Tata Steel in Rotherham is set to save £68,000 a year on energy costs associated with pumping, following installation of five ABB motor drives.
Electric Motors AC
Pump designs may be evolving only slowly, but that's far from the whole story. Brian Tinham examines developments and some cautionary tales around selection and installation
PumpsIntelligent instruments have been with us for years, but although many more plants are installing them, they're still missing some important tricks, says Brian Tinham
InstrumentationRockwell Automation's PlantPAx process automation system is to be demonstrated with Endress+Hauser instrumentation at this year's Gastech conference and exhibition on 8—11 October 2012 at ExCel,...
Instrumentation
A coating so thin it's invisible to the human eye is claimed to make copper nearly 100 times more resistant to corrosion, even in harsh industrial environments.
Protective Coatings
Hydrogen fuel-cell based products from BOC under the Hymera brand have been approved for use by Network Rail.
Generating Sets
Tank farm automation has become easier, faster and less costly following the integration of Emerson Process Management's Rosemount Raptor tank gauging systems and smart wireless technology.
Level MeasurementMillers Oils officially opened its state of the art R&D centre in Brighouse, Yorkshire, last week (Tuesday 18 September), with energy efficiency and CO2 reduction high on the agenda.
Lubricants/Greases
The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) has confirmed that its cost recovery scheme – Fee for Intervention (FFI), which starts on 1 October 2012 – will cost companies in material breach £124 per hour.
Manual Handling
TI Automotive in Flint, North Wales is reporting savings of £24,000 a year on energy, following installation of ABB variable-speed drives.
Variable Speed Drives
ABB Measurement Products has published a beginner's guide to combustion, providing a step-by-step process to achieve optimum combustion efficiency for any plant.
Boilers
Emerson's Rosemount Raptor 5900 radar tank gauging system has now been approved by the Dutch Metrological Institute NMi for custody transfer, while Germany's DIBt / TÜV Nord has certified it for...
Level Measurement