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Metso will supply a DNA automation system, information management system and a fully integrated Machine Monitoring solution to predict mechanical faults in critical machinery.

By Bill Battikha, Bergotech Management knows that training is required to meet global competition; however, management is squeezed between operating with a skeleton staff and tight budgets. The solution adopted by many organizations is online training.

The flow loop facility in Stavenger, Norway, mixes diesel, salted tap water and nitrogen to imitate the multiphase flow coming out of oil and gas production wells.

According to Flow Research, magnetic flowmeters generate more revenues worldwide than any other type of flowmeter.

Yokogawa's Newnan, Georgia, Calibration Laboratory received ISO 17025 Accreditation and meets the requirements of ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Fluke recently introduced Fluke Connect, a system which allows maintenance technicians to wirelessly transmit measurement data from their test tools to their smart phones. There is a lot of hype about the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing. To date, from what I have seen on the market, Fluke Connect is the most useful, productivity-increasing industry solution based on these technologies.

Vortex and Coriolis flow measurement technologies enabled accurate and reliable measurements that reduced product loss in the MTBE plant by 150 metric tons per month, and improved boiler efficiency by 3 percent.

Sensors Expo will be taking place June 9-11, 2015 in Long Beach, California at the Long Beach Convention Center.

Emerson opens liquid density meter calibration facilities in Boulder, Colorado and Slough, United Kingdom.

TSI Solutions is a factory automation systems house located in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

When performing a temperature calibration, it is important to remember that the uncertainty of calibration is not the same as the accuracy of the device.

Course content has been prepared and written by a team of Subject Matter Experts who are Level 3 Certified Infrared Thermographers, each having over 20 years of professional experience.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Industrial control systems are the “brains” of any automated manufacturing system. Many of these systems require motion systems - “brawn” - to accomplish the physical aspects of automation. Motion technologies have improved and are refined to meet the new manufacturing requirements. MDA North America provides the opportunity for engineers to sharpen motion knowledge and learn from industry experts first hand.

Attendees at Sensors Expo who download the Sensors Mobile App can explore specific areas of the show through the scavenger hunt and collect points for each emBeacon they encounter.

Rosemount 5300 Guided Wave Radar (GWR) level transmitters are now certified to IEC 61508 for safety instrumented functions up to SIL 3.

Honeywell will supply technology to integrate Suncor Energy’s control and safety systems, manage alarms, and provide simulation software that enables critical operations planning and operator training.

There is more hydrogen sulfide in our crude oil input than ever before. The H2S concentration in crude oil is of great concern to anyone transporting oil in their pipelines, buying oil, or receiving oil as feed to a refinery.

CYE Petrol will use Emerson’s Micro Motion Certified Bunker Measurement Solutions to enable accurate, transparent fuel deliveries from two new bunker barges being built in Turkey.

Growth in this market is driven by the use of ultrasonic flowmeters for custody transfer applications and the resulting product development of multipath meters. Inline ultrasonic meters account for two-thirds of revenues, with the remainder divided between clamp-on and insertion meters.

Customers of pressure gauges and temperature measurement products can now order online through the USG Factory Direct E-Store.