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Digging for data
Added: 25 Feb 2014
Connecting control systems to the boardroom is the final frontier, reports Louisa Hearn.
A step change
Added: 26 Nov 2013
Knowing which pieces of kit to repair and the best time to do so can cut maintenance costs and exte…
Brave new world: Industry 4.0 technology
Added: 17 Sep 2013
Wireless devices are common in all workplaces these days, including process plants. But what would …
Remote control maintenance management
Added: 10 Sep 2013
Advances in software have enabled plant maintenance to evolve from a reactive site-based practice t…
Protect and control
Added: 17 Jul 2013
Process control system safety must start focusing on the relationship between IT and manufacturing,…
Time to replace?
Added: 8 Mar 2013
Experts from different industries identify common issues when it comes to staying ahead of obsolesc…
Bringing process and power together
Added: 18 Feb 2013
Managing the process and the power systems that serve it through a single integrated control system…
Siemens adds widescreen terminal devices
Added: 15 Jan 2013
Manchester, UK – Siemens Industry has added “highly efficient” industrial thin clients to its range…
Water industry needs less data, more information
Added: 28 Nov 2012
London – Regulators are driving the water industry to adopt whole life asset management to help rai…
Time to get smart when it comes to process measurement
Added: 19 Nov 2012
Industrial instrumentation is undoubtedly getting smarter, but what are the key drivers encouraging…
MCerts for Europe
Added: 19 Nov 2012
Andrew Chappell of the Environment Agency on the emergence of a Europe-wide certification for emiss…
UK valves suppliers meet N Sea demands
Added: 15 Oct 2012
?The oil & gas sector is driving demand for UK manufacturers of valves and related systems - as ref…
Getting on with wireless
Added: 6 Sep 2012
London – Even the more optimistic among proponents of convergence between WirelessHart and ISA100.1…
Big tanks go for advanced level sensing
Added: 4 Sep 2012
London – ?Tank-fill level can be a relatively straightforward parameter to monitor, but level senso…
Waiting for a single wireless standard
Added: 17 Aug 2012
?Imagine you have just powered up a brand new smartphone, say the popular Samsung Galaxy, only to f…
Flexible automation of hygienic processes
Added: 25 Jul 2012
?In the food and beverage sector Analysing each individual part of a plant or installation will sho…
Sensing safety
Added: 25 Jul 2012
?Recent advances in the field of sensor technologies are proving timely for process operators in th…
Bridging the divide
Added: 23 Jul 2012
The UK process industries need to resolve long-standing differences between academics and businesse…
Thermal imaging for hazardous environments
Added: 19 Jul 2012
?Thermal imaging offers clear advantages in ATEX-rated and other hazardous environments, but the la…
Towards the energy-intelligent pump
Added: 26 Jun 2012
Frankfurt, Germany – With pumps consuming an estimated 20-25 % of the electricity produced worldwid…
