Plant, Process and Control
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Decarbonising petrochemical refining

Petrochemical processes have traditionally been heated with fossil fuels, but pressure is building to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions and advance long-term decarbonisation goals. Fossil fuel heated processes leave big shoes to fill when it comes to thermal processes, so electric process heaters often raise two big questions: how big can an electric heater be? And what is required to maintain proper control of large electric heaters? Here Dennis Long answers these questions and explains why opting for electric is crucial.

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Manufacturers embrace Industry 4.0-ready fluid dispensing

THROUGHPUT, UPTIME, and consistent quality are the bywords of mil/aero, space and transportation manufacturers. As such, manufacturers are seeking technologies that can drive efficiency. Increasingly, they are looking to next generation fluid dispensing technologies to improve productivity.

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NSK bearings save costs maintaining conveyor

WHEN THE need arose to replace the bearings supporting a bend pulley on a ship loading conveyor at an iron ore port in Australia, NSK designed a solution using spherical roller bearings that were not only made from its proprietary HTF tough steel, but also featured a detachable nitrile seal.

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