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Body Armor for Hydraulic Hose Machine Design, November 2008
By Yelena Gray, Gates
A leaky hose can shoot fluid at bulletlike velocities. Here’s how to better-protect workers. To protect equipment operators from the hazards of sudden hydraulic failure, several hose manufacturers have developed “safe” nylon sleeving.
Efficient use of compressed air Process On-Line, October 2008
By Bill Blyth
The costs associated with the use of pneumatically operated processes can be dramatically reduced provided that the compressed air systems are efficient and are well maintained. Maintenance must include the establishment of, and adherence to, efficiency ‘benchmarks’ for all processes.
Improving the life cycle of Pumps, Fans & Blowers Process Industry Informer, October 2008
By Ian Taylor, Corus Northern Engineering Services
By monitoring the vibrations from critical components inside a hydraulic pump, fan, blower or compressor, companies can improve their plant efficiencies, eliminate production downtime and increase the operating life and reliability of plant equipment.
Less is more on high speed scribing machine Process and Control Today, April 2008
By John Houston, Editor
Robotix in Rugby, UK, has developed a high speed production line for scribing traceability serial numbers onto wheel rims for earthmoving equipment. This uses a single Hoerbiger-Origa rodless pneumatic cylinder in the dual critical roles of positioning the scribing head and holding the rim steady in the workstation.
WDDM development expands power and hydraulic systems World Oil, November 2008
By Mamdouh Farouk and Mohamed Gaber, Burullus Gas Co
The West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) offshore field wanted to add seven wells, but ran into a problem with power to the control system, communications and hydraulics. Here’s the analysis they made of hydraulic supplies, electrical power supplies, communications, electrical, satellite (VSAT) link, umbilical configuration and additional qualification requirements.
Air vacuum pumps cope with cable contaminents Process & Control Today, November 2008
Thorite solved a sticky production problem for B3 Cable Solutions of Blackley in Lancashire. B3 needed new vacuum pumps to replace 8 reliable but obsolete piston vacuum pumps, used in a cable lamination process, but most pumps clogged. PIAB P6010 COAX air-generated vacuum pumps worked.
Rexroth publishes Oil Control Cartridge catalog
- 11/19/08 Catalog provides engineering details on screw-in type cartridges for manifold applications in hydraulic systems for mobile and industrial machinery.
Rexroth releases compressed air brochure
- 10/28/08 “Energy Efficiency in Pneumatics” provides three main areas of energy cost savings to lower the cost of compressed air.
Gas Turbine Technology and Planned Optimization of Combined Cycle Power Plants November 17 to 21, 2008 London, England
This course is divided into two parts. The first encompasses design and general operation and maintenance characteristics of gas and steam turbines in a combined cycle power plant. The last day of the course discusses the computation of the performance characteristics of the combined cycle plant and the characteristics of the plant. Entire Five Day Course: £3,000.00
Webinar: The Effect of Valves on Control Performance Poorly performing control valves are one of the biggest culprits which compromise good control. A new generation of tools make the online determination of control valve issues easier than ever. This Invensys Webinar discusses how to determine the effect on control and profitability of poorly performing control valves.
Packing Stuffing Boxes and Mechanical Seals Process & Industrial Training Technologies
Summary of training CD-ROM shows how to pack stuffing boxes and deal with seals on pumping systems.
Sealant Equipment releases Tip-Seal dispense valve
- 11/25/08 Tip-Seal manual valve is used in repetitive fluid dispensing applications where operators dispense short segments or long beads of material in adhesive bonding or sealing applications.
STONEL adds on-board diagnostics to AXIOM AMI96
- 11/24/08 The system offers local and remote diagnostic alerts to warn personnel of any impending trouble with the valve/actuator or the valve communication and control terminal.
Hartfiel South acquires eFluidPower
- 11/30/08 eFluidPower, located in Houston, TX, is a wholesale distributor specializing in hydraulic and pneumatic components.
Kenneth A. Jacobs joins Sealant
- 10/02/08 Jacobs joined Sealant Equipment & Engineering as Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing.
Emerson starts nuclear valve business unit
- 09/10/08 Emerson in Marshalltown, Iowa, has valve experts with experience in meeting the control valve requirements of both Balance of Plant (BOP) and nuclear island systems.
Emerson to supply automation and services to Flour
- 11/04/08 Emerson will supply PlantWeb, Fisher valves, Rosemount transmitters, Daniel and Micro Motion flow meters, DeltaV and Ovation digital automation systems, and AMS Suite predictive maintenance software.
Siemens instrumentation puts Aeroform in control Process & Control Today, August 2008
Aeroform Group builds autoclave systems for the aerospace and automotive industries, using Siemens mass flow, temperature, pressure, valve positioner and level measurement technologies.
Tyco supplies safety relief valves to Chiyoda
- 09/07/08 Process Industry Informer, September 2008
3,680 safety relief valves are to be installed on five major EPC projects in the Ras Laffan Industrial Area located 80 kilometres north east of Doha in Qatar - helping it on its way to becoming the largest LNG producing area in the world.
ARC's Winning Strategies and Best Practices for Sustainable Manufacturing Forum Orlando, February 2-5, 2009
Sustainable manufacturing is a socially, environmentally, and resource-responsible approach to manufacturing. ARC's Forum defines sustainability in terms that are actionable for a manufacturing business. Learn the strategies, technologies, and practices to address your company’s challenges for sustainability.
ABB Automation & Power World March 24-26, 2009 Orlando, FL
Event merges ABB Automation World and ABB Power World into one comprehensive users conference and exhibition.
Flow Expo China March 26-28, 2008 Guangzhou, China
The exhibition at Flowexpo China 2008 will include valves, actuators, piping, and fittings, along with pumps, compressors, seals, fluid machinery, process equipment, instrumentation, and automation & control systems.
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