres (6/7SP)
By Mike O’Brien – Newson Gale
In 2006, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board published the findings of a major study outlining the scale and devastating consequences of combustible dust cloud explosions that have occurred between 1980 and 2005 in US chemical processing operations.
Combating Containment Issues for Fine Powder Sieving (8SP)
By Richard Kay – Marketing Manager, Russell Finex Limited
The patented Compact Airlock™ Sieve is the first real advance in sieving technology for ten years, with its revolutionary pneumatic clamping system giving large improvements in product containment and operator health and safety. With powders safely contained, the screener accurately removes any contamination and therefore improves product quality and safeguards the reputation of the user.
Extending the Scope of Pneumatic Conveying Systems (10/11SP)
Belt Weighers - In Bulk Solids Handling & Processing (16/17SP)
By Mark Hopkins – Technical Manager, Procon Engineering Ltd
Industrial belt weighers play a vital role across a broad spectrum of industries, dynamically weighing bulk solids as diverse as soya beans, grain, limestone, wood chips and coal. Applications cover both static and mobile installations in areas including: mining and quarrying, power generation, waste recycling, ports and terminals, steel production, agriculture and food processing.
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