Equipment
Baumer invests in new development center on Lake Constance
Sensor specialist Baumer is investing in its future with a new building in Stockach on Lake Constance in Southern Germany.
Hoover Container Solutions, Ferguson Group and CHEP Catalyst & Chemical Containers to merge
Hoover Container Solutions, Ferguson Group and CHEP Catalyst & Chemical Containers, three global providers of container solutions products in the energy, petrochemical and general industrial markets, are merging to form Hoover Ferguson Group.
Innovations
Turning methane into a high-value chemical was achieved by German chemical company Grillo after years of intensive research.
Automation Strategies: Data analytics solutions require valid data
Process plants collect enormous amounts of data, both from the sensors connected to the control system and from other sources, including edge devices in the plant and remote devices in the cloud.
Troubleshoot operation of a steam ejector vacuum system
A crude vacuum unit operating properly generates high gasoil yield vs. low-value vacuum residue.
Innovations
Pepperl+Fuchs’ VisuNet RM Shell 4.0 remote monitor firmware for industrial thin client work stations offers significant enhancements through an optimized touchscreen user interface, advanced security features, Windows Embedded Standard 7 and plug-and-play startup capabilities.
Determine fouling margins in tubular heat exchanger design
Fouling, which is caused mainly by the deposition and accumulation of an undesired layer of solids on a heat transfer surface, is very common in tubular heat exchangers.
HP News
Russian blending facility utilizes advanced control technologyLUKOIL’s Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez gasoline blending facility in Kstovo, Russia, will integrate Honeywell software, which is designed ..
HP Free Literature
Paper, publication, video and mobile library app support the spread of HPI information and technology.
HP Reliability: Update on steam turbine overspeed testing
An engineer working for a world-scale oil refinery in Asia-Pacific (AP) asked several questions on steam turbines: “I would like to know whether overspeed testing of steam turbines is recommended..
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