Plant, Process and Control
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4 billion miles: One tank of fuel

When the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta space probe arrived at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko it had been travelling for 10 years and completed 4 billion miles on just one tank of fuel. Kistler pressure sensors monitored the fuel consumption continuously to ensure that Rosetta arrived at its destination with enough fuel to make the final corrections necessary to put the probe into orbit.

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Improved pre-treatment performance

Delivered in just two weeks, Ondeo Industrial Solutions, part of Degrémont Industry, has provided EDF Energy with a water treatment system that has significantly improved pre-treatment plant performance.

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‘Blue bag’ technology

A new concept in the treatment of compressor condensate discharge has been introduced by Hi-line Industries. ConSEP products provide a 10% higher volumetric capacity than the company’s previous Gen 2 range, enabling use of greater oleophilic as well as superior activated carbon filtration media.

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Sensor range expanded

Ixthus Instrumentation’s new VLPSC series linear position sensors provide precise displacement measurement with teach-mode calibration for zero and span in addition to autosensing 0 -10VDC or 4-20mA outputs.

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Savings and peace of mind

Unhappy with the performance of its compressor, the Gateshead outlet of Johnsons Apparelmaster turned to Thorite for advice.

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Temperature process controller

The CN243 series from Omega is a 1/16 DIN temperature/process controller with J, K, R, S thermocouple inputs. This CE compliant product can monitor and control temperature or process applications with precision using PID or On/Off control.

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Training days

Beko Technologies is offering training days to give people an opportunity to increase their knowledge on a variety of topics including oil-free air, measurement technology, air treatment, condensate management and latest products.

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Joint approach to air issues

At Maintec 2015, Atlas Copco Compressors is joining forces with its newly-announced distributor of the year, Air Kraft, to highlight the importance of authentic maintenance programmes. Users of compressed air will be encouraged to consider the benefits of genuine spare parts and factory-trained service engineers to protect the performance, reliability and efficiency of crucial compressed air systems.

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Measures fermented potato

English vodka producer, Chase uses a Krohne Optimass 1300 Coriolis mass flowmeter to measure the flow rate of fermented potato mash during the distilling stage.

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