Choosing the right safeguarding method can be difficult with so many options available. How do you know whether a simple barrier will do the trick or whether you need a more complex system involving safety mats and light curtains?

If you have spent longer than six months in any manufacturing environment, you are well aware that the skid equipment from 'Vendor A' rarely communicates easily with the existing, in-place control system from 'Vendor B'

In recent years, the control valve industry has seen an important debate about the validity of limiting the valve trim exit velocity head to a maximum of 480 kPa in gas and steam application

The oxygen concentration in activated sludge is a central parameter of biological wastewater treatment. Aerobic, anoxic or anaerobic zones are required for carbon breakdown, nitrification, denitrification and bio-logical phosphorus removal

The measurement of suspended solids is assuming greater importance in industrial applications, driven both by environmental issues and operating cost optimisation

Melbourne-based industrial injection moulder CL Plastics & Consultants has been an Aspect PL user for over 5 years

Developments in electronic data recording technology are opening up new possibilities for the collection, storage and retrieval of process data, making them appropriate for use in a host of new applications

The operation of an automated machine or system must be as simple and convenient as possible due to a number of productivity reasons. The interfaces of a system must quickly and clearly show how efficiently work can be performed

Faulty electrical cables present the greatest risk of electrocution of any equipment in a business and the risk of shock can result from nothing more than normal wear and tear due to daily usage

Image processing is becoming an ever more important area for production and assembly. Industrial image processing is enjoying above-average growth. High innovations potential and sector-specific developments are further promoting this boom

Australia's premier annual trade exhibition for the manufacturing industry, National Manufacturing Week (NMW 2004), is the largest event of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere

Quality auditors, when assessing an organisation to ISO 9001, expect to find that measuring equipment is within its calibration interval and that the performance of the equipment is suitable for its application

Over the years, several myths and misunderstandings have arisen about reliability-centred maintenance (RCM). Against a background of having to do more with less, RCM offers a proven and robust means for industry to obtain maintenance 'value for money'

Future trends in equipment and processes in the pulp and paper industry must be viewed against the background of changing economic and social global developments. Chief among these is the investors' demand for a better financial performance

The wrong lubricant, or the correct lubricant applied in the wrong manner, can halt plant operations. With so much at stake, making sure that the right lubricant is used at the right time is critical