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| Scribing: for deep, noiseless marking |
| The new SV312 scribing marking head, with its highly rigid mechanicals industrial design, is the ideal solution for automotive engine blocks identification or direct VIN numbers marking. |
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| Viking® Provides OEM's with Standard and Custom designed Solutions |
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Viking Pump has provided custom designed pumps to end-users and OEM's since its first pump in 1911, when Viking invented the "gear-within-a-gear" pumping principle to remove water from a rock quarry. Today, enabled by Viking's engineering staff, extensive applications experience, and in-house foundries, Viking develops custom solutions for OEM's based on more than =,000 of its standard catalog pumps with more than 40,000 active configurations. |
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| Control News |
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Show Electric & Automation Moscow Russia 10-APR-12 to 13-APR-12 being hosted by ITE Group Plc at Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center, Russia, the show is directed towards providing a single most platform for showcasing factory and process automation, process and laboratory instrumentation, motion control systems, industrial networks and communication, electronic components and sub-systems, electronic production systems.
Online Humidity Calculator also calculates measurement uncertainty
The free humidity calculator from E+E Elektronik is used for the rapid conversion of humidity measurements. You can fast and quickly calculate from temperature and relative humidity the dew point, frost point, mixing ration or other humidity measurements with ease.
Uniquely, the humidity calculator also includes measurement uncertainties in the calculation. This is helpful for obtaining realistic and reliable overall uncertainties based on the specification of the measuring device.
The humidity calculator can be used online. This does not require any program to be installed on your PC.
Test the free online humidity calculator at www.humidity-calculator-online.com
GO WIRELESS FOR EASY TEMPERATURE MONITORING
The advent of wireless technology has brought many benefits to the process control industry and in many applications offers a more practical solution than the hard-wired alternative, according to Ian Pullin, managing director of Status Instruments. The company has recently launched a wireless temperature monitoring system.
“Investing in wireless technology means that installing new control solutions no longer means the disruption of laying new cable and puts an end to adjusting plant layout temporarily or permanently to accommodate the new cabling, not to mention the associated downtime that generates. In fact, downtime can be a thing of the past because wireless technology installation can be almost instantaneous (well, at least in comparison to standard hard-wired cabling installation).
http://www.status.co.uk/
NPL first to deploy new version of HORIBA emissions monitor
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK’s national measurement institute and is a world-leading centre of excellence in developing and applying the most accurate measurement standards, science and technology available. With a keen interest in technological developments, NPL was the first UK organisation to take delivery of the new HORIBA PG250 SRM.
NPL's staff provide expert advice on emissions monitor installation, calibration and quality assurance. The organisation's emissions monitoring teams are MCERTS certified and UKAS accredited, which means that they are able to provide services such as the quantification of emissions in accordance with EU Directives, validation of routine continuous emission monitors to BS EN 14181, turbine and burner optimisation, and validation of emission abatement techniques. http://www.quantitech.co.uk/ and www.npl.co.uk/environment
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| Safety News |
Fire and Explosion protection in biomass power plants in comparison to conventional power plants
Burning combustible dusts is nothing new in the power generation industry and the explosion risks of handling coal dusts are very well understood. However, as more and more facilities are being modified to handle biomass dust it is often incorrectly assumed that the safety measures taken to mitigate the original risks will remain effective. Although biomass and coal dusts do share some similarities, their explosibility characteristics, such as Minimum Ignition Energies and Temperatures are significantly different and need to be considered. Additionally, Biomass can be susceptible to self-ignition risks meaning well designed storage of the material is critical to running a safe plant.
Storing and processing wood – a common fuel for biomass power plants - poses many technical challenges for the systems designer, one of which is how to negate the risk of potential dust explosions. During handling and storage all wood pellets, chips etc. break down to varying degrees and can produce an extremely fine combustible dust. If measures are not taken to deal with this explosive risk the consequences can be catastrophic.
Hazardous dust clouds are often present in bucket elevators, drag chain conveyers, mills and storage silos and therefore require protection since ignition sources cannot be prevented safely. Other potential explosion risk areas include the drying and dust extraction systems.
All of these risks can be easily mitigated with current technology. For a reliable safety concept to be achieved, every aspect of the process should be considered. Simply installing explosion and fire protection systems is not enough, and areas such as sound process design, workforce training and house keeping are all important factors of effective protection. These aspects must all work together to avoid any potential of counter productive safety measures.http://www.rembe.com/
New Calibrator for Temperature Flow & Pressure
Quantitech has launched a new hand-held calibrator; the TCR Tecora Flowcal, which has been developed to enable the fast, accurate calibration of high volume air samplers.
Traceable to UKAS standards, the Flowcal provides a convenient and highly accurate method with which to check the performance of air samplers such as the ECHO ambient air particulate sampler. The Flowcal is able to operate either of two flow cells: a Hi Flow cell, with a range of 150 – 600 l/min and a Mid Flow cell, with a range of 10 – 60 l/min.
The Flowcal is already being used in the UK by users of the ECHO high volume air sampler for ambient monitoring. Quantitech's Dominic Duggan says: "The Flowcal is an ideal accessory for such samplers because of its accuracy and simplicity; the unit's screen commands guide users through the process, storing data for subsequent transfer to PC. As a result it is possible to perform a traceable calibration on any air sampler, in the field and in just a few minutes."
http://www.quantitech.co.uk/
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| Chemical News |
The MCERTS approved Gasmet DX4000 transportable FTIR gas Continuous Emissions Monitoring System is available for hire from Quantitech.
Able to monitor multiple gases simultaneously even in emissions that are hot, corrosive and high in moisture, the DX4000 is ideal for a wide variety of gas analysis applications. Quantitech's Dr Andrew Hobson says "The DX4000 is popular for renting because of its portability and flexibility; it has the same capability as a rack mounted CEMS, but provides users with the ability to measure almost any gas at multiple sites, so it can be used to verify fixed CEMS, and for research and investigative work. It is also often hired as customers 'try before they buy'."
The DX4000 is typically set up to measure H2O, CO2, CO, NO, NO2, N2O, SO2, NH3, CH4, HCl, HF and a variety of different VOC´s, but additional gases can be added without any hardware changes. Easy-to-use Calcmet™ software is supplied with the analyser and results can be displayed in ppm, mg/Nm3 or Vol-%. All measurement data and spectra can be stored for later analysis. Further information is available at www.quantitech.co.uk |
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| Food News |
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Hygienic, efficient and improved results
Dinnissen’s new infeed system feeds ingredients for compount feed, fish feed and petfood production directly into the system from the big bag. To do so, the big bags are fed into a big bag emptying station and automatically connected to a dosage/weighing station and a pneumatic Slow-Flow transport system from Dinnissen. After the ingredients have been automatically dosed or weighed out, they are fed into the mixer via a vacuum-assisted or blower type transport. To accomplish this, the Slow-Flow transport system uses low air speeds and a relatively high loading factor, making it very energy-efficient. As a result, Slow Flow Conveying is very suitable for hygienically, carefully and efficiently transporting bulk solids that are fragile, sticky or sensitive to wear and tear. Feeding the ingredients in directly from the big bag prevents contamination and build-up of residual materials in transport lines and cells. The new system offers cost savings and flexibility to producers using many different (expensive) micro-ingredients, premixes and other products held in interim storage units. As the direct infeed system also prevents the build-up of residual products and contamination in transport lines, the end product quality is also better. Finally, such a system is also very cost-efficient. Users also have the option of feeding ingredients into the system directly from 25 kg bags. The bags are then first placed in a Dima bag discharge station supplied by Dinnissen Process Technology (based in Sevenum). The maximum infeed capacity for feeding ingredients directly from big bags or bags vary somewhat, but lies between 10 and 20 tons per hour.
For more information about the possibilities of direct ingredient infeed, go to www.dinnissen.nl.
The modular JACOB pipework system
The modular JACOB pipework system is used in practically all sectors of industry throughout the world both for bulk materials pipes and also for dust extraction and exhaust air pipes. There are many examples in the food industry and the luxury food industry (coffee, cocoa, chocolate, sugar, grain processing, tobacco), the chemical, pharmaceutical and plastics industry as well as in environmental technology, the recycling industry, automotive engineering, feed mills, the chip industry, mechanical engineering, paper manufacturing and the building materials industry. Customers can refer to the JACOBS PIPEWORK SYSTEMS product catalogue for the complete modular range in wall thicknesses of 1 - 3 mm and with conductive powder coating, galvanised or stainless steel alternative surface options to choose from. The catalogue can be obtained through our service hotline: ++49-571 95580 or our website: www.jacob-rohre.de post@jacob-rohre.de
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