Thermal oil specialist Global Heat Transfer is calling for the food and pharmaceutical industries to ensure that they are using compliant food-grade (FG) thermal fluids in heat transfer applications.
Lubrication Equipment/Systems
The AP1000 containment vessel top head for the nuclear island of Unit 1 at the Sanmen site in China has successfully been set.
Nuclear Plant
An online tool deigned to help plant engineers select the right thermowell early in the design process has been unveiled by Emerson Process Management.
Temperature measurement
Users of pneumatic valve positioners can now assess the energy efficiency of their valve installations with ABB's compressed air calculator app for the Apple iPhone and iPad.
valve actuators
Northumbrian Water reports that it has halved energy demand for steam raising at its Bran Sands anaerobic digestion plant with the help of Spirax Sarco.
Steam Generation/Equipment
Valvestock, the valve and actuator arm of Pipe Center, is expanding its industrial project specification team to cover the power, oil and gas, water and waste, chemicals and pharmaceuticals...
valve actuators
An automated system that completely contains toxic dust during sodium silicofluoride powder (Na2SiF6) additions at large-scale water fluoridisation plant has been developed and implemented in...
Fume Extraction
An unnamed potato processing and packaging plant on the Scottish Borders has solved difficult remote effluent flow monitoring problems using a Micronics Stingray portable area/velocity meter.
Data AcquisitionCambridge-based Z-Tech Control Systems is now a Siemens Industry technology partner and preferred flowmeter installer, following a partnership signing.
Flow Measurement
As the year draws to a close, workplace equipment supplier Slingsby has issued a top-10 list of New Year's resolutions it believes should help plants and factories to ensure safety during 2013.
Personal Protective Equipment
The University of Westminster is reporting successful commissioning of a CHP (combined heat and power) plant, which will not only help towards its green commitments, but also cut energy bills.
Combined Heat & Power
System Mix has developed a so-called Mini Drop retrofit mixing system that can be installed in a tank without having to empty and clean it.
Agitator