Featured in this issue:      New ASC-400/APM  |  Introtek's Newest Innovation for Non-invasive Liquid Level Sensing  |  PR 4511 Provides Diagnostic Information for Preventive Maintenance  |  DOW FILMTEC™ ECO Line of RO Elements  |  Flexible Screw Conveyors for Harsh and Demanding Applications  |  Production Mixer Pumps Out the Profits  |  Rugged Gas Flow Meters/Controllers  |  Hannay Reels SSN700 Series Features Narrow Frame  |  Next Generation Pressure Sensors from ifm
 
20 February 2015
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Industry Trends & Events . . .
 
 
Automate Manual Procedures
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Automate Manual Procedures
 
There is a growing appreciation that it's time to start automating procedures such as start-up or shut-down in response to an alarm. These procedures might be stored in a file cabinet somewhere, but generally rest in the minds of operators. When these senior operators retire, the information may retire with them. The ISA 106 Standard is being drafted to provide guidelines for generating "procedure automation," an approach that has been used for batch processing and is now being extended to continuous processes. Writing in ISA — InTech Magazine, an industry expert explains why it's important and lays out guidelines for approaching the task.
 
 
 
 
New ASC-400/APM
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New ASC-400/APM
Ametek Test & Calibration Instruments
 
Featuring an improved easy-to-use interface, full color display, and accuracy designed to meet the calibration demands of modern sensors and transmitters. Source and read mA, V, RTD, TC, and combine it with the new APM CPF Series pressure module to read pressure up to 0.025% of reading.
 
 
 
 
Introtek's Newest Innovation for Non-invasive Liquid Level Sensing
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Introtek's Newest Innovation for Non-invasive Liquid Level Sensing
Introtek International
 
Introtek International presents their latest non-invasive Continuous Liquid Level Detector ("CLM"). The CLM delivers the answer for challenging non-invasive liquid level monitoring for a variety of fixed tanks and vessels. The CLM is designed for easy install and withstands the rigorous and demanding usage often found in the industrial process automation industry. Learn more.
 
 
 
PR 4511 Provides Diagnostic Information for Preventive Maintenance
PR electronics
 
SHP Automation has developed a solution to display real-time process data directly on the operator's control screen by utilizing the PR 4511 communication enabler to send data wirelessly from the PR signal conditioning devices to the DCS. The real-time diagnostics information is used for preventive maintenance… Find out more at prelectronics.com.
 
 
 
PR 4511 Provides Diagnostic Information for Preventive Maintenance
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DOW FILMTEC™ ECO Line of RO Elements
Dow Water & Process Solutions
 
With industry-leading performance of 99.7% rejection at 150 psi, DOW ECO elements provide robust performance over a longer element life. At highest quality, the elements deliver 40% lower salt passage at 30% less energy, when compared to standard RO elements.
 
 
DOW FILMTEC™ ECO Line of RO Elements
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Enable Sustained Conveying . . .
 
 
Flexible Screw Conveyors for Harsh and Demanding Applications
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Flexible Screw Conveyors for Harsh and Demanding Applications
National Bulk Equipment, Inc.
 
Application-specific flexible screw conveyors and hoppers are built for harsh applications. Gear drives and motors are sized to ensure optimal output torque and motor horsepower. Discharge head is 12 ga 304 stainless steel, formed and welded with continuous-weld seams; eliminating the gaps, bolts, and joints common with bolt-together sheet metal construction. Flexible screw materials of construction and flight designs enable sustained conveying, at designed capacities, of the most rugged materials and rigorous bulk densities.
Fluid/Gas Handling Equipment . . .
 
 
Is Your Gas Flow Reading Correct?
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Is Your Gas Flow Reading Correct?
 
The tricky thing about a gas flow meter: since gases are compressible, you need to know pressure and temperature for an accurate reading. This Flow Control article demonstrates that a pressure variation of 10 PSIG can cause a 15% reading error. A good solution is a meter that automatically compensates for these changes.

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Measure Viscous Flow
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Measure Viscous Flow
 
How do you measure flow of difficult fluids like oil or solvents? The answer in this video: positive displacement oval gear meters. They perform accurate, linear, repeatable measurements over their entire range from almost zero to 400 GPM, even if viscosity is changing or flow is pulsating. And with only two moving parts, maintenance is simple.
 
Automation & Control . . .
 
Set Up a PID Without the Math
 
It's as easy as one, two, three. Rule number one: Do the P, I, and D adjustments one at a time. Start with Proportional gain, which controls how quickly the controlled variable reaches the setpoint. Then go on to Integral time to tame oscillations. Finally the Derivative can guide the process to the setpoint without overshoot.
 
 
 
Set Up a PID Without the Math
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Feedback Checklist
 
Open loop control may cost less to install, but you could pay more in the end. One problem is that process results can vary due to changes in line voltage, ambient temperature, or inconsistent settings. Control Engineering offers a seven-point guide to closing the loop.
 
 
 
Feedback Checklist
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Production mixer pumps out the profits
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Mixer Extruder Pumps Up the Profits
Jaygo, Inc.
 
Double Arm Mixer Extruders are designed for the production of high viscosity adhesives, sealants, caulks, putties, silicones, ceramics, and other viscous products. The use of an Extrusion Screw minimizes product contact with the atmosphere, safeguarding operators and product quality, and making the system better suited to coupling with converting or filling equipment.
 
 
 
 
Rugged Gas Flow Meters/Controllers
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Rugged Gas Flow Meters/Controllers
Bronkhorst USA
 
Bronkhorst IN-FLOW Series Mass Flow Meters and Controllers are compact and of rugged design (IP65 dust- and waterproof). The instruments can be supplied for use in EX-Zone 2 hazardous areas and feature both analog and digital I/O-signals. Gas flow ranges are available from 0,2 mln/min up to 11.000 m3n/h air equivalent.
 
 
 
Hannay Reels SSN700 Series Features Narrow Frame
Hannay Reels
 
Compact, lightweight SSN700 Series spring rewind reels are ideal for lubrication, chemical transfer, washdown, and potable water operations. The design includes a non-sparking ratchet assembly and a declutching arbor to prevent damage during reverse winding. Standard pressures to 3000 psi (207 bar) can be accommodated.
 
 
 
Hannay Reels SSN700 Series Features Narrow Frame
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Next Generation Pressure Sensors from ifm
ifm efector inc.
 
ifm introduces its next generation of pressure sensors, the PN7 Series. With an integrated digital display, new easy scroll adjustment for programming setpoints, large bright LEDs that can be seen from all angles, and high overload protection, these sensors provide accurate pressure monitoring in hydraulic and pneumatic applications.
 
 
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Solids Handling . . .
 
 
Sine Pump Waves Food Down the Line
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Sine Pump Waves Food Down the Line
 
How can you process delicate foods like curd cheese without damaging them? A sine pump is the answer according to a Pumps and Systems article. It uses a sinusoidal rotor to move the food without exerting shear forces. Four case studies, including marinated chicken breasts and chocolate candy, describe how these pumps have turned around faulty processes.

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Weigh It on the Belt
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Weigh It on the Belt
 
How can you weigh material moving along a conveyor? Bulk Solids Handling describes a system with a weigh frame, load cells, a speed pickup, and a processor to calculate weight per hour. When choosing the system, consider whether it's for measuring the rate only, or for dosing control.
 
Filtration, Separation & Recycling . . .
 
Bacteria and Algae Partner to Treat Wastewater
 
Challenge: Come up with a low-energy biological treatment for wastewater. Solution: A new technology drastically reduces cost by using algae to oxygenate the water, eliminating the need for blowers and air compressors. Key to the process is using bacteria to generate CO₂ to feed the algae. A moving bed bioreactor prevents the bacteria from inhibiting the process.

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Bacteria and Algae Partner to Treat Wastewater
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How Dredging Treatment Works
 
This video explores the largest dredging treatment plant in Europe — a sustainable system for storage and maintenance of up to 2.6 million cubic meters per year of material from the bottom of the harbor at Antwerp. The system, which includes sand-separation centrifuges, a mechanical dewatering system, and biological water treatment, will produce purified water and reusable filter cakes.
 
 
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Industry Standards . . .
 
 
Polyethylene for Piping Systems
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Polyethylene for Piping Systems
 
The ISO DIS 4437-4 International Standard specifies the characteristics of valves made from polyethylene (PE) for piping systems in the field of the supply of gaseous fuels. It also specifies the parameters for the test methods referred to in this standard.

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