Comment: A necessary evil?
Process apprentices are much more the future of the country than financial fat cats, whose bonuses...02 Jul 2009Around one in two Chinese buyers prefer European drives
Well known European manufacturers; ABB, Siemens and Schneider together accounted for some 45% of...02 Jul 2009
Hymn numbers IEC61508 and IEC61511
Industry safety standards association wants to get everyone singing off the same sheet
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Business News
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- UK chemicals firm defies the gloom
Technology News
- Schneider warning triggers debate
- Fatal injuries at record low
- BP orders GE flow meters for major refinery expansion project
- Kettle expanding with SPC
Features
Eliminating human error
Maintenance on safety critical plant and equipment should really be one of the safest jobs undertaken on a site. Given the nature of the working environment, it is generally well planned: checks and sign-offs abound (the permit-to-work system); risk...
Remote control to the rescue
With the potential to reduce costs and improve plant efficiency, remote automation and monitoring technologies are an increasingly attractive option for process operators dealing with today's economic downturn and on-going skills shortages....
Products
BASIC BULK BAG FILLER UNVEILED BY FLEXICON
A new Basic Bulk Bag Filler introduced by Flexicon performs low capacity filling operations at minimal cost and can be upgraded with performance enhancements including a material delivery system integrated with the user's process equipment or bulk...
Deluge Ultra High Flow Performance Relief Valves
Brownell has introduced a range of Ultra High Flow Performance Relief Valves with standard sizes of 25 mm to 200 mm. An unusual operating characteristic for this pressure relief valve is proportional decrease in back pressure after the relief valve has...
Comments
Comment: Necessary evil?
Fundamental flaws in the government’s strategy of building up mountains of national debt to prop up any industry – especially one as self-serving as the financial sector – are now appearing thick and fast.
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Smart Alec
There was a slightly embarrassed pause during a recent Fisher Marketing First Friday Club a monthly event in London, where technology journalists hear quick-fire presentations on technology advances from the likes of ABB, Pilz, Powervar, Rockwell...
