Plant, Process and Control
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Facilitates data flow

Giving system manufacturers an integrated solution to ensure convenient control in system tests with the simultaneous measurement of high-precision data acquisition from equipment such as the QuantumX family, HBM has developed LabVIEW Virtual Instruments (VIs).

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UV disinfection

Part of its environmentally conscious approach to brewing, Korea’s Hite Brewery Company has installed 25 Hanovia UV water disinfection systems at its Massan and Gangwan plants.

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Three metre filter

Manufactured from both refractory ceramic and low bio-persistant fibres, Unifrax’ high temperature candle filter elements or hot gas filters (HGF) are typically used in industrial applications for removing particulate, dioxins, furans and heavy metals, such as mercury from the flue gases where temperatures exceed that of traditional bag filters, or where a benefit can be made from recovering the high temperature gas stream.

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Bearing solutions for transport tasks

Matthew Aldridge, MD at igus, reviews the latest polymer bearings, comparing them to metal alternatives and discusses how they deliver reliable performance with a long service life.

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Heat recovery chillers: Helping to cut costs

Heat recovery allows a chiller to operate at high efficiencies, while collecting and re-using its waste heat to heat a process, providing heat for central heating or even hot water supply. Kevin Whyte, a director at ICS Cool Energy expains

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Automatic lubricator

Looking to fill a gap in the automatic lubrication market, Simatec has launched a new lubricator; a 15ml version joins the company’s simalube product family.

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Infrared sensors

Omega has introduced a new OS136 Series of miniature, low-cost, high performance infrared sensor/transmitter that features a 19mm O.D. by 89mm long stainless steel IP65 housing.

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Designed for all-electric and hybrid vehicles

Schaeffler has extended its range of solutions for all-electric and hybrid electric vehicles, including a series of innovations that are contributing to the further development of engine start-stop systems.

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Wastewater treatment

Micromac Filtration has designed, manufactured and installed a Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) for Devon-based Otter Brewery. The system provides biological wastewater treatment to such a high degree that it can be safely discharged direct into an ecosystem around the brewery which is in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

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Pumps prove efficient mix

With a history dating back to 1830, the manufacturing process has dramatically changed since Robert McVitie opened his first shop in Edinburgh; today McVitie’s is part of United Biscuits and operates from five sites across the UK, with its Harlesden site producing 23 million biscuits a day.

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