Plant, Process and Control
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No frills chiller

Manufactured by Nova Frigo, the EcoLight air-cooled chiller range launched into the UK by AB Systems, is designed to fulfil basic cooling requirements while offering efficient performance.

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One-piece ball valves

A new range of ball valves introduced by Boiswood have a one-piece forged body which is said to reduce the number of potential leak points compared with other valve designs.

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Temperature control equipment

Livingstone’s industrial sector team has announced the sale of Watkins Hire to its management team, led by CEO Paul O’Kelly and backed by private equity house Baird Capital.

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Bidirectional flow and pressure controller

Alicat Scientific’s new MCD-Series bidirectional mass flow and pressure controllers precisely and rapidly control mass flow rate, volumetric flow rate and absolute pressure of gases in two flow directions.

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Compressor selection: The pressure’s on

A correctly specified compressor will deliver optimum performance, as well as energy savings. However, it is not unusual to find standard industrial compressors (capable of producing 8-13bar) being used for low pressure duties, even though the over-specification of equipment can result in poor performance, wasted energy and increased maintenance and running costs. Here, Andy Jones, general manager at Mattei, discusses appropriate applications for standard and low pressure systems.

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Instrumental in integrating systems

Working with Siemens Industry, agribusiness giant Syngenta has installed Intrinsically Safe Active Field Distributors (AFDiS) as the preferred communication platform to support the site’s stated policy, which is to solely invest in Profibus-based instrumentation for any newly introduced equipment.

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Easy flow rate monitoring

A range of pneumatic Flow Rate Monitors, designed for checking air compressor outputs, pneumatic tool air consumption, air operated machinery demand and industrial gas flows is available from Thorite. 

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Automatic pump traps

Effective condensate removal has reduced tablet drying times on steam-heated ovens at Piramal Healthcare’s pharmaceutical production site in Morpeth, Northumberland.

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Flexible industrial automation

Specialist in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation and networking, Red Lion Controls has launched a new EtherTRAK-2 I/O module (E2-MIX20884-D) and enhanced firmware for its Sixnet series RTUs.

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