All Control & Instrumentation

SICK, Yokogawa in global process instrumentation deal
Added: 18 Jun 2012
Frankfurt, Germany – Yokogawa Electric Corp. is to distribute and service process analytical instru…

Imtech to acquire Capula
Added: 18 Jun 2012
Gouda, The Netherlands - Royal Imtech NV is to acquire Capula in a move intended to extend its posi…

BARA reports big demand for UK automation grant
Added: 15 Jun 2012
London – The British Automation and Robot Association (BARA) is urging UK manufacturers to apply fo…

UK industry must plug field communications gap
Added: 15 Jun 2012
Experts from Siemens, HMS Industrial Networks and Schneider Electric give their views on why field …

Wireless helps Barking Power listen out for problems
Added: 14 Jun 2012
London - Barking Power Ltd operated by Thames Power Services, has installed Emerson Process Managem…

BP taps Emerson for Clair Ridge project
Added: 14 Jun 2012
Dusseldorf, Germany – BP has awarded Emerson Process Management a $23-million contract to supply in…

Distillation control helps MOL cut energy costs by Euro1.2m a year
Added: 14 Jun 2012
Dusseldorf, Germany – Oil & gas major MOL Group has reduced energy costs at its gas distillation pl…

Metso to automate UK waste-to-energy plants
Added: 13 Jun 2012
Helsinki – CNIM Group has selected Metso’s DNA automation systems for the North Hykeham greenfield …

Goodbye to one man and his dog
Added: 12 Jun 2012
?The process plant of the future will be controlled by just one man and a dog: the man to feed the …

Workings behind inexpensive catalyst revealed
Added: 12 Jun 2012
A newly developed carbon nanotube material could help lower the cost of fuel cells, catalytic conve…

Emerson adds technology to improve safety of rotating machinery
Added: 12 Jun 2012
Dusseldorf, Germany – Overspeeds on rotating equipment, such as turbines, compressors, and pumps, o…

Walder returns to Rockwell Automation
Added: 12 Jun 2012
London – Rockwell Automation has appointed Martin Walder to lead its ‘industry focused’ teams in; o…

Rotork for UAE petroleum storage project
Added: 11 Jun 2012
Fujairah, UAE – Rotork electric and electro-hydraulic valve actuation and control technologies have…

Food & drinks sector must address energy challenges
Added: 7 Jun 2012
Article by Chris Evans, marketing & operations group manager of Mitsubishi Electric UK:
Many custome…

World’s first X-ray machine capable of studying liquid surfaces
Added: 7 Jun 2012
A new liquid X-ray machine could significantly improve the performance catalysts

Biosensor detects one-billionth of a gram in minutes
Added: 1 Jun 2012
A new class of biosensor can detect exceptionally small traces of contaminants in liquids in 40 mi…

South East Water adds pressure management technology to tackle leaks
Added: 28 May 2012
London – With temporary water use restrictions now in place to protect water supplies, South East W…

ABB adds major drive-systems order in Kazakhstan
Added: 25 May 2012
London – ABB has won a $44-million order to deliver three gearless mill drive systems (GMDs) for a …

Blow to energy costs at Anglian Water
Added: 25 May 2012
London – Anglian Water has selected Atlas Copco’s low-pressure ZS blowers to supply air to the aer…

Emerson subsea instrumentation for Norway-UK tie-back
Added: 25 May 2012
London – Aker Solutions has awarded Emerson a multi-million dollar contact to deliver its Roxar sub…