This company expanded its portfolio of VisuNet FLX series operator and monitoring workstations (photo) with a version for outdoor use and use in an extended temperature range from –20 to 50°C. The new aluminum housing not only ensures an optimal…
The Feedos S bulk material feeder (photo) automatically meters and doses powders and other dry materials with the high accuracy and consistency needed to optimize continuous processes. Featuring a proprietary design, the Feedos S is engineered with optimized geometry that…
OmniGrade (photo) is a residual-gas analysis (RGA) system that is designed to meet specific testing demands. OmniGrade configurations include two or three chambers: the spectrometer chamber in which the mass spectrometer is positioned, and a measurement chamber where the samples…
The AM8300 servomotors expand this company’s portfolio to include a modular motor series with integrated water cooling (photo). Due to the efficient cooling, an extremely high power density is achieved, so that a rated power of up to 40 kW…
Whether in the engineering of large and distributed automation projects, in the diagnosis of faults or in regular testing, the specification, configuration and maintenance of safety devices in process plants requires effort and careful attention. If new functions are added…
Energy recovery in spray-drying processes can reduce production costs, but involves trade-offs. Using milk powder as an example, this article describes a spreadsheet method to evaluate exhaust-gas recirculation scenarios for optimizing spray drying Dairy processing is among the most energy…
Understanding that viable strategies exist to protect essential cooling and heating systems from corrosion is a crucial step in ensuring proper asset protection Several years ago, a manufacturing plant was forced to unexpectedly shut down one of its main production…
This company has custom-engineered an integrated sifter and bag-break station that automatically removes foreign matter and captures nuisance dust. Set above a top-loading batch mixer, the powder-handling system features an AFC Dump Clean bag-break station (photo) that continuously draws any…
The Monitoring Box FTMg Premium (photo) is a new digital service for compressed-air monitoring. In addition to continuous monitoring, the Cloud solution from this company’s Field Analytics Portfolio can identify consumption losses due to machine- or process-related inefficiencies and detect…
Metal-organic framework materials (MOFs) have garnered considerable attention as candidate materials for a number of applications, such as gas storage, molecular separation and catalysis, because their organic and inorganic components are highly tunable at the molecular level. Since being introduced…