Canadian PROCESS EQUIPMENT & CONTROL NEWS
Compressed air is critical to virtually all industrial operations, yet compressors are also heavy energy users, responsible for a high proportion of the total electricity used in an industrial plant. There is growing pressure to reduce costs, and the key question for companies today is how to ensure that compressors use less electricity without compromising the availability, flexibility and efficiency of the systems, themselves?
Festo has introduced two apps that when used in combination are said to improve the efficiency, flexibility, and energy savings of nitrogen gas dosing on filling lines. These and other apps for the company’s intelligent Motion Terminal provide machine builders with the ability to not only shorten time to market and reduce components, but also to develop distinctive solutions for their customers.
In our daily lives as consumers, we have become accustomed to a high degree of customization; in fact, we expect it, with much of the success of companies such as Netflix and Amazon stemming from their ability to create tailored offerings for customers. However, in the world of food production, the concept of customization can still feel like an extravagance. Smaller companies may fear that ordering a bespoke metal detection with a custom-built conveying system will be an expensive and complicated process, fraught with delays.
The size and complexity of oil and gas applications – whether saltwater disposal, LACT skids, collection, drilling, refining, or transportation – make it impossible for users to use one technology or platform. Each part has information that needs to be sent to your PAC or SCADA system, making real-time protocol conversion and data transfer a must.
HemiPleat technology from Camfil is said to be unique method of creating highly efficient pleated filter media. Synthetic beads hold the pleats open and evenly spaced. Learn how HemiPleat retrofit filters provide the following benefits for any brand of dust collector:
A key consideration for plant engineers and operators when choosing the right solution for industrial automation applications, is designing the right Human Machine Interface (HMI) for production programs. HMI includes the equipment and accessories that provides automation system operators with a bird’s eye view of their machines, systems, and processes for optimal manufacturing control and efficiency.
There are three causes for air to be present in liquid piping systems. First, it is there to begin with. Unless the piping system is entirely assembled in a vacuum chamber, it will naturally have atmospheric air.
Comprised of the drive, motor and gear box, a new distributed drive system is available as a comprehensive approach for motor-mounted and wall-mounted horizontal motion control conveyor applications.
Fan-and-filter cooling units are an effective way to dissipate heat from an enclosure and prevent the intrusion of harmful agents in ambient air. In this new white paper, you’ll learn:
Running process operations requires constant vigilance when it comes to monitoring and measuring with accurate, well maintained test instruments. When seeking out an instrument calibration laboratory that can fulfill operational requirements, it helps to find one with a breadth and depth of services.
